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Corporate Investment: Investing as a Business
Corporate investment is a way for businesses to use excess cash to purchase assets like property, equities and more in order to seek high returns. Find out about what businesses…
5 Top Tips on How to be Self-Employed
Being self-employed carries a number of challenges for anyone considering taking the plunge. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of essential tips for anyone looking to sidestep the rat race…
UK Energy Crisis Explained: What Does it Mean for Your Business?
The UK energy crisis has had a domino effect across the sector, and businesses are in no way immune. Find out what caused the crisis, and what support the government…
Autumn Statement 2023: What It Means for Your Business
From business rates support to National Insurance cuts, there was a lot for businesses to unpack in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement 2023. We take a look at the headline…
Estate Planning: What to Consider
Estate planning helps you to arrange how to leave your money, property and possessions to your loved ones when you die. From writing a will to minimising inheritance tax, here…
What Self-Employed Taxpayers Should Know About the SA100 Self-Assessment Tax Form
The SA100 form is filled in by those who are self-employed or have more complex finances and need to report their income to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and calculate…
PAYE: How the Pay-As-You-Earn System Works
With the pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) system, your employer deducts income tax and national insurance from your salary.
What is a Trust and Why Set One Up?
Trusts can be a useful way to reduce inheritance tax, but they can also protect your assets so they are passed to the people you care about in the way…
What is Working Capital? Calculate and Manage it
Working capital, or net working capital, is defined as a business’s assets minus its liabilities. This formula sounds simple enough, but offers in-depth information about your business through understanding the…
What is a Dividend? Tax and Yields Explained
When a company periodically rewards their shareholders with a cash payout, those are known as dividends.