Blog4th Feb 2016Ten tips for keeping your business safe onlineThe government has identified ‘Ten Steps to Cyber Security’, which are essential for any business looking to protect itself online, here we talk through the suggestions.View more
Blog2nd Feb 2016Internal Audit – Vendor MasterfileOver the past few months I have been out and about meeting a number of Finance and Accounting professionals across the country. Discussions have covered a broad range of matters relating to our internal audit, internal controls and process improvements…View more
Blog29th Jan 2016Money laundering: your role in stopping the criminalsIt’s not just accountancy firms and tax officials who have obligations in relation to money laundering. HMRC expects many others to play a role too.View more
Blog22nd Jan 2016Flat-rate pensions: clearing up the confusionIt appears to be a straightforward concept, but the new state pension regime does, in fact, throw up a few complications.View more
Blog15th Jan 2016Dividend changes: are you ready?In his 2015 Budget, Chancellor George Osborne introduced significant changes to the taxation of dividends. Owners of small businesses need to take note.View more
Blog11th Jan 201631st January: dare you miss the deadline?All self-assessment forms must be filed by the end of January 2016 and accountants are busy reminding their clients of the red-letter day in the calendar. But how much risk do you really run by being late?View more
Blog8th Jan 2016Succession planning key to future business successSuccession planning is a critical part of ensuring the future success of any business. Why leave it to chance? Investing time and effort focusing on your medium to long term plans, and those of your Senior Management Team, has the…View more
Blog21st Dec 2015Protecting data day to dayData security is often in the news at the moment, but not all businesses have taken the steps they need to protect themselves.View more
Blog16th Dec 2015Beware the seven year itchRecent commentary in the press about practices being investigated by The Scottish Dental Access Initiative (SDAI) could have been prevented in some cases if those Practices had better visibility of their finances.View more
Blog15th Dec 2015More competitive Norway tax regime for corporates?Norway recently released their 2016 budget with Corporate tax rates set to reduce from 27% to 25% from 1 January 2016 and proposals to further reduce rates to a more competitive 22% by 2018.View more
Blog11th Dec 2015Contract Audit – driving business efficiencyHolding your suppliers to account is surely not a bad idea. Whenever we hold anyone to account, it generally improves performance, not just our performance but more importantly their performance. Think of any successful sporting teams; not just a good…View more
Blog23rd Nov 2015Contract Audit – Manual TimesheetsIn this day and age it is interesting to see our good old friend, the manual timesheet, still being used in many labour intensive businesses. Manual timesheets can be an effective, if inefficient, way to record time as long as…View more