Why You Should Start Your Self-Assessment Early

by William | May 10, 2023 | Cloud accounting, HMRC, Personal, Tax

There are so many benefits to starting your self-assessment early. Although it may be tempting to put off your self-assessment tax return, you’d be surprised how quickly time passes. Next thing you know, it’s nearly deadline day, and you’re only halfway through it. If...

How Cloud Accounting Can Help Your eCommerce Business

by William | Dec 11, 2022 | Business, Cloud accounting

Cloud accounting has proven to be a godsend for many since its introduction. The ability to integrate your financial data and transactions into one easy hub has definitely made working processes more manageable than ever. But some businesses are particularly...

Stripe or GoCardless – which is best for your business?

by William | Jul 22, 2022 | Business, Cloud accounting

Contactless has become the norm for millions of consumers in the last few years. Over 13 billion contactless payments were made in the UK last year, accounting for 69% of all debit transactions in December. With the raising of the contactless limit last October, the...

How tech is taking the pain out of payroll

by William | May 30, 2022 | Accounting, Business, Cloud accounting

Payroll and payments workflows are a headache for small businesses and their accountants. The act of calculating payroll has always been separate from the act of settling the payroll, until payments platforms came along. Modern platforms are taking the pain out of...

Integrating Xero with Amazon: there’s no magic bullet

by William | May 17, 2022 | Accounting, Business, Cloud accounting

When it comes to getting Amazon transaction data into Xero, we’ve tried almost every solution on the market. A2X comes close to being an effective out-of-the-box solution but for really reliable figures, some manual intervention is still required. When set up...

The automotive industry is going digital whether you like it or not

by William | Apr 21, 2022 | Business, Cloud accounting

It may come as a surprise, but the automotive industry is remarkably reluctant to digitalise paperwork. Despite being no stranger to drastic changes, many of our clients still prefer to use hard copy reports wherever possible. But whether you prefer the old-fashioned...