by ClearwaysAccountants | Jun 20, 2013 | Pension planning, Tax planning, Tax Tips
At Clearways Accountants we have had a couple of enquiries about pensions recently. We set out some figures and examples on the new pension regime in our blog on pensions last year. This blog considers your options. Some definitions are given at the bottom of the...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Jun 7, 2013 | Client case studies, Contractor, Freelancer, IR35, Self Employment, Tax planning, Tax Tips
A potential client (lets call him Andy) had found Clearways Accountants through the Professional Contractors Group accredited accountants scheme. Andy wanted an accountant with start-up knowledge and experience in IR35. He was concerned over the tax he was paying...
by ClearwaysAccountants | May 31, 2013 | Business tax, Contractor, Freelancer, Self Employment, Small business advice, Tax planning, Tax Tips
The cost of buying a garden office and fitting it out is expensive and can be a major outlay for a smaller business. A garden office is treated for accounts and tax as a capital asset (and not as a business expense). Capital assets purchased for your business,...
by ClearwaysAccountants | May 28, 2013 | Business tax, Client case studies, Self Employment, Small business advice, Tax planning, Tax Tips
A number of people have asked how we help with a business start-up so I thought it would be best to illustrate with a client case study. Neill was interested in setting up his own business, he wanted to work for himself and he had seen a furniture range that he liked...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Jan 31, 2013 | Contractor, IR35, Self Employment, Small business advice, Tax planning
Contractors working through their own company for clients either directly or indirectly may be caught by the intermediaries legislation, known in the press as IR35. The effect of working through your own company The IR35 legislation was written in an attempt to stop...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Jan 9, 2013 | Contractor, IR35, Tax planning, Tax Tips
If you have been contracting for a while using an umbrella company and you have decided that you like the lifestyle and the challenge that contracting gives you, then it will be more beneficial to operate through your own limited company. We have a number of clients...
