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Making Tax Digital
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a great opportunity to help our clients improve accessibility to their accounting records and make life easier. At Evans & Partners we have been at the forefront of the digital revolution for over 8 years and have long recognised the...
To salary or dividend, that is the question?
This is a question which we are frequently asked by business owners and of course one of the answers is 'it depends' as always. There are quite a number of variables which will determine whether, as owner or director of your own company, you wish to take money out of...
Personal Tax Planning
The UK tax system provides various reliefs and allowances to encourage you to spend and invest in certain ways. Being aware of these tax reliefs and using them correctly and effectively can help you save tax. Of course, the tax system also imposes penalties to...
Spring Budget 2017 – our easy to digest round-up
Click here to read our Spring Budget Report 2017 UK growth up this year, borrowing is coming down An increase in taxes for the self-employed Tax free dividend allowance falls from £5k to £2k from April 2018 A £1000 business rate cut for 90% of pubs If you have any...
Reaching for the cloud …
Small businesses often get buried by their finances, piles of receipts, unwieldy invoices and trying to keep track of cash flow. It's a very common issue but it doesn't have to be like this. Evans & Partners are evangelical about showing their clients 'a better...
Calling innovative companies…
If you are a company working on activities which directly contribute to achieving an advance in science or technology through the resolution of technological or scientific uncertainty - then you should be able to make an R&D tax relief claim to HMRC. The key to a...
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How can you finance your business?
Securing the money you need; at the right time As the saying goes, you have to 'speculate to accumulate' and in modern small business circles, keeping on top of your finances and having the wherewithal to keep the business on track and in growth is crucial. At Evans...
Heard the buzz about Xero, but stuck on frustrating desktop software …?
Good news - you can change to Xero now - and the conversion is free! If you are looking to move from Sage Line 50 or Sage Instant or Quickbooks, you can change to Xero, today, for free. You can also now easily convert from Quickbooks online and Xero will cover the...
Xero – ideal for retail
Xero is a brilliant solution for retail businesses. It will make your life easier helping you manage jobs like inventory, staff payroll and taxes. As a small business owner you'll most likely use many different types of retail operations and your accounting system...
Telling the story – Xero
Olly Evans loves to empower business owners with the tools to understand their business financials better and then help them with the strategy to be more successful. Xero is rapidly becoming the number one provider of accounting software to in the UK, but Olly finds...
Announcing Xero Platinum Partner
There's a great buzz in the office today. Big news for a small Bristol accountancy firm. We've always believed that you have to start with the client needs and work back. But this is not traditionally how accountants have worked. Historically it's all been about...
Skydiving staff raise over £1200 for St Peter’s Hospice
Sunday 25th October 2015, the day dawned a perfect Autumn day, bright blue sky and not a breath of wind. Ideal conditions for a leap out of a plane at 10,000ft over Salisbury Plain. 'I absolutely loved it' said Sam, 'and we have beaten our target of raising £1000 for...