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The Persistent Great Tit

Posted on November 30th, 2018 by Pro Business | No Comments

The Persistent Great Tit There is an old holly tree outside our kitchen window in which we hang a number of bird feeders. These days, we mostly put out sunflower hearts and fat balls as they seem to be sufficient to attract all the birds in our area. We have a family of goldfinches

Our Budget News Update November 2018

Posted on November 07th, 2018 by Pro Business | No Comments

Welcome to our Budget newsletter. We have highlighted those items which are likely to be of most relevance to our clients. MORE MONEY FOR NHS AND AN END TO AUSTERITY? As previously announced, these were the main themes of the Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s third budget but what we were waiting to hear was where the

HMRC Scam 2018

Posted on October 19th, 2018 by Pro Business | No Comments

HMRC SCAM ALERT We have received several calls from worried clients in the last few weeks after they have received calls purportedly from HMRC demanding payment and claiming that there is an arrest warrant out for them in respect of unpaid tax. This is a scam and should be reported to Action Fraud if you

Making tax digital and computerisation of accounting records

Posted on July 12th, 2018 by Pro Business | No Comments

Making tax digital and computerisation of accounting records From April 2019 there will be a requirement for most VAT Returns to be submitted to HMRC via software that connects directly to an HMRC computer without human intervention. This change will be the start of a general movement towards an increased reliance on technology for

GDPR – General Data Protection Regulations

Posted on June 04th, 2018 by Pro Business | No Comments

Welcome to June! Hopefully as you read this, you have spent some time strolling around the delightful Royal Bath & West Show, perhaps slurping on an ice-cream, or tucking into one of those delicious venison burgers …… but I digress. You will note that the title of this piece is ‘GDPR’. As much as I

HMRC Phishing Emails – How to stay safe

Posted on June 04th, 2018 by Pro Business | No Comments

HMRC Phishing Emails – How to stay safe Customers are advised to lookout for a new bogus email scam, claiming to be from HMRC. If you receive an email with a subject that reads “You have received new messages from HMRC”, that also has an attachment, please send it to phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk and then delete

February 2018 – Mendip Times

Posted on February 06th, 2018 by Pro Business | No Comments

IN BUSINESS, SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL To be honest with you, the word ‘business’ conjures up a sense of boredom – even in me, and it is the world I have chosen to inhabit! Here’s the thing though, in order to keep the wheels of our communities turning smoothly, we need some means of earning

Small Business Saturday – Wells Voice November 2017

Posted on November 13th, 2017 by Pro Business | No Comments

Small Business Saturday It’s both wonderful and peculiarly appropriate that there is such a thing as ‘Small Business Saturday’. Wonderful because small businesses are so often the fuel of the engine of a local economy, and appropriate because so many small business people work at weekends! It makes me smile when I hear the Government’s

October 2017 – Mendip Times

Posted on October 03rd, 2017 by Pro Business | No Comments

Do you work to live or live to work? In our own household, it has been known for one or the other of us to sneak off in the evening, iPad or laptop in hand to just do some ‘catching up’. This is far more likely to be Mr B, as I am more frequently

Making Tax Digital – draft legislation published

Posted on September 20th, 2017 by Pro Business | No Comments

Who is affected? The draft legislation confirms that from April 2019 all VAT registered businesses (incorporated and unincorporated) will be required to keep their VAT records digitally, using MTD compatible software. What are the deadlines? HMRC has confirmed that the MTD quarterly submission dates may be linked to a business’s existing VAT return periods and

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