Finance Blog & Resources

Small Business Tax, Compliance & Accounting can be a minefield at the best of times! That’s why we’ve put together this resources section to help you make sense of it all, and explain the latest rules and regulations in good old plain English!

March 2021 Budget Announcement: What You Need To Know

March 2021 Budget Announcement: What You Need To Know

March 2021 Budget Updates There was a lot of changes announced in the chancellors recent budget announcement. In this article we'll be covering everything you need to know as a small business owner, freelancer or contractor. Use our table of content below to view the...

How is Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (OSPP) Paid

How is Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (OSPP) Paid

OSPP is paid to partners who take time off to care for the baby or support the mother in the first few weeks after the birth. OSPP was previously known as Statutory Paternity Pay. A biological father A partner/husband or civil partner who is not the baby's biological...

Working From Home – COVID 19 Tax Relief

Working From Home – COVID 19 Tax Relief

There have been several long-standing tax reliefs for ‘homeworking arrangements’ but some of these have hitherto been subject to certain, sometimes restrictive, conditions. But with so many employees currently working from home as a result of coronavirus, HMRC have...

Garden Office Business Expenses

Garden Office Business Expenses

Is it possible to treat a garden office as a business expense to get tax relief? Building costs and corporation tax Most of the costs when adding a garden office tend to be structural, like building work, foundations, etc. –although this can be paid by your company...