Productivity + Positivity: 5 Ways to Work Better and Feel Better
In the modern workplace, the pressure to perform optimally at all times can feel overwhelming. With demanding deadlines, long hours and back-to-back meetings all adding to the average office worker’s...
View ArticleWhen Does A Small Business Need To Start Paying Tax?
When to register a new business for tax You should register as a sole trader or a partnership as soon as you start trading. There are two easy ways to do this: Calling the HM Revenue & Custom’s...
View ArticleCan you be employed and self-employed?
If you’ve got an idea for a business, but aren’t in a position to fully invest your time and energy into it just yet, then you’re in luck – as you can be employed and self-employed at the same time!...
View ArticleHow to set up an eBay business
1000s of UK small business count eBay as their primary source of income, with some even becoming millionaires through the platform. While eBay still has a reputation as a website people use to flog...
View ArticleHow to Register a Company Name
Want to register a company name? This guide covers all the steps from picking a name to proving it’s yours! Do I have to register my company name? Registering your company name isn’t compulsory for...
View ArticleTips & Tricks for Online Small Business Success
There’s never been a better time to start a small business, given the explosion of technological devices and the Internet of Things. The sheer extent of our global connectivity means that, today, you...
View ArticleThe Pros And Cons Of Moving Over To A Limited Company
What is a limited company? There are two primary types of limited company – those limited by shares and limited by guarantee. The first is the most common amongst businesses, while the second is...
View Article6 Problems Small Businesses Solve With Texting
Every business owner knows that the place to reach their customers is on their mobiles. But did you know that sending and reading text messages are the number one and two functions mobile users make...
View ArticleWin a Hot Air Balloon Ride for two!!
At KashFlow, we want to help small businesses soar. And this month, we’re taking that literally and offering our existing customers a chance to win a Celebration Hot Air Balloon Ride for Two with...
View ArticleSetting up PAYE
In a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) online scheme, you deduct income tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) from your employees’ salary and pay it to HM Revenue and Customers. If you don’t, you’ll be...
View ArticleWhat Is An Employer Reference Number?
An Employer Reference Number (ERN) is a unique set of letters and number used to identify your business. Also called your employer PAYE reference on tax forms, you’ll be given an Employer Reference...
View ArticleDo You Need A Business Bank Account?
Sole traders aren’t legally required to own a business bank account, but there are several advantages to having separate business and personal finances. In this blog, we look at why you might want to...
View ArticleSmall business guide to redundancy pay
What is redundancy? Redundancy is when you, as an employer, reduce your workforce because jobs are no longer needed. As businesses restructure and evolve, it’s an unfortunate fact that sometimes roles...
View ArticleSmall Business Guide To Company Car Tax
If you provide your employees with a company car (or fuel) that they can use for personal transport*, then they’ll have to pay company car tax. This is because you’re providing the car in addition to...
View ArticleQualities That Make a Good Leader
There’s plenty of advice available on how to be a good leader, though which will apply to you, your team and your business will There are three things you need to know in order to be a good leader:...
View ArticleIntroducing the New & Improved Customer and Supplier Areas
After reviewing the most popular posts over on KashFlow Canvass, we’ve opened up our toolkit and made a few changes to the Customer and Supplier areas in KashFlow! In this blog, we’ll give you a quick...
View ArticleHow to Transition Your Physical Business Online
If you currently own a brick-and-mortar business and fail to have an online presence, you are missing out on a huge avenue of finding new potential customers. At this point, most people spend time...
View Article5 Ways Your Business Can Find Customers on Social Media
The Battle for Attention: Here’s What Your Business is Up Against Startups with a strong social media presence understand that it takes more than a funny cat meme or inspirational Facebook post to get...
View ArticleStaying on top of your bookkeeping ahead of Making Tax Digital
With the new Making Tax Digital system coming into effect early next year, businesses over (or approaching) the VAT threshold will need to make sure they have a bookkeeping system in place that is both...
View ArticleBusiness Payments Through the Years
With the UK moving ever closer to a cashless and contactless society, we thought it would be fun to look back at all the ways businesses have received payments. Making and taking payments runs deep...
View ArticleUnderstanding the VAT Annual Accounting Scheme
With Making Tax Digital and its online-only, quarterly reporting around the corner, we take another look at the VAT Annual Accounting Scheme to see how it will change with this new tax initiative. The...
View ArticleKashFlow Guide to Direct Debits
We’ve partnered with GoCardless to help our customers get paid on time by adopting Direct Debits. But is this the right payment collection method for your business? This blog looks at the advantages of...
View ArticleDebit card payments overtake cash in the UK
Is your business equipped to take card payments? Investing in point-of-sale card readers and making sure you’re ready to take contactless payments may seem like a luxury in the early days of your...
View ArticleWhat is Real Time Tax?
As a major component of Making Tax Digital, Real Time Tax is a term that UK small businesses will need to know if they’re over (or approaching) the VAT threshold. The post What is Real Time Tax?...
View ArticleWhat is Expense Management?
We’ve partnered with Cashplus to help KashFlow customers manage their expenses using a prepaid card solution. We’ve already given expense management a brief introduction, but we wanted to delve deeper...
View ArticleIs online bookkeeping secure?
What do we mean by ‘online’ bookkeeping? Online bookkeeping utilises ‘the cloud’. In layman’s terms the cloud is simply a way that data and software is stored online. By using online bookkeeping...
View ArticleExpense management tips for SMEs – challenges and solutions
In this week’s blog, Cashplus explore the common expense management issues faced by small businesses – and how Making Tax Digital is set to change ways of working across the board. In a survey...
View ArticleIntroducing KashFlow’s New Mileage Module
Sole traders and partnerships who use HMRC’s “simplified expense” method must log all the trips they make for work and claim back the mileage from their business. The amount they can claim back is...
View ArticleWhat is the cash flow gap?
If left unchecked, a cash flow gap can create serious problems for a small business. There are, however, ways for business to plug this cash gap and ensure their business maintains a smooth financial...
View ArticleSmall businesses facing Auto Enrolment audits and fines
Now that Automatic Enrolment into Workplace Pension schemes has finished its rollout and applies to businesses of every size, The Pensions Regulator are carrying out audits to ensure that business are...
View ArticleWhat is Managed Payroll?
What is Managed Payroll? At KashFlow, we recently launched Managed Payroll – which is our name for an outsourced payroll service. In this blog, we’ll take a look at what outsourcing actually is and why...
View ArticleThe KashFlow Guide to Working from Home
One of the best ways to keep overheads down in the early days of running a business is to work from home. But did you know you can save some more money by claiming tax relief? It’s true! HMRC allow you...
View ArticleIntroducing the KashFlow Healthcare Suite with Natasha Chryssafi
We’re ready to launch our brand-new IRIS KashFlow Healthcare Suite, so to get you ready, we thought we’d introduce you to Natasha Chryssafi, one of our Product Managers, to tell you all about it. What...
View ArticleBeginner’s guide to business tax
Beginner’s guide to business tax With a new business comes new tax responsibilities, and if this is your first time then it can all look a bit confusing. So to help you out, we’ve written this quick...
View ArticleMaking Tax Digital: What You Need to Know
Making Tax Digital: What You Need to Know HMRC recently introduced a fundamental change to the way the UK tax system works. It’s called Making Tax Digital, and it’s being rolled out across the country...
View ArticleHow to Complete Your Self-Assessment
If you’ve never had to complete a self-assessment tax return before, the very thought of doing so can be quite daunting. However, like many things it’s easy when you know how. So, before you start...
View ArticleBrexit – Vital VAT actions for businesses
Vital VAT actions for businesses as Brexit-shaped sword of Damacles hangs perilously above The New Year has arrived but with it comes trepidation and uncertainty for businesses across the land, with...
View ArticleMaking Tax Digital and additional VAT functionality update
We’ve always prided ourselves on being specialists in straightforward bookkeeping for sole traders, freelancers, small and micro businesses. Paying VAT is one of the biggest and most daunting parts of...
View ArticleKashFlow Payroll Named in Capterra’s Top 20 Most Popular for Payroll Software
KashFlow Payroll named ‘Top 20 Payroll Software Product’ by Capterra KashFlow Payroll has been named a Top 20 Payroll Software Product by Capterra, a free online service that helps organisations find...
View ArticleMissed the digital VAT deadline? What HMRC needs you do now
Businesses who have been frantically trying to get over the finish line for the first digital VAT submission but just fallen short can breathe a sigh of relief. Why? HMRC has spoken out about the...
View ArticleHolland, Hawaii or Honduras: Wherever your staff go, we’ve got their holiday...
Whether it’s Holland, Hawaii, or Honduras your staff may be using their paid holidays to fly to any number of exotic destinations in coming months. But while you may be transfixed by their travel tales...
View ArticleCoronavirus and cashflow: In uncertain times, how do SMEs manage?
The harsh and shocking effects of the coronavirus crisis are being felt through all parts of society, in every aspect of all our lives. Small businesses are being hit particularly hard. Some...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Tips to ensure productivity when working from home
England’s deputy chief medical officer recently stated that it could be six months before life in the UK returns to ‘normal’. Many UK businesses have been working from home for the last few weeks and...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Everything you need to know about the available self-employed aid
The government recently announced that self-employed workers can apply for a support scheme worth 80% of their average monthly profits. The aid has been put in place following increased pressure after...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the Job Retention scheme
Following the huge economic impact of COVID-19, the government issued a new Job Retention scheme to minimise redundancies. However, as the scheme is so new a lot of uncertainty remains. To support...
View ArticleMake self-assessment digital
Self-assessment is a key part of every business, as HMRC uses it to calculate the tax on your income. But while essential it’s also incredibly time-consuming with most businesses choosing to outsource...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about cashflow
Cashflow is a fundamental part of every business and, in these unprecedented times, managing it correctly has never been more important Think of monitoring cashflow like checking the pulse of your...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about self-assessment
Self-assessment is a standard tax return form that business owners have to send to report their annual earnings to HMRC and must include the source of those earnings. When do you have to submit your...
View ArticleKashFlow’s guide to working from home expenses
The most recent prediction is that it could take at least six months before the UK regains a state of normality, meaning that working from home will most likely be in your foreseeable future. There...
View ArticleMTD for VAT: Does HMRC change mean businesses must sign up a year early?
Is your business yet to register for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT? How does the prospect of signing up one year earlier than planned – by April 2021 – sound to you? That’s one way some people might...
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