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Barclays Mobile Banking App

We’ve recently upgraded the Barclays Mobile Banking App for one of our Business Acts and found some nice new touches that may be of use to Sole Traders / Small Businesses.

The recent versions have an inbuilt small invoicing suite that lets you set up

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TV programmes..

So I got asked to do some work with a TV show, 'Garden Rescue' that were to be filming locally to me. They wanted me to put in 20m2 grey sandstone patio in a day, not a massive area bearing in mind prep work was to be done by someone else and in all

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What can i claim TAX relief on as a Gardener ( Tools )

Alright chaps, hope you havent all burned to a crisp out there today!

So ive signed up for quickbooks and im just going back through all my expenses but one area seems to be quite grey to me and not black and white.

what can i claim tax relief for with

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Rise of the automower

Have been around the industry for 30 odd years and installed our first auto mower about 20 years ago, but over the last year the market has literally exploded with us looking at installing 4 next week alone. Reports nationally of many dealers hitting

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IZettle

quick question - has anyone used izettle for accepting debit card payments?  Just thinking of signing up and buying a card reader for £25.  Transactions are charged at 1.75% which seems ok to me.  Really want it for tempting cheque paying older custo

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Slow/bad payers

Hi all,

I have a varied mix of customers, some regular maintenance all year, some one off jobs and some bigger projects. 

I provide a clear quote for each customer, work exactly to that spec, keep the customer updated etc.

On completion (or end of month

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cost of accountants

can any give me a rough idea of they accountants fees for payrol and end of year accounts for ltd company  

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Jobber users - Quickbooks vs Xero update?

Having looked through some threads from last year, there were a few of you guys who were going to start using either quickbooks or Xero with Jobber.

We are now at that crossroads, so could you folks give us an update on how you got on and your thought

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Flat rate VAT scheme - is it still relevant ?

I read an article from an Accountancy Practice questioning whether small businesses are benfiting from the FRS;

 

"Flat Rate VAT Scheme rules have changed

If you are charging VAT when you don’t need to, then;

•  Is this putting your business at a c

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Accountant advice please; simplified expenses vs actual costs?

Have I left it too late to get an accountant for January 18 tax return? Do you even get accountants that want '£15 per hour gardeners and handyman' type work?I completed January 17 as a sole trader working out of a car claiming a mileage allowance as

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Retained Firefighters needed

Slight tangent I know however.... you may not be aware that in many regions of the UK there is a desperate need for part time retained Firefighters.Most small local Fire stations are run by paid retained Firefighters who get to the station within 5 m

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Starting my new business........advice regarding capital equipment etc!

Hi,

I've just joined up after reading a lot of great advice on the forums.  I'm planning on starting my own business so have many questions that will no doubt receive great advice!

I've 20 years experience working in heritage organisations (and recentl

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Tenders

Been a country age since I've been on here, but got a question to ask you all.Where's the best place to find tenders?? I've looked on some sites even the local government sites but they all seem to want extortionate amounts just to look at them.

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Costs of going from sole trader to Ltd

I'm thinking of going Ltd in the next few years, not to save tax or anything, but just to 'officialize' (probably not a word) my business in my mind and also in others thoughts. I will hopefully be trying to get a few more commercial contracts also,

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Seeking 10 people to learn together with Piet Oudolf, Dr Noel Kingsbury and others

Hello everyone,

It's been several years since I've been on here.  And MyGardenSchool has now grown quite a lot.  We're trialling an initiative where we'd like to find 10 people who would be happy to learn together in one class  - and really feel like

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Cash in Hand and the Gig Economy: To end?...

There's a report due out this Thursday which plans to end or at least reduce payment in cash for work done......http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40561807

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Winter

Morning guys, sorry to bring the subject of winter up when we are in the middle of summer! I was just wondering how much of it people tend to work for? I saw somewhere somebody said as a rough guide to base pricing on 46 weeks of the year but that in

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Jobber scheduling

Any one out there use Jobber to schedule work?

I've signed up for a trial and setup our clients. However it would seem that I need to setup four different "jobs" for each client that follows a seasonal visiting schedule. (monthly in winter, fortnightl

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Starting my own business

Hi my name is Kingsley.I am 21 years old I was working in drainage/civil engineering/ flagging ground works, till around a year ago. My manager at this drainage firm had. Decided to set a landscape gardening business (he had no experience of this). I

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Making Tax Digital for Business update (03/17)

Minor changes confirmed following March's Budget :

"Making Tax Digital for Business update

Extensive changes to how taxpayers record and report income to HMRC are being introduced under a project entitled Making Tax Digital for Business (MTDfB).

MTDf

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