Taking full advantage of claiming allowable expenses is essential if you want to lower your business’s tax bill. Deducting allowable expenses from your turnover lowers your overall profits, therefore reducing…
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Nigel Erd from IT was in Ian Spectre’s office and they were both looking at a print out Nigel had generated upon Spectre’s request demand. You see, Spectre likes to…
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The year is 2017 and we, as a human race, have made some impressive leaps in the past few decades. We’ve eradicated certain diseases, we’re creeping closer to effective cancer…
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It’s hard, when you’re self-employed, every minute counts and the idea of having paid annual leave can be laughable. But is it possible? And why should you make time off…
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There was a time when the VAT flat rate scheme (FRS) offered significant tax advantages to all businesses turning over less than £150,000 a year. Though the VAT deductions provided…
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It’s a small world. For some highly specialised contractors, it’s an extremely small world. Whether you’re one of a few highly skilled niche contractors in the UK or a contractor…
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Ian Spectre suffers from insomnia most nights, surprisingly not because he’s a terrible person and his conscience keeps him awake, but because he’s preoccupied with thinking up new ways to…
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That’ll be £1,298 for your flights and a £1.50 booking fee, thanks! We expect it these days, the all too frequent ‘credit card’ charge that’s added at the checkout. Well…
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The newly published ‘Taylor Review’ has recommended a new employment status, the ‘Dependent Contractor’. But what does that mean exactly and are you a ‘Dependent Contractor’? We explain all in…
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Ahh Self Employment, the joy it must be deciding whether or not you are going to work today. Plus your boss ALWAYS lets you take holidays whenever you want –…
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