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So you have decided to become self-employed but not sure where to start in regards to your accounts? The first and most important thing for you to do is of course register as a self-employed individual with HMRC. This is so they can ensure your are paying the tax owed

When starting up a new business it’s very easy to fall for the common misconception that you must immediately become VAT registered - as with most misconceptions this isn’t always true. In this article we’re just going to explain the reasons when you must legally become VAT registered but also

When running a business it’s very important to protect your brand and intellectual property. There are many ways of doing this however the two most common methods are of course Copyrighting © and Trademarking ™. However we’ve noticed many people are unsure as to what the difference is between a

If you are the Director of a Limited Company then the method in which you can take money out of that company is performed via the method of withdrawing ‘dividends’. If you’re new to being a Company Director then this is how you will withdraw money from a company -

If you run a business which deals with cash (a retailer for example) then you’ll likely have lots of the old ‘round’ £1 coins lying around which you can no longer use as legal tender, so what can you do with them? Luckily there is a way to ensure you

A real hot topic right now is mortgages and there are many first time buyers out there asking the question "How much mortgage will I be lent as Self-Employed?" and so we wanted to write a blog just clarifying how the system works for self-employed people looking to get a