Apr 7 2017 Making Tax Digital – Could the Cloud be the perfect choice for your dental practice? Categories: HealthcareMaking Tax DigitalTaxation You may be aware, that in under a year’s time, if your dental practice currently keeps its accounting records manually, you will have to be up and running on a computerised system to be able to make quarterly returns to HMRC. If you haven’t heard about Making Tax Digital, then you can find out more more
Apr 3 2017 Alan Tucker retires after 38 years with EQ Categories: EQ NewsPeople Alan Tucker retired from EQ at close of business on Friday 31 March 2017, and that evening a dinner (attended by just over 100 clients, colleagues and professional friends) was held to celebrate his career with the firm. Clova Hotel was the venue, where an entertaining evening was had by all. Iain Gordon, Chairman of more
Mar 31 2017 New Partner Appointed at EQ Accountants Categories: HealthcarePeople We are delighted to announce the well-deserved promotion of Louise Grant. Louise Grant (38), who heads up our Healthcare team, takes up her position as Partner within the Dundee office on 1 April 2017. Monifieth born and bred, Louise joined the firm as a graduate of Abertay University in 2003. She undertook her examinations with the more
Mar 25 2017 Minimum Wage Rises Categories: EQ Accounting The National Minimum Wage (NMW) or National Living Wage (NLW) rates are increasing from 1 April 2017. Employers need to ensure they are paying their employees at least the appropriate NMW or NLW rate. You can find the new rates in the table below. Going forward the NMW and NLW rates will be reviewed annually in April. more
Mar 22 2017 Are you looking for ways to save time in your business? Categories: EQ AccountingLeisure We have found that the level of automation available from using accounting software, such as Xero, benefits a business by reducing the time taken to process the books and records. Take Bank Rules as an example, they are an important tool when processing bank transactions. These allow the user to define how recurring entries should more
Mar 20 2017 Payroll Year End 2017 Categories: EQ AccountingPayroll With April fast approaching, time should be taken to familiarise yourself with Year End filing procedures and deadlines. HM Revenue & Customs have produced this step-by-step guide to follow. Please follow this link www.gov.uk/payroll-annual-reporting. Our dedicated EQ Accounting department can provide support with adhering to the HM Revenue & Customs requirements. Should you wish to more
Mar 15 2017 Spring Budget U-turn Categories: Taxation There has been much discussion over the fact the Chancellor had announced the increase of National Insurance (class 4) rates for self-employed people in the Budget last week. Mr Hammond’s Budget announcement would have increased Class 4 NICs from 9% to 10% in April 2018, and to 11% in 2019, to bring it closer to the more
Mar 9 2017 Our full Spring Budget Summary 2017 is now available to download Categories: Taxation The Chancellor’s Budget on 8 March was the first of two due in 2017. The final Spring Budget came little more than three months after an Autumn Statement, with another Budget due in Autumn of 2017. With Making Tax Digital due to begin next April, there are big changes on the horizon. Angela Haig, Partner, more