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Building Financial Resilience – An Introduction
At JP Rata, we have years of experience supporting businesses in both challenging times and times of growth. Our long standing productive relationships with business
2022 Budget – Tax rates set in the Autumn Statement
The 2022 Autumn Statement is one where a lot of our tax rates have remained unchanged, and yet we will likely end up paying more
Flat Rate VAT – simplified bookkeeping and reduce your tax
Businesses can use the flat rate scheme to simplify their VAT calculations. It can also save them money by reducing the amount of tax payable to HMRC.
Autumn 2021 Budget – Summary of noteworthy changes
The Autumn 2021 budget did not give us many surprises. There were no significant changes to income tax rates. Instead, we were presented with extensions
VAT on hospitality and setting your prices
The reduced VAT rate of 5% for the hospitality industry is due to end on 30 September 2021. It’s time for businesses to consider how this will impact their trade.
To prepare, we recommend that our clients: review their prices; prepare till systems for the change; save for their VAT bill; constantly monitor their business’ performance.
Overdue taxes – avoid penalties for paying taxes late
Business owners have taxes to pay throughout the year. For some, paying on time is not always possible.
To avoid facing interest and penalties for overdue payments, taxpayers should know the deadlines, plan ahead and take action as early as possible.
Electric cars can save you tax
Imagine being stood in the car show room, wondering whether you should buy an electric car. You are busy considering which model will suit you best and the sales team start telling you about the many benefits of buying through the company.
March 2021 Budget
The 2021 budget delivered a number of new grants, extensions to most of the existing schemes and the promise of tax rises in the future.
Expert advice: Tackling your 2019-20 tax return
Read time: 5 minutes The deadline for self-assessment tax returns is fast approaching. We know that this can be an incredibly stressful time so we are here
Should I keep going? Running a business whilst running out of money
Times are tough for UK business. You may be reading this because your business is having a hard time. But what can you do? I’m going to explain the benefits of getting help from someone on the outside, like an accountant, and the value of using experienced professionals.
Be ready – HMRC are increasing their VAT enquiries
My Finance Drive bookkeeping team have seen a recent increase in the number of enquiries from HMRC, especially on VAT Returns. One HMRC agent told us that extra staff had been brought in from other departments to help them complete all of these reviews. But what is a VAT enquiry? What does it mean for your business? And what has prompted this increase?
Winter Economy Plan reflection
Two weeks have passed since the Winter Economy Plan was announced by the government. This pack of measures includes grants, tax relief and loan extensions designed to keep the economy going through the winter.