Starting your own small business is incredibly exciting, but it can also be a very daunting prospect. It’s often very difficult to know where to start. Once you have a great idea in your head and have researched the viability … Continued
Whether you’re a first-time company owner or you’ve been in business for some time, this checklist is designed to give you a detailed overview of your filing and reporting duties as a limited company director. It’s a great resource to … Continued
If you employ people to work for your business and they receive at least £112/week (Lower Earnings Limit for National Insurance), or your company uses subcontractors for construction work, you are legally required to register as an employer. Furthermore, you … Continued
The truth is, no business is ever too new or too small to be registered as a company, but it is a particularly beneficial legal structure if you’re planning to grow an existing sole trader business, start trading further afield … Continued
There are very few rules or restrictions on the type of address you can use as a limited company registered office. As a result, many people simply nominate their private residential address for this purpose. This decision does not pose any … Continued
The role of company director comes with a lot of important responsibilities, but the job is not nearly as terrifying as you might first assume. As long as you’re prepared and organised, you shouldn’t have any problems carrying out your … Continued
If you’re setting up an online business, you really don’t have much choice because almost all of your customers will want and expect to pay online. You’ll be hard pushed to find many people who are willing to send a … Continued
Intermediaries legislation, most commonly referred to as ‘IR35’, was introduced in April 2000 to prevent workers from contracting through a limited company (either their own or an intermediary umbrella firm) as a way to disguise employment and pay less Income … Continued