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The introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT is getting closer. From 1 April 2019, all UK businesses above the VAT-registration threshold (£85,000 in 2018/19) will need to keep records digitally. Businesses will need to submit VAT returns to HMRC using...
When to hire a new employee
Your business is growing, you have less and less time to spend with your family, and you’re rushing through jobs to fit them all in. You might even find yourself turning work away. These could be signs the time has come to hire more employees, and take your business...
When is the right time to take a step back from your business?
After all the hard work, money and time you’ve invested into your business, you’ve reached that crossroads: your business cannot run without you but it may be time to call it a day. It’s a familiar dilemma faced by thousands of business owners around the UK, most of...
Self-assessment: an introduction for first timers
Bristol is the fourth most productive place in the UK and the West Country more generally is a hotbed of entrepreneurial spirit, so the concept of self-assessment is nothing new. There were more than 39,300 people registered as self-employed in Bristol at the end of...
Evans & Partners sponsor a Gromit on the Bristol trail
On a wonderfully balmy evening at the world-renowned Aardman Animations studios in Bristol, all the decorated Gromit, Wallace and Feathers McGraw sculptures were gathered together for a preview event before they scarper off to their locations all over Bristol for the...
Making Tax Digital: our Xero Technologist reveals all
Interview with Amar Jethwa, Xero Technologist at Evans & Partners. Talking about Making Tax Digital.
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Setting prices for food businesses
Coming up with a food menu in your bar can be exciting, but setting prices is a balancing act. You need to account for the costs involved with providing food to customers, and it's vital you consider absolutely every ingredient that goes into your dishes. Once you...
Running payroll: tips for new employers
Take a deep breath as we walk you through the most common payroll issues involved with taking on an employee for the first time.
New website showcases innovative approach to accounting
Our last website wasn’t terrible! We had already gone through a rebranding exercise, eager to distance ourselves from the staid and grey-blue image of the majority of accountants. Our new colours and logo shoe-horned into the old site were bright, vibrant, friendly...
To the Dome, lad! The Grand Appeal unleashes Crystal Maze Gromit in third charity arts trail
Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital charity, has announced its collaboration with iconic British game show The Crystal Maze, produced by Fizz, a Banijay Group company, for upcoming charity arts trail, Gromit Unleashed 2, and has...
How to manage cashflow in the food and drink industry
The secret is out. Bristol’s thriving food and drink scene is officially big news. From The Spectator extolling the virtues of the Bristol’s top restaurants to local writer Fiona Beckett praising the brewing scene in The Guardian, journalists are catching on to what...
Selling your business to retire
Serial entrepreneurs will know it takes time to sell a business. However, when it comes to your final sale, the added task of retirement planning means things can move even more slowly. It’s a big decision that shouldn’t be rushed so the sooner you can start planning,...