iZettle was founded in Stockholm in 2010 and have attempted to revolutionise mobile payments with the first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices. Their commerce platform for small businesses in Europe and Latin America provides tools to get paid, sell smarter and grow your business. Some of the huge benefits are: Automatically…
The latest of our series of MTD seminars was held at the March office last night. This was well attended and gave clients an overview of MTD and what it means for them. The presentation was followed by a Xero demonstration, which highlighted the benefits of moving to a cloud based package over and above…
HMRC have recently issued further information regarding MTD , stating prioritising EU exit work is delaying plans to introduce further digital services for individuals. This however ONLY affects simple assessment and real time tax code changes, HMRC are still striving to encourage further uptake of personal tax accounts. Simple assessment was intended to take two…
Friday evening saw the next in our series of MTD seminars, held at our Bury St. Edmunds office, where we had a full turnout. We explained to clients the implication of MTD that launches for VAT registered business over the VAT threshold starting in April 2019 and how the changes would directly affect them, as…
Monday evening saw the third of our MTD seminars, held at our Ely office. Having sold out very quickly, we had a full turnout. We explained to clients what MTD was and how the changes would directly affect them, as well as talking through the benefits of changing to digital accounting records. Following the presentation…
So you have been successfully running your business for a number of years and now HMRC have introduced a making tax digital initiative which is going to change how you do things for the future. You are now expected to start keeping digital records of your accounts, so what is the next step…
Our second MTD seminar was in St Ives at the Slepe Hall Hotel on Thursday 12th April. Which was a much more convivial venue. A smaller group meant more personal conversations with our clients and we were able to give a number of clients the time they needed to fully understand the next steps for…
We have begun the first of eight seminars discussing the preparation needed for making tax digital. Our first seminar kicked off in Huntingdon at the Marriott hotel and was a great success. With around 30 people attending we explained to clients what making tax digital was, how it was going to effect them and more…
Whiting & Partners, The Corporate Finance Network’s representative firm in Suffolk, has successfully advised the management team of its £1m buyout of an insurance brokerage. The Whiting & Partners team, led by Chris Kelly, was approached by the management team after they had a potential opportunity to acquire the insurance brokerage from the founding…
The current system for processing customs declarations for imports and exports with non-EU countries is changing. The current CHIEF system is to be replaced with the new CDS (Customs Declaration Service) to be phased in from August 2018 into early 2019. The old system is nearly 25 years old and has become inflexible…