EVENTS IN THE world over the last couple of years have left all of us reeling in horror, amazement and bewilderment. Newspapers and online media send out a continual barrage of reports, comment, opinion and analysis with words and photos. Facebook and Twitter...
But the word has come to have great significance in UK politics and is our annual fiscal review. The first Budget appears to date back to 1733 when Britain experienced a so-called Excise Crisis. The Prime Minister at the time, Robert Walpole, planned to shift the...
Recently, I saw a contractor who was concerned about making losses on his contracts. I explained to him that, once he had secured a contract, he had to control two key areas. The first area was planning, job planning as well as procurement of labour and...
I recently went to see a wine bar operator who was thinking of stopping the sale of his food because he was not making any profit on it. I explained to him that this was common with wine bar operators because they were more concerned with the sale of the drinks...
A client who recently set up a consultancy business had no associated costs or expenses and therefore no VAT inputs. Flat Rate VAT Advantages I recommended that he file for VAT registration immediately on the flat rate basis. This had three advantages: One, it...
A lot of accountants charge their clients for every phone call, meeting, email, and the client is afraid to call them because he is unsure of where his fees are going. It appears to be open ended. At Green and Peter, we charge our clients on a fixed fee basis....
