Genie Accountancy KNOWLEDGE HUB

High Street vs Specialist Accountant.

There is a case study at the end of this guide detailing a real life case study about how Genie Accountancy saving a client thousands of pounds by switching over to a specialist contractor accountant as a pose to sticking to their hight street local accountant.

An introduction to Self Assessment

VAT Registration and Flat Rate Scheme

The Internet has completely revolutionised marketing communication and made sourcing prospect clients of your own more accessible than ever imagined 10 years ago. It has increased the ability to get your brand known too and not just to anybody, but to a specific target audience relevant to you. There are many internet marketing tactics you could start using (and if you are already using, then start to use properly).

These include:

• Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and LinkedIn)
• Email marketing
• Search engine marketing and building your own website.

However, we now take this for granted as both a business and a personal communication tool, and it is now seen as an everyday means of communication. There is a number of ways you can utilise the internet to help you grow your business, build awareness and help find your next contracting role.

This guide visually demonstrates the different relationships between you, your Limited company, the agency and the end client. With so many relationships involved, it can be easily misunderstood who actually communicates with you and we hope this diagram makes it all a little clearer for you. Click below to down load the guide and print it off.

For a more in-depth explanation please contact a member of staff who would be more than happy to help you with any queries you may have.

In carrying out assignments for your company you will incur legitimate business expenses which you are allowed to claim as an allowance against tax. Getting back what you’ve paid out is important although working out what you can and can’t legitimately claim can be difficult. This document is written to help you understand the rules and regulations.

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Paying tax is inevitable but you can manage your financial affairs to minimize the impact of tax for you, your family or your business. Whilst aggressive tax avoidance is now being targeted by HMRC, legitimate tax planning is still available.

This guide reflects the tax allowances for 2013/14 and revised amounts for 2014/15.

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