Your accountant has suggested that you ought to consider changing your company’s year-end. What might be the benefits of this and how can you do it with the minimum of disruption?
Published 10.09.2008
In recent years, several very high profile directors found themselves in deep trouble for failing to follow proper accounting guidelines (remember Enron?). So how can you play it safe when it comes
to capitalising assets?
Published 18.07.2007
The recession has led banks and other businesses to tighten their belts and only lend to a company if it has a good credit rating. But now some credit scoring agencies are unexpectedly marking some
companies down. What’s going on?
Published 03.09.2009
Even with a good credit rating you can never be sure that a good customer won’t turn into a bad payer, or even go bust owing you money. Running a credit check will cost you and might not tell the
whole story. What’s the alternative?
Published 01.02.2011
You’ve just received a whopping bill from your solicitor for having, e.g. your director’s service agreement redrafted. What, if anything, can you do about it? And what if he’d been doing contentious
work for you instead?
Published 07.12.2005
New regulations are intended to allow small companies to simplify their accounting procedures. Is this something you can take advantage of?
Published 01.10.2013
A director from another company has said that his firm uses a job costing system to maintain its profits. Is this something you should have? If so, is there an easy but accurate way to carry out job
costing?
Published 25.04.2007
A sole director has been disqualified for seven years because he failed to maintain proper accounting records on behalf of the company. What financial information are you required to keep?
Published 19.01.2017
One of your main customers is now insisting that you send invoices to them electronically. But what exactly will this involve and, more importantly, how much is it going to cost?
Published 15.02.2006
One of your colleagues has suggested switching to cloud accounting, his only reasoning seems to be cost cutting. But is it really cheaper, and what advantages or drawbacks are there compared to your
existing software?
Published 26.10.2012