Managing Your Cash Flow

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Managing Your Cash Flow 5 min read

Export to grow: How SMEs can manage foreign exchange costs

According to government figures, small businesses that export are five times more likely to succeed than those that don’t.

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Managing Your Cash Flow 3 min read

Radio 4 Today Programme leads to IPSE claiming HMRC is a bully

Yesterday's Radio 4’s Today Programme caused quite a scene. The programme highlighted the famous Artic Systems case, in which company director Geoff Jones had a three year battle with HMRC. And now the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed (IPSE) has a bone to pick with tax collectors.

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Managing Your Cash Flow 2 min read

Be warned: Tax payment deadline might be earlier than you think

HMRC has been active again this year in reminding people that the 31st January self-assessment tax return submission deadline is fast approaching. But it could be even sooner than you realise.

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Managing Your Cash Flow 3 min read

Mubaloo founder Mark Mason finds further success in R&D tax relief field

Mubaloo founder and digital entrepreneur Mark Mason has joined the leadership team of R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown in order to assist the firm’s continuing growth and help digital technology firms access the ‘considerable levels’ of tax relief they may be eligible to claim against R&D spend.

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Managing Your Cash Flow 7 min read

Popular tax avoidance myths (and how to debunk them)

Andy White, a tax partner at chartered accountancy firm Carter Backer Winter, talks about the popular tax avoidance claims and why most of them are false.

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Interviews 3 min read

How to challenge your business rates

Business rates can be a huge concern for small and medium-sized businesses. We spoke to the Valuation Office Agency’s experts about what to do it you think the rateable value of your property is incorrect and how the appeal process works.

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Managing Your Cash Flow 3 min read

Do you need a company secretary

There is no legal obligation for your business to appoint a company secretary. But it’s a big job managing the administrative and corporate governance burdens of business. Should it be your FD's job, or do you need someone else

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Managing Your Cash Flow 3 min read

5 easy ways for growing businesses to pay less VAT

As business output picks up, so does the VAT that must be processed and paid. Fortunately, a few simple housekeeping tips can help avoid unnecessary charges.

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Managing Your Cash Flow 3 min read

Exiting a business: 4 alternatives to an outright sale

When considering an exit, you should consider all options open to you, so that the best exit route can be selected. Selling the business to a strategic acquirer, while a popular choice, is not the only exit route.