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May 29 2023

Things to consider when applying for a business loan

Categories: Leisure

Refinancing existing loans, investing in new assets, renovating your current park, or even acquiring a new park are some of the reasons you may wish to apply for a business loan. However, in the current economic climate it isn’t always easy to be successful in your application. Lenders want to ensure your business is financially more

May 20 2023

Benefits of Cloud Accounting for Holiday Parks

Categories: Leisure

Over the past 5 years, we have found that many of our clients have moved to maintaining their financial records using cloud accounting software. The level of automation available benefits a business by reducing the time taken to process books and records. It can also enable you to extract more accurate, up to date information more

May 17 2023

Are you making the most of technology in your business?

Categories: EQ AccountingProfessions

We are living in an ever-changing technology era where businesses are moving away from paper records and having to reconcile balances by hand. The capabilities of current day accounting software are helping reduce the manual intervention and strains on bookkeepers and internal management. Today’s accounting software can now connect directly to your online banking, invoice more

May 16 2023

Making your children’s nursery more attractive to your staff

Categories: HealthcarePayroll

With children’s nursery providers struggling with rising costs, the added pressures on recruiting and retaining costs can be overwhelming. While the Scottish Government aims to review the impact of the disparity of ELC funding on the workforce, there are things providers can do internally to improve their cashflow. Actively holding on to your key staff more

May 4 2023

Basis period reform: what does it mean for your farming business?

Categories: AgricultureTaxation

From 6 April 2023, HMRC implemented reforms to the basis period method of assessment which will affect all sole traders, partnerships and LLPs that currently do not prepare their annual accounts to a year ending between 31 March and 5 April. The previous basis period rules Under the previous rules, all unincorporated businesses were assessed more

Apr 25 2023

Our agricultural event calendar for 2023!

Categories: Agriculture

As well as visiting clients on their farms to deal with their service requirements, our EQ Agriculture team have a packed calendar supporting various sector events over the course of the year. If you are going to any of the upcoming shows that we’re attending and/or exhibiting at, please come say hello to our EQ more

Apr 21 2023

Basis Period Reform – time to start planning

Categories: LeisureTaxation

The UK Government have confirmed that the basis period reform will go ahead as planned. This means that the profits and losses of sole traders and partnerships, of which many Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) businesses are operated, will be calculated based on the tax year itself, not the accounting period ending in the tax year more