If you are getting ready to leave school or college, you need to know how your next choices might affect you financially. Here is our guide to your next steps after school or college – this will be updated in the next few weeks to reflect the updates from the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on 6th March 2024 and the new tax rates for 24/25.
Accountants aren’t just the data analysts you might think they are. Sure, math skills are important, but modern accounting is much more dynamic. Accountancy is problem-solving. Accountancy is detective work. Accountancy is communicating with both your clients and your colleagues. Read on if you are feel a career in accounting or auditing could be for you.
Students want practical skills, industry insight, and networking opportunities from work experience placements. Personal and professional development are key. Guidance on career paths is up there and students are keen for feedback to improve their skills. Students hope for a rewarding experience that prepares them for future employment.
Successful businesses build strong connections. They create robust relationships with individuals within the company, clients, stakeholders, and business contacts. When you appreciate the power of nurturing and utilising strong professional connections, your business will thank you.
Offering work experience placements provides students with practical workplace skills. Students gain an understanding of the routines and habits of working life. This will help both their personal and their professional development. Discover 10 key advantages for your business of offering work experience placements.
The 17th National Apprenticeship Week runs between 5 – 11th February, 2024. It’s a week-long celebration when businesses and apprentices shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy. This year’s theme is #SkillsForLife – and when we review our own apprenticeship experience, we can see the newly acquired skills in action and the difference that they are making.
Changes have been made by HMRC to the advisory fuel rates (AFRs) for all journeys on or after 1 December 2023 for company car drivers claiming back fuel costs from their employer. The rates are reviewed quarterly and are applicable where employers reimburse employees for business travel (company cars); or where employers require employees to repay the cost of private travel
The deadlines for paying your tax bill are usually 31 January for 1) any tax you owe for the previous tax year which is called your balancing payment) and 2) your first payment on account. The deadline for second payment on account is usually 31 July. Here is how to pay:
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from your dedicated accountants and tax advisors in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire! As the festive season approaches, we express our sincere gratitude for partnering with us for your financial requirements throughout the year, or for purely for popping over to visit our site.
Whether you’re just considering a new business idea or already transact as a sole trader, you may wonder if incorporating your business – that is becoming a Limited Company – is right for you. In order to know the answer, you need to research the differences between the two structures, and we highly recommend speaking to your accountant, as there will be tax implications.
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