An accountant becomes an essential part of every business at one time or another, whether that business is a small start up or an established limited company. Accountants are able to offer a wide range of services beyond simple number crunching, and will be able to tailor their service to what you need the most […]

If you’ve recently started a small business, you may be wondering whether you need to hire an accountant to help you out. There are numerous reasons why doing so is a good idea, we’ll take you through some of them in our blog post below.  The number one is that accountants are able to help

No matter whether you’re a business owner, sole trader or an employee, here is everything you need to know about claiming expenses. Depending on your employment status, as listed above, it will vary as to what and how much you are allowed to claim.  What can sole traders claim as expenses? As a sole trader,

This is a subject that I will be returning to in much more detail later. However, I wanted to highlight one bit of good news; HMRC has again postponed the implementation of MTD ITSA for individuals until April 2024 at the earliest. Partnerships will be at least a year later. What is “MTD ITSA”? Making

In April 2021 the changes to HMRC’s off-payroll working rules, commonly known as IR35, finally became effective. They had been planned for April 2020 but will put back by a year because of COVID. This is significant change to the market for temporary workers. Combined with the uncertainty caused by the COVID emergency, many contracts

With the winding down by the government of the Covid emergency response measures, financial support for small businesses via HMRC is also coming to an end. There are still some residual issues with the financial support. I have no doubt HMRC will continue to carry out further checks on grants paid. But this does not

If you are a start-up owner, chances are you’ve considered hiring an accountant to help you with your increasing profits. Big firms will process your tax returns and then move onto the next client, and you may find you get passed around different consultants. Smaller accounting firms will provide a far more personal service, give

With a large proportion of the population working from home since 2020 because of the Coronavirus pandemic, a lot of you may be wondering what happens with your tax returns. Staying at home more means larger bills, so your overall costs will be greater than usual. You may be able to claim tax relief for

The minimum wage is in place to protect workers from being underpaid. The precise terms of it are reviewed annually. There are two types of the minimum wage, National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage. National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage Before this coming tax year, the minimum wage applies to workers under 25,

You’ve all heard the phrase, “modern problems require modern solutions,” and increasing numbers of today’s solutions, to age-old financial problems, are internet-based. Aston Black Accountants offers cloud-based accounting to streamline your processes, ensure security and accuracy are upheld. This will all save you money and time, allowing you to focus on running your business. What