Celebrating Vicki’s First Year with HB Accountants

We are delighted to be celebrating Vicki’s first Year with HB Accountants. It was a whole year ago that she joined as our Marketing & Office Manager.

Team HB’s Director Karen says “Happy work anniversary Vicki, the year has certainly flown by and you’ve achieved so much in just a year. We are lucky to have you, we can’t wait to see what the year ahead brings and we couldn’t imagine HB without you now”.

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Why Do Auditors Invoke Fear?

Auditors… Does this conjure up an image of an impersonal, fearful, detail-obsessed tyrant desperate to find errors in your accounts? I completely understand why the thought of an audit would fill you with dread, but this blog shares how to have the same positive audit experience that our clients enjoy and one that will ultimately help and support your business. 

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New Year Networking with HB Accountants

HB Accountants Ladies Networking Lunch

Are you thinking that 2020 is the year that you should get better connected? Networking is one of the many opportunities to make new business contacts, get advice and swap tips and as a result (and because HB Accountants believe networking is fabulous for business) we organise a Ladies Networking Lunch every quarter.

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Team HB’s John celebrating his 50 years of Tax

HB Accountants are proud to announce that our Tax Guru and Director John Neighbour is celebrating 50 years in Tax with The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) – we are wondering if there is has been a miscalculation… surely John can’t be a day over 50 himself!

What a fantastic achievement, congratulations John.

#taxguru #CIOT #celebrating #hbaccountants #hbahoddesdon #hoddesdon #notyourusualaccountants

If you would like any help with your personal or business tax, accounts, payroll or have any other questions, feel free to call Team HB on 01992 444466 or email directors@hbaccountants.co.uk – we will be happy to help.

Self Assessment tax return deadline

The deadline for filing your Self Assessment tax returns online is looming on 31 January 2020. Consequently, around 12 million people are required to complete these tax returns. They are mainly those who are self-employed or have more than one source of income. For those people who haven’t filed online before, they’ll need to register first and should allow an extra 20 working days, in other words register by Friday 3 January 2020.

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The Ambition Conference 2019 – why you should be there in 2020

Held at The Spotlight in Hoddesdon this fantastic event was initiated to inspire local businesses to grow and excel, attendees hit the 130+ mark. The result… a fantastic day! Read here why you & your sales or marketing team should be there in 2020.

MC for the event, Jeremy Nicholas took to the stage and introduced 6 fantastic speakers.

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Are you & your business taking action to prevent fraud?

Recently Team HB’s Karen, Amy, Catherine, John and Vicki took part in the ‘Helping to Protect you from Fraud’ seminar run by Lloyds Bank to ensure we adhere to current best practice. Here we share details of the risks facing business today and provide Lloyds resources which set out the steps you can take to protect your organisation from fraud. Are you and your business taking action to prevent fraud?

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Why HB supports Ambition 2019

Taking place at The Spotlight in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire this November, the Ambition Conference, is designed to inspire local businesses to grow and excel. HB Accountants has been involved with this initiative from the outset and HB’s Keith Grover will be the Chair of the organising committee for the second consecutive year. We asked Keith why he thinks it’s worth the time, sponsorship and effort that he and the team at HB Accountants put in. Here’s what he said:

“This one-day event is important because it specifically benefits local businesses, local people and local charities. It’s designed to boost the performance of your team, company or group. That’s good for jobs, business performance and the local economy.

Ambition Conference Hoddesdon 2019

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