Understanding the differences between tax avoidance and tax evasion, is an essential piece of knowledge for all taxpayers, whether you are an individual or whether you are a business. Tax avoidance and evasion is typical and headline news. Jimmy Carr, Gary Barlow, Ken...
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Sole trader to a limited company
How to change from a sole trader into a limited company is this week’s topic. Are you thinking about changing from a sole trader to a limited company? There are many reasons why this might be the case. Tax issues and wanting more protection for your business are the...
Tax relief when working from home
If you have not been able to go to work because of COVID, you can claim tax relief for working from home and get some extra cash. In this blog-vlog I will explain: How the tax relief works for employees working at home Who qualifies and how you can check How you claim...
How to complete W-8 forms
How you should complete W-8 forms is a must if you do business with the US. It’s also a must if have investments in the US or earn income in the US. For example, you tubers, sole traders, UK resident companies, Individual taxpayers, will all come under these rules....
Choosing your business structure to save tax
Sole trader or limited company and Choosing your business structure to save tax ? Previously I talked about the differences between a sole trader and limited company. What you need to consider when deciding what business structure, you should adopt. You cannot make...
A need to know about selling your business
Today's podcast is about A need to know about Selling your Business. For many of us selling our business at some point in the future could be us cashing in our pension scheme. It may be a way that we can set up while we're at the top, move on for other different...
Buying your car through your business
This week's episode of, I hate numbers is talking about Buying your car through your business. Check out last week's episode where we talked about saving tax with company benefits. tax-free and trivial benefits What is a company car? This is a car bought by your...
What do accountants do ?
In this weeks episode of “I hate numbers” my topic is ‘What do accountants do’? Five headline things that accountants do, spoiler alert, money features amongst that. Making money Making money is a big business goal, if you want to move from hobby business to something...