Coronavirus: Managing your cash flow

The outbreak of Coronavirus will inevitably impact all of our businesses.  In the short term, the current situation is likely to have a significant impact on cash flow, with loss of revenues and productivity. Government support for impacted businesses is coming, but careful management of your short-term cash flow is essential for decision making such as prioritising payments, taking on new debt and negotiating payment plans with creditors.

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New year… new business?

Starting your own business can be an exciting – but daunting – time. One of the first and most important decisions to make is how are you going to structure your business? The reason this decision is so important is that it has a variety of consequences – not only related to tax, but also from a legal and administrative perspective, and how your business will be perceived.

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Getting your structure right

Starting your own business can be an exciting – but daunting – time. One of the first and most important decisions to make is how are you going to structure your business? The reason this decision is so important is that it has a variety of consequences – not only related to tax, but also from a legal and administrative perspective, and how your business will be perceived.

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Research and Development – it’s not all lab coats and test tubes

Have you come across Research and Development relief (R&D) before? If you own or run a company, this relief could be hugely advantageous to you.

HMRC are really keen right now to help companies in developing new and exciting products; these range from anything to developing mobile phone apps to creating a new part for a bike; if the product is new and innovative, it could be eligible for this relief.

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Getting your structure right

Starting your own business can be an exciting – but daunting – time. One of the first and most important decisions to make is how are you going to structure your business? The reason this decision is so important is that it has a variety of consequences – not only related to tax, but also from a legal and administrative perspective, and how your business will be perceived.

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Research and Development – it’s not all lab coats and test tubes

Have you come across Research and Development relief (R&D) before? If you own or run a company, this relief could be hugely advantageous to you.

HMRC are really keen right now to help companies in developing new and exciting products; these range from anything to developing mobile phone apps to creating a new part for a bike; if the product is new and innovative, it could be eligible for this relief.

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