by AJN Accountants | Apr 9, 2025 | Business
The Government has announced plans to increase the threshold above which income from self-employment must be reported via self assessment. Currently, if you earn over £1,000 from self-employment, or a so-called ‘side hustle’ such as babysitting or dog...
by AJN Accountants | Aug 16, 2024 | Business
From 6 April 2024 the cash basis has replaced accruals as the default method for preparing sole trader and partnership accounts for tax purposes. Previously, only unincorporated businesses with total receipts below £150,000 were entitled to opt out of accruals and...
by AJN Accountants | Feb 23, 2024 | Accounting, Advice, FAQs, Small Businesses, VAT
In the world of VAT, a business can be unaware of a fraud in the supply chain and still be regarded as a fraudster, if they have not properly vetted their suppliers or has ignored signs of potential connections to fraud. In 2023 alone there were three high-profile...
by AJN Accountants | Feb 17, 2024 | Accounting, Advice, Business, News, Small Businesses, Tax Planning
If you engage part time workers, or staff who work irregular hours, on permanent contracts you need to be aware of new rules affecting holiday pay calculations which take effect for holiday periods starting after 1 April 2024. Getting holiday pay right is vital,...
by yasiradnan94 | Jan 23, 2023 | Accounting, Advice, VAT
What is the issue? Recent tribunal cases have further highlighted that a business can only claim input VAT if the expense was for business purpose and for supplies related to its own business. VAT can’t be claimed on an expense belonging to a different business even...
