How to get tax-free childcare for contractors
If you’re a contractor and have children, you can choose to pay for their childcare costs through your limited company. The benefit of this is that it may qualify for tax relief and National Insurance Contributions exemption. This is great [...]
Pensions and Tax Advice for Contractors
If you choose, you can retire at 55. Sounds very tempting, doesn’t it? What would you do with your retirement? Spend it travelling? Maybe you would like to learn a new skill? There are so many options. However, in order [...]
The top certifications your accountant should have
You work hard for your money, so you want to make sure that the person you ask to look after it knows what they are doing. It’s easy for an accountant to boast about their experience and how many clients [...]
4 Things Not to Say to Your Accountant
When hiring an accountant, there are standard questions to ask. How much are fees, can they manage your tax preparations and filings, is your data safe, and what is expected from you in return (i.e. do you need to fill [...]
Contractor loan schemes
If it sounds too good to be true it normally is! George Osborne announced in the Summer Budget there would be more funds available to HMRC to counter tax avoidance schemes (high profile cases such as Jimmy Carr and Chris Moyles [...]