The SVBG Blog
Our members are full of valuable information, which is why we wanted to include a platform to share knowledge to all. You can see the latest posts below!
Why accountants are history
We have a lot to thank accountants for. It’s great when clients thank us for sorting out tax issues or taking away some of the headaches of running a business. But did you know we were responsible for the invention of writing? I’ve been reading a fascinating...
Tree Surgery: Where does the money go?
Read time nine minutes. Why does it cost what it costs? People are often unpleasantly surprised by the quotations they receive to remove or remediate their trees. Whilst some contractors may well be chancing their arm with an inflated price, the cost...
For The Life You Don’t Yet Know
Life can very often throw us a curve ball and you never know... When your going to die: Zurich had 1,779 death claims in 2016 and paid out 98% of these claims totaling a benefit amount of £151,710,069* If you are going to get a critical illness: Zurich had 875...
Making Tax Digital – U-turn or just a delay?
Businesses can breathe a (temporary) sigh of relief after the Government quietly put its Making Tax Digital plans on the backburner. You might have missed this latest backtrack (remember the U-turn over NI changes for the self-employed?) because it was ‘announced’...
HMRC targets card payments
Does your business receive payment by debit or credit card? If so, you may get a letter from HMRC asking you to check it has all been declared on your 2015/16 tax return. Last month HMRC launched its Card Transaction Programme – a chance for businesses who...
Is your credit score really that important?
You will probably have seen a range of adverts on the TV highlighting how important knowing our own credit score it – and the ability to receive them ‘Free for Life’ – take them with a pinch of salt, why? Simply put they are a marketing ploy to encourage you to...
Potatoes, Potatoes, Potatoes
Okay so you are thinking what is he talking about well yes potatoes. This time of year is a great time to get out into the garden whether you are tidying after winter or starting to grow food and let’s face it food grown in the garden tastes so much better. WHEN...
What you need to know about Making Tax Digital
Making Tax Digital (MTD) is the latest brainwave from the Treasury, and is going to impact pretty much every business in the UK. We are finally beginning to get some detail fleshed out on the bones of this tax announcement, originally made in the 2015 Budget. We...
Your On line strategy
To define an online strategy, the first thing we need to do is define what is meant by On line. The dictionary say’s “connected to a network”. However you could specifically say you and your network and then expand that to there network and there notwork and so on....
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