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Blogger’s Guide to Expenses: Essential Tips for Saving Tax
Introduction Expense tracking is an essential part of financial management for bloggers. You can save money on taxes, improve profitability, and make informed financial decisions by tracking your expenses. This involves consistently recording your expenses, categorising them appropriately, keeping receipts for verification, and regularly reviewing your spending patterns to identify areas for improvement. Understanding allowable…
Read MoreNavigating the UK Tax Maze: Essential Tax Tips for Bloggers and Content Creators
This guide will show you how to calculate your taxable income as a content creator or social media influencer. What is taxable income? As a content creator or social media influencer in the UK, you are self-employed if you generate income from your online activities. This means you are responsible for paying taxes on your…
Read MoreDecember 2023 Tax Newsletter
On 22 November 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his Autumn Statement to Parliament and started making, in his words, the long-term decisions necessary to strengthen the economy and build a brighter future. Fueled by falling inflation and stabilised public finances, focus is now being applied to reducing debt, cutting taxes and rewarding hard work.Headlines included…
Read MoreWhat is bookkeeping?
Introduction to Bookkeeping Welcome to Mercian Accountants, where we understand the pivotal role of bookkeeping in successfully managing your small business. Bookkeeping is the process of systematically recording and organising all financial transactions of a business. This includes tracking all sales, purchases, receipts, and payments, ensuring every financial move your business makes is accounted for.…
Read MoreMercian Accountants become part of the Handpicked Accountants Network
Mercian Accountants have been invited to join the carefully selected collection of leading accountants in the Handpicked Accountants portfolio nationwide. Handpicked Accountants is part of Begbies Traynor Group and provides access to outstanding accounting services for every business need. Mercian was selected to join Handpicked as a practice that demonstrated commercial expertise, understanding of the…
Read MoreAutumn Statement 2023: What It Means for You and Your Business
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, presented his pivotal Autumn Statement on 22nd November 2023, unveiling a series of measures aimed at steering the UK through challenging economic waters and bolstering business growth. Amidst a climate of reduced inflation and cautious fiscal optimism, the Statement laid out a roadmap that significantly impacts individuals and…
Read MoreFour Taxes on Pension Death Benefits
Do you know what will happen to your pension pot when you pass away? Understanding the tax rules as a pension holder is crucial for your beneficiaries (those who will inherit). There are four different types of taxes that can apply to pension death benefits: If you’re looking for help with your pension and later-life…
Read MoreNovember 2023 Tax Newsletter
Welcome to our November Tax Newsletter. We hope that you find this informative. Please contact us if you wish to discuss any matters in more detail. Salary Or Dividend Best In 2023/24? In recent years, many accountants have advised their director/shareholder clients that the most tax-efficient method of extracting profit from their family company was to pay…
Read MoreOctober 2023 Tax Newsletter
Welcome to our October Tax Newsletter. We hope that you find this informative. Please contact us if you wish to discuss any matters in more detail. It Is Important To Have Up-To-Date Profit Forecasts For Tax In order for us to help predict your taxable profits and tax liabilities, we need up-to-date profit figures and projections. One…
Read MoreClient and Supplier Entertainment – Is It Tax Deductible?
Entertaining clients and suppliers is an important part of many companies’ marketing budgets, in order to maintain and grow business relationships. However, the tax rules on business entertainment are frequently misunderstood. In most cases, these expenses, along with business gifts, are not tax deductible, so you must add them back to Corporation Tax computations –…
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