Apr 14 2021 Audit & reporting for charities Categories: Audit & ReportingCharities As Chartered Accountants, audit, reporting and accounting forms a large part of our day-to-day activities. At EQ, we focus our attention on delivering significant value to clients through these services and not simply achieving compliance. We pride ourselves on working together, where you see us as an extension of your charity, gaining your trust and more
Apr 9 2021 Dext Partner certified Categories: BookkeepingCloud AccountingEQ AccountingTechnology Recent times have shown us just how important technology is when it comes to keeping your business going while working from home. As part of our ongoing effort to improve our remote working processes, we are excited to announce that our EQ Accounting team have recently achieved Partner certification with Dext, previously Receipt Bank, the award-winning more
Mar 29 2021 Payroll Year End 2021 Categories: EQ AccountingPayroll With April fast approaching, it’s time to familiarise yourself with Year End filing procedures and deadlines. There are a number of things you need to do for a successful payroll year end but key to this is submitting your final payroll of the 2020/21 tax year to HMRC by 19 April 2021. Here are some of the more
Mar 22 2021 Our Budget 2021 taxation roundup Categories: Taxation As mentioned in our previous article, the UK Budget contained a mixture of taxation and non-taxation announcements. To help provide guidance on the taxation announcements made during the Budget, our highly qualified, knowledgeable EQ Taxperts have provided a series of detailed articles that breakdown the Budget announcements to help you effectively plan for the future. We have consolidated the latest more
Mar 9 2021 Budget 2021 – VAT Rates for hospitality and leisure business Categories: LeisureTaxation The Chancellor’s Budget extended the current 5% reduced rate for hospitality and leisure business for six months to 30 September 2021 followed by an interim rate of 12.5% before reverting to the standard rate of 20% from 1 April 2022. The extension will be welcomed by all as many businesses have been able to pass more
Mar 4 2021 Budget Summary 2021 – The Big Freeze Categories: Taxation Yesterday’s Budget delivered by Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, was met with a collective sigh of relief by tax practitioners who had perhaps feared the worst particularly in relation to capital taxes. As it turned out, the Budget was as notable for what it didn’t cover as what it did. In a polished, confident performance, the Chancellor more
Feb 24 2021 Minimum Wage increases from April 2021 Categories: EQ AccountingPayroll The government has announced increased minimum wage rates that will take effect from 1 April 2021. The National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 2.2% from £8.72 to £8.91 and will be extended to 23 and 24 year olds for the first time. For workers aged under 23, Commissioners recommended smaller increases in recognition of more
Feb 23 2021 Finding the right project management software for your business Categories: Cloud AccountingTechnology Our EQ Technology team work closely within the sector to find the best solutions for our clients and understand that one of the most important roles for businesses is to manage the costs and income of individual projects it is undertaking. Projects in IT and technology are often complex and it is important to establish more