Getting Ready for the Extension of Making Tax Digital

Keeping the UK’s tax system running effectively and up to date with advances in technology is no easy task. But the introduction of the Government’s ‘Making Tax Digital (MTD)’ initiative is intended to solve this problem, by moving most taxation over to a digital...

How to Extract Profits Out of a Company

Tax efficient advice for limited company directors. Believe it or not, there are more than 4.7 million limited companies registered in the UK, including the 810,316 incorporations that signed up in 2020/21. Only around 2m are actively trading, but the number of new...

How Should You Structure Your Business?

Business structures are essential for tax purposes. If you’re looking to join the 4.3 million people in the UK who made the jump into self-employment, you might be wondering how to start your new business. Assuming you’ve weighed up the pros and cons involved and...

Steering Manufacturing SMEs Towards Digitalisation

Press Release – issued on 11 January 2022 Bury Accountants, Horsfield & Smith, are delighted to have joined forces with Belfast based manufacturing software provider, Flowlens. As partners with Flowlens and manufacturing accounting specialists, Horsfield...

Remember to Declare Covid-19 Grants on Your Tax Return

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self-Assessment tax payers to declare any Covid-19 grant payments on their 2020 to 2021 Tax Return. These grants are taxable, and you should declare them on your 2020 to 2021 Tax Return before the deadline on 31 January 2022....