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10 Apr 2025
Local charity provides free first aid courses
Would you know what to do if someone collapsed from cardiac arrest in front of you? Keen to...
On April 2, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the imposition of a 10% tariff on all...
27 Mar 2025
Spring Budget 2025 - no significant tax changes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement of March 26, 2025, addressed the UK's economic...
27 Mar 2025
Boost Your Pension and Reduce Corporation Tax
Running your own business comes with plenty of perks, but did you know that paying pensions through...
In short, a P11D form allows you to inform HMRC of any benefits you’ve given to employees outside...
24 Jan 2025
12 Accounting Tips this Christmas
As the holiday season approaches, businesses are not just decking the halls - they’re also closing...
The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) is a valuable tax incentive in the UK designed to encourage...
1 Nov 2024
Budget to increase taxes by £40bn
After a damning verdict on the inheritance of the public finances from the previous conservative...
1 Nov 2024
Be careful - Winter Fuel Payment scam
We have been made aware of the start of criminal activity using both text messages and emails to...
22 Oct 2024
What will the Budget bring?
With the Budget coming on 30th October, speculation is increasing on what changes will be...
One of the most pressing topics in UK business and accounting is the anticipated tax rises in the...
As National Payroll Week rolls around, it’s time to pause and celebrate the incredible work of our...
28 Aug 2024
Budgeting for New Hires: A Step-by-Step Guide
Are you gearing up to bring new talent on board? Don't let the complexity of budgeting for new...
Invoicing is a critical part of running any business, but it’s also one of the most tedious. The...
29 May 2024
Navigating HMRC Scam Letters: How to Spot a Fake
In today's digital world, fraudulent schemes - particularly those involving HMRC scams - are on the...
27 Feb 2024
Year End Tax Planning Guide
With the closure of the 2023 tax year approaching on April 5, 2024, there remains an opportunity to...
Satago solutions are designed to facilitate intuitive, data-driven decision-making while ensuring...
We have joined Chaser’s Partner Programme to help SMEs get paid faster with market-leading credit...
Ready to turn your brand vision into a vibrant commerce experience? Look no further than Shopify –...
Starting a business from scratch or eyeing a new commerce partner? The options might be...
4 Jan 2024
Unlocking eCommerce Excellence: A Comprehensive Guide to Shopify's Features and Functionality
Every day, countless individuals, whether selling online, in physical stores, or across...
Ever started a new job and felt like you've been thrown into the deep end? It's unsettling, to say...
23 Nov 2023
Simplified sales accounting with Dext Commerce
Designed with bookkeepers, accountants, and businesses in mind, Dext Commerce's accounting...
Puzzling over whether that quick lunch or client dinner can be claimed on your tax return? If so,...
'Tis the season for spreading cheer, and what better way for employers to do so than by gifting...
Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced his measures (a whopping 110 of...
Your safety and security is of utmost importance to all of us at Inform Accounting. In this age of...
20 Nov 2023
Wise - Money without borders
We're proud to be partnered with one of the market-leading foreign currency accounts! Wise Business...
Inform Accounting are proud to partner with Soldo, a specialist business spend management platform.
Inform Accounting are proud to partner with iwoca, a specialist small business lender who have...
9 Nov 2023
Business Loans - simplified with IWOCA
Inform Accounting are proud to partner with iwoca, a specialist small business lender who have...
9 Nov 2023
Funding support from Funding Circle
We’re proud to partner with Funding Circle to provide a funding solution for our clients. We know...
31 Oct 2023
Dext Prepare - Business finances, made easy
You’re in business to do business, not paperwork. Dext is the business expense tracker that tracks,...
Ever found yourself lying awake at night, wondering how to keep more of your hard-earned revenue...
HMRC is clamping down on the use of high-volume addresses by online sellers to disguise their...
Wouldn’t life be simple if you could guarantee that your invoice would get paid on time, every...
Millions of employees will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment,...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced more detail on the payment schedule for...
29 Aug 2023
Minimum wage rates increase from 1 April 2023
Employers should be aware that all minimum wage rates increase on 1 April of each year. This...
Founded in 2014 by Anne Boden, Starling was the UK’s first mobile bank offering super-fast setup,...
14 Aug 2023
Introducing our partner business, Neate & Pugh
Neate & Pugh are a niche employment law and HR solutions firm, set up by Ann-Marie Pugh and Emma...
14 Aug 2023
Modulr - taking the pain out of manual payments
We wanted to tell you about our new payment service that is taking away the manual headache of...
8 Aug 2023
HOW creative agencies can make more profit
Managing Director, Sian Kelly, of Inform Accounting shares what businesses in the creative...
19 Apr 2023
Managing inheritance tax
Like many other taxes, inheritance tax (or IHT) allowances have been frozen. This sounds generous...
There are costs to running a business, and whilst electricity, gas and water seem like obvious...
11 Apr 2023
Rates and thresholds for employers 2023 to 2024
Employers should be aware that from April 2023 several statutory payment rates increase for the...
The Energy Bills Discount Scheme runs for 12 months from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announced on 23 March 2023 to increase the Bank of...
Last week, the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, and Vice President to the European Commission,...
Silicon Valley Bank (UK) Ltd (SVB UK) was sold last week to HSBC for a symbolic £1. HSBC,...
21 Mar 2023
Tax Rates & Reliefs
On 15 March 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his first Budget to Parliament and set out a...
13 Mar 2023
What can we expect from the Budget on Wednesday?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has made it clear that he does not have room for big tax giveaways on March...
7 Mar 2023
New VAT penalties and interest payments
The new penalties will impact businesses who submit their VAT returns or pay their VAT late. The...
If you are planning to claim the UK state pension you should check your national insurance (NI)...
The Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union has announced Civil Service industrial action that...
23 Jan 2023
Statutory Pay Rates from April 2023
The UK Government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay,...
23 Jan 2023
Ban on single-use plastics in England
A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned in England, Environment Secretary Thérèse...
The Government has announced a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) from April 2023 to April...
12 Jan 2023
Receive and make payments faster with Crezco
We’re really excited to be partnering with an award-winning payment solution, Crezco. Winner of...
10 Jan 2023
Filling historic gaps in National Insurance (NI) records comes to an end on 5 April 2023
The ability to fill historic gaps in National Insurance (NI) records to top up your state pension...
9 Jan 2023
Government extends Mortgage Guarantee Scheme
The Mortgage Guarantee Scheme will be extended by a year to the end of December 2023, helping...
The mandatory use of software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment is being phased...
4 Jan 2023
A Guide to VAT on Commercial Properties
Understanding VAT rules can be complicated at the best of times, so it’s no surprise that there’s...
12 Dec 2022
Tax Free Christmas Gifts To Staff
This is a timely reminder that employers may make small tax-free gifts to employees and directors...
HMRC is reminding taxpayers that they must declare COVID-19 payments in their tax return for the...
28 Nov 2022
“Off-payroll” working rules continue to apply
With all of the U-turns on tax policy in the last couple of months, businesses may be confused...
For VAT periods starting on or after 1 January 2023, HMRC is replacing the default surcharge with...
24 Nov 2022
Old-style stamps will soon be out of date
Royal Mail are adding barcodes to their regular stamps. After 31 January 2023, regular stamps...
We all have to pay taxes. But what if we told you there are several strategies you can adopt to...
Today yet more changes and reversals to the Kwarteng mini-budget that wasn’t a budget. In short,...
30 Jun 2022
Should I change my accounting date?
In preparation of the introduction of MTD for income tax, which comes into effect from 6 April 2024...
28 Jun 2022
Making payroll work for you
One of the worries we often hear from businesses looking to outsource their payroll to an...
28 Jun 2022
COVID-19 economic support packages
The government announced in late December additional economic support to help businesses who have...
28 Jun 2022
What is the best use of your time in January?
We encourage all clients to consider taking time to prepare a 2022 Strategic plan. “A sailor...
On Friday afternoon the UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss held a press conference. Ahead of this press...
24 May 2022
New internet phishing alert!
New emails and letters appearing to be from employees of the Government Legal Department / Bona...
24 May 2022
The Recovery Loan Scheme is ending soon
The Recovery Loan Scheme supports access to finance for UK businesses as they grow and recover from...
4 Jan 2022
Taxing cryptoassets: what you need to know
With crytocurrencies and other cryptoassets becoming more prevalent in the digital financial world,...
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that their new points-based penalty regime will come into...
Talking about money is never easy, especially when you’re a small business owner. But,...
1 Sep 2021
Help to Grow: Digital
Help to Grow: Digital is a new UK-wide scheme to help small and medium size businesses (SMEs) adopt...
As the result of recent increases in petrol and diesel prices HMRC have increased the advisory fuel...
13 Jul 2021
The sole trader, VAT and when to incorporate
Are you a sole trader? Thinking about switching to a limited company? What about VAT registration?...
14 Jun 2021
US Sales Tax Filing for eCommerce Sellers
Are you an eCommerce seller with retail sales in the US? Chances are you’re thinking about indirect...
12 Apr 2021
Restart and Recovery
In his Spring Budget 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced two new funding opportunities for...
4 Mar 2021
Spring Budget 2021
In his speech yesterday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak talked of recovery and building our future economy....
18 Feb 2021
Customer case study: Happy Self Journal
"The appeal to us was their knowledge of e-commerce, and also the fact that they offered us the...
Pay As You Grow options, which allow borrowers to tailor repayments to suit their circumstances,...
If you’ve put employees on furlough during the pandemic, they’ll likely have a large amount of...
You may have heard of VAT domestic reverse charge (DRC) for the construction industry, which is new...
R&D tax credits can be a valuable support mechanism for many SME’s, providing financial support to...
Since 2015, Broster Buchanan, a specialist professional recruitment consultancy, has grown to over...
16 Oct 2018
HOW creative agencies can make more profit
Managing Director, Sian Kelly, of Inform Accounting shares what businesses in the creative...
11 Mar 2016
Make creativity pay- Alex Receipt Bank
Receipt Bank's, Alex Clarke sharing how Receipt Bank can save precious time, help automate your...
Darren Glanville, Spotlight Reporting. Darren talks about the benefits of working with a firm of...
11 Mar 2016
Make creativity pay- Xero Leigh
Xero’s Leigh Stallard demonstrates how Xero, the beautiful accounting software, works on your pc...
11 Mar 2016
Make creativity pay- Tom Fox Market Invoice
Tom Fox, Market Invoice. How are you funding and growing your business? Tom explains how Market...
11 Mar 2016
Make creativity pay- Xero Leigh
Xero’s Leigh Stallard demonstrates how Xero, the beautiful accounting software, works on your pc...
11 Nov 2015
The life of a cloud graphic designer
This post is by Guy Earnshaw of BlueHub who are Cloud Consultants and Xero Integrators. They have a...
23 Jun 2015
Cashflow for Creatives
On our blog last week, we looked at the importance of management accounts for creative businesses –...
Lately on the blog, we’ve been looking at ways in which creative companies can save time and money...
16 Jun 2015
Managing creative projects via Xero
The creative mind isn’t always the most organised one. That’s why, in a creative business, you most...
29 May 2015
MAP Process
INTRODUCTION: Your “how to” blog post should teach the reader how to do something by breaking it...
29 May 2015
MAP Process
INTRODUCTION: Your “how to” blog post should teach the reader how to do something by breaking it...
Segways, astroturf and table-tennis tables - just a few of the quirky things that have caught our...
When you run a company in the creative industry, your profit depends entirely on the small...
Do you need to release some cash for your business? Do you need to raise some capital quickly? We,...
29 Apr 2015
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At Inform we are offering a new type of invoice financing.
The newest release of the Xero cloud accounting software shows multiple major pieces of new and...
Through Inform Only! Following their recent integration with Xero, iZettle are offering a free...
15 Apr 2015
March 2015 Budget Highlights Continued
In a previous blog we had highlighted some points made from the Budget 2015. Below are a selection...
20 Mar 2015
March 2015 Budget Highlights
The Chancellor’s 2015 March Budget was clearly aimed at winning the votes of savers and pensioners...
Now that the worst of the decline appears to be behind us, many business owners/managers are...
The £2,000 "employment allowance"introduced in 2014/15 continues to be available for 2015/16. Note...
12 Mar 2015
Year End Capital Gains Tax Planning
Have you used your 2014/15 annual exemption of £11,000? Consider selling shares where the gain is...
11 Mar 2015
Year End Pension Planning
Are you taking advantage of the pension carry forward rules? Are you benefiting from any unused...
4 Mar 2015
Why Our Favourite Number At Inform Is Xero
The rise and rise of online technology is taking the world by storm, and in our world (the world of...
People who’ve gained success often have some really useful experiences that they can impart to...
How to take a card payment with iZettle from iZettle on Vimeo. Following their integration with...
The Pay Run feature in Xero accounting software allows users to add employee contacts that are...
Let your expenses data flow from your Receipt Bank account to where you need it! Receipt Bank...
Something very exciting is happening in the world of accounting – there has been a renewed focus on...
It’s not uncommon these days for people to work from home and run their businesses from home too....
We won! Inform Accounting is thrilled to have won the Accounting Partner of the Year for the...
For many people, VAT is something you pay on services and products (and maybe the odd pasty or...
For one month only! Following their recent integration with Xero, iZettle are offering a free...
29 Jan 2015
HMRC credit card sales campaign
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have a new campaign. The disclosure campaign is aimed at traders who...
28 Jan 2015
Executing strategy
Failing to plan, plan to fail. We all know this. However, many businesses that create a strategy or...
22 Jan 2015
Collection of unpaid tax through your tax code
Currently, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can collect tax debts of up to £3,000 by adjusting your...
Xero works while you sleep from Xero Limited on Vimeo. Small business owners can now grow their...
21 Jan 2015
Online marketing metrics
Businesses often wonder if their online marketing is successful, but not all of them know how to...
21 Jan 2015
Tax Advantage's for SME's in 2015
A useful infographic, made by Innovation Plus, highlights the tax advantages for some small...
14 Jan 2015
What will your business look like in 2015?
So what’s in store for your business in 2015? The good news is that the economy is growing and...
The Autumn Statement part 2 – what we couldn’t fit in last week There was so much in George...
There was something for everyone as George Osborne delivered his annual Autumn Statement on 3...
4 Dec 2014
Matched funding through GrowthAccelerator
GrowthAccelerator - where ambitious businesses go to grow. GrowthAccelerator is a unique service...
Until the end of December Xero are offering free Sage to Xero conversions.
Once upon a time, well, 2012 actually, auto enrolment seemed like a tiny speck far off in the...
Ah yes, the Christmas party season is here again and it's time to join in the festive spirit and...
With the rise of online accounting software (you might know it better as cloud based accounting)...
We’ve been big fans of Receipt Bank for a while now, and the Xero add-on just seems to get better...
There are countless things to keep track of when you're running a small business – and one of the...
15 Sep 2014
FREE SAGE TO XERO DATA CONVERSION
There is no better time to move to Xero, were offering free Sage data conversion until the 30th...
HMRC has announced that the introduction of automatic penalties for late RTI submissions will be...
4 Sep 2014
Manage bills and purchases in Xero
Managing your bills and purchases in Xero accounting software helps you stay organised, stay on top...
2 Sep 2014
IMPROVED TAX BREAKS FOR INNOVATIVE COMPANIES
There are currently two very generous tax breaks for companies involved in research and development...
29 Aug 2014
INTEREST ON LOANS TO YOUR BUSINESS
If you have made a loan to your business you should consider paying interest on the loan, as this...
27 Aug 2014
EXCITING TIMES AT INFORM
These are exciting times for Inform Accounting - we’ve just launched our new website. We like to...
5 Aug 2014
Strategic Planning
“A sailor without a destination cannot hope for a favourable wind” As we move closer to the end of...
1 Aug 2014
Sales and online invoicing in Xero
Xero accounting software helps make your sales and invoicing process easy to manage. Even invoicing...
29 Jul 2014
100% TAX RELIEF FOR A PORSCHE!
As you may be aware motor cars used in a business that emit no more than 95g CO2 per kilometre...
25 Jul 2014
Set up Bank feeds in Xero
Xero accounting software is all about making tedious tasks like bank reconciliation easier. Bank...
24 Jul 2014
This week’s Business advice: MEASURING PR
Public relations (PR) is hard to define and sometimes even harder to measure. The most succinct...
16 May 2014
The rise of alternative lending
If you haven’t heard the terms ‘alternative lending’ or ‘crowdfunding’ then where have you been...
16 May 2014
The rise of alternative lending
If you haven’t heard the terms ‘alternative lending’ or ‘crowdfunding’ then where have you been...
16 Dec 2013
Xero's New pricing Plan
Xero have reviewed their pricing plans, which better reflects the additional value Xero now offers.
21 Nov 2013
The railroad
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21 Nov 2013
Peaceful lansdscapes
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21 Nov 2013
Beautiful landscapes
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21 Nov 2013
Capturing the details
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21 Nov 2013
Beautiful nature shots
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21 Nov 2013
Password protected album - pass: test
Password protect your album with the WordPress built-in functionality.
21 Nov 2013
Black and white photographs
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21 Nov 2013
Cityscapes
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The Chancellor announced the creation of a NICs Employment Allowance in the 2013 Budget. This is...
11 Nov 2013
Purchase Orders in Xero
Check out this new feature on Xero. You can now streamline the ordering process from raising orders...
28 Oct 2013
We are moving, but not too far…..
Inform Accounting are proud to announce that we are moving to new offices to accommodate our rapid...
21 Oct 2013
New Starter
Inform Accounting are pleased to welcome Joe Chesterman, as he joins the team as our new Trainee...
14 Oct 2013
Xero Accountants
Inform Accounting at Xerocon London 2013 When Inform Accounting was first set up in 2010, two main...
31 May 2013
How to make accounting easier with Xero
Xero Accounting Software on your Mobile
3 Apr 2013
Personal Allowance Trap!
You may know, there is a nasty tax trap by reference to the gradual withdrawal of the personal...
25 Mar 2013
Maximising Your Pension Annual Allowance
Why should you maximise your pension annual allowance?
As of the 2013/14 tax year, unincorporated businesses with an annual turnover below the VAT...
This introduction can hopefully clear up some of the questions surrounding claiming back expenses.
6 Feb 2013
Is your business ready for RTI
In April 2013 the way your payroll is run in the UK will undergo the biggest change since the...
28 Jan 2013
What happens if you miss the tax return deadline
If you miss the 31 January deadline for online tax returns, you will have to pay a penalty.
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At Inform Accounting, what we do is about so much more than making money and helping our clients manage theirs.
