Tips – Defacto-FD

By:Fiona Purves
7th May 2020

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How Defacto-FD Is Working From Home

We are now into May (still in lockdown) and business is really starting to feel the change of working under the new normal. Whether you set yourself up ahead of…

3 Bookkeeping Tips to keep your business on track

By:Fiona Purves
20th January 2020

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3 Bookkeeping Tips to Keep your Business on Track

Whether it’s a promise to eat clean or visit the gym more than once a month, we all take on January with the intent of creating a positive change. We…

looking to grow your business? Questions to ask your accountant

By:Fiona Purves
10th December 2019

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Can an accountant help your business grow? The Types of Questions you should be asking

Are you using your accountant to their full potential? Accurate financial statements and tax returns are both important. But they only tell a story of where your business was and…

By:Fiona Purves
14th November 2019

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Get to know Xero cloud-based accounting

Xero cloud-based accounting is an accounting software tool ideal for small businesses. The Xero tool manages invoicing, purchasing, expenses, bookkeeping and so much more. At the heart, Xero is a…

7 Ways to Prevent an HMRC Tax Investigation

By:Fiona Purves
21st June 2019

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7 Ways to Prevent an HMRC Tax Investigation

How to Prevent an HMRC Tax Investigation Tax investigations may sound like something that only happens in exciting Scandinavian crime-thrillers, but the sad reality is that they are real pain…

By:Fiona Purves
5th June 2019

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6 Ways Sole Traders Can Pay Less Tax

How Can Sole Traders Pay Less Tax? Most of the businesses we work with all highlight one key value-add that we help them with: paying less tax. Knowing what steps…

By:Fiona Purves
8th May 2019

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7 Ways to Prevent Bad Debt

How to Prevent Bad Debt At the beginning of the year, reports emerged that insolvencies in the UK were now at an all-time high. The amount of people that had…

The Biggest Advantage of Cloud Accounting

By:Fiona Purves
15th March 2019

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The BIGGEST Advantage of Cloud Accounting

The BIGGEST advantage of Cloud Accounting I recently had an accident while on a skiing holiday and ended up breaking my ankle. I’m sure many business owners will agree that…

By:Fiona Purves
13th December 2018

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Scottish Budget: What does it mean for you?

What does the Scottish Budget mean for you? We recently wrote a blog on the UK budget, which included the highlights and our opinions on several key matters. As a…

By:Fiona Purves
13th November 2018

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How can I minimise my financial paperwork

How can I minimise my financial paperwork Overflowing storage spaces, endless piles of files, crumpled up receipts and tattered old ring binders – it may seem cliché, but it’s an…