Top Tax Tip
If you are a Sole Trader, have you considered taking your spouse into partnership?
Note: You will need professional advice for this.
If you need any help regarding this, please click here or ring us on 0800 612 2008
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Questions that Change Your Mind
In a world blasted by economic and personal cyclones, human beings need a secure, trustworthy base to live from that will not give way.
What is unshakeable for you?
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Quote Of The Week
What's the subject of life - to get rich? All of those fellows out there getting rich could be dancing around the real subject of life.
Paul A Volcker
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A fool and his money stabilise the economy.
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Free Useful Business Forms
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Greetings! The answer for the last Brainteaser competition is:  7 minutes, and 7 monkeys.
We would like to say a very big 'Well done' to Martin McCaffrey, from Camlock Systems Ltd who won the last BrainTeaser, after emailing us first with the correct answer. Martin won a free job listing with BrightonandHoveJobs.com We also have a new feature in our Newsletter, starting this week, called 'Questions that Change Your Mind', courtesy of Andrew Sercombe from Powerchange. Remember; if you would like something published in our Newsletter, such as an article or a helpful resource, all you have to do is ask! |
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BrainTeaser - The Golden Chain
The son of a rich bullion merchant left home on the death of his father. All he had with him was a gold chain that consisted of 127 links. He rented a place in the city centre with a shop at the lower level and an apartment at the upper level. He was required to pay every week one link of the gold chain as rent for the place.
The landlady told him that she wanted one link of the gold chain at the end of one week, two gold links at the end of two weeks, three gold links at the end of three weeks and so on.
The son realised that he had to cut the links of the gold chain to pay the weekly rent. If the son wished to rent the place for 127 weeks, what would be the minimum number of links he would need to cut?
Click here to email us the answer!
This week's BrainTeaser is being sponsored by GH Consultants Ltd. If you would like to know more about the benefits of sponsoring our BrainTeaser, click here.
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New Resource on Our Website! - Tax Helpsheets
There are new resources on our website, mainly Tax Helpsheets.
The Tax Helpsheets are designed to give you as much information as possible without you needing to come in for a consultation.
They range from Employment Tax to General Business Taxes, and even Personal Tax.
To go have a look, click here.
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Guest Article - Make The Most Of Your Pension Contributions This Year
It's that time of year again!
It is once again "that time of year" where we are frequently reminding directors of companies to consider the timing of pension contributions. 31st March is one of the most popular company year end dates and plenty of time should be set aside in order to understand the tax implications and formulate a plan.
This is even more vital this year, as a whole host of new legislation is due to come into force with effect from 6th April 2011. This change will have a far reaching impact on how company directors extract profits from their business.
The call is therefore very much to take action now as after 6th April 2011, for the majority the maximum contribution that can be paid into a pension arrangement will be restricted to £50,000 per annum as compared to an employer's contribution rate of £255,000 before 5th April 2011.
If you were planning on making a sizeable pension contribution then the argument is still very much to do it before the change on 6th April 2011.
To read the rest of this article, please click here.
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Client Spotlight - GH Consultants Ltd
GH Consultants Ltd began trading in 2010, but can trace its history back over 20 years. The firm was formed as a result of the merger of two existing businesses and these original trading names are retained as divisions of GH Consultants Ltd.
Geoden Agency was founded by Geoff Dent in 1989 and he was later joined by his wife Kathryn Dent as a partner. The firm provides accident and insurance claim investigation services to solicitors, insurers and other businesses. Please click on the logo for more information about the variety of services which Geoden Agency provides.
Herdens was formed in 2007 by Chris Dent, son of Geoff and Kathryn Dent. The firm has become best known for its process serving, tracing and general investigation services. Please click on the logo for more information about the different services which Herdens provides.
Services are provided from a central administration office in Haywards Heath, West Sussex and there is also a fully staffed satellite office based in Bracknell, Berkshire.
Clients of GH Consultants range from private individuals to large law firms and from small businesses to subsidiaries of FTSE 100 listed companies. All clients however are treated to the same professional, reliable, cost effective service irrespective of their size or status.
All enquiries, investigations and services are carried out to our exacting standards. The firm is registered under the Data Protection Act and also carries specialist professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
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Record Number of Tax Returns Were Filed Online
Figures from HMRC show record numbers of people submitted online self-assessment tax returns this year.
A total of 6,907,410 people filed online - around 78% of all returns submitted! This represents an increase of just over 7% on the 2010 total of about 6.4m.
On the busiest day for online returns, which was 31 January, HMRC received a record 572,455 online returns, with the hour between 4pm and 5pm on deadline day seeing 49,367 returns sent in.
Online self-assessment filing even continued over the Christmas holidays, with 845 people filing their returns online on Christmas Day, 2,408 on Boxing Day, 16,230 on New Year's Eve, and 5,130 on New Year's Day.
HMRC records shows that 96 people put New Year's resolutions to get their tax in order to immediate effect and filed their return between 11pm and midnight on 31 December 2010.
To read the original article, on AccountancyMagazine.com, please click here.
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Comedy Zone - Sleeping on the Job
Things To Say If You Get Caught Sleeping At Your Desk
15. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen."
14. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to."
13. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper"
12. "I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!"
11. "This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!"
To read the other 10 'Things To Say If You Get Caught Sleeping At Your Desk' click here.
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