Geraint Phillips, 12 St.Michael's Close
STAFFORD, Staffordshire, ST19 5AD
Telephone: 01785 715318
Email: taxsolv@aol.com
STAFFORD, Staffordshire, ST19 5AD
Telephone: 01785 715318
Email: taxsolv@aol.com
Geraint Phillips
Useful accounting, tax and business Information
These infosheets have been written to act as a useful reference library of the typical questions I find that I ame asked most often.
The advice provided within these infosheets is written as a general guide only. For this reason, you should seek my professional opinion before acting or relying upon this generalised advice.
Your specific circumstances may warrant a different approach to the one set out in the infosheets, and once I possess all the facts I will be better placed to give you specific advice on the best way forward.
The advice provided within these infosheets is written as a general guide only. For this reason, you should seek my professional opinion before acting or relying upon this generalised advice.
Your specific circumstances may warrant a different approach to the one set out in the infosheets, and once I possess all the facts I will be better placed to give you specific advice on the best way forward.
accounting
Infosheet name |
Description |
| VAT bad debt relief | How to reclaim VAT on debts that have gone bad. |
| Sole-trader year-end checklist | A list of the books and records a sole-trader should prepare at the end of their accounting period. |
| Guide 1: An introduction to book-keeping | An introduction to basic book-keeping conventions. |
| Guide 2: The Nominal Ledger | The role of the nominal ledger in an accounting system, and its relationship to the trial balance and the financial statements. |
| The accounting records you need to keep | A comprehensive review of the accounting records you need to keep, and how you should go about recording each kind of transaction you are likely to meet. |
| Company year-end checklist | A list of the books and records a company should prepare at the end of their accounting period. |
| Partnership year-end checklist | A list of the books and records a partnership should prepare at the end of their accounting period. |
business
Infosheet name |
Description |
| Managing bad debt | Even the smallest of enterprises can help minimise the risk of bad debt by just using undemanding credit control techniques. |
| Strategic planning for small businesses | A simple way of planning to become more profitable next year. |
| Bad debts | How to account for bad debts. |
| Sales invoice design tips | A few tips on invoice design, and the disclosures you are legally obliged to observe. |
| The insolvency process | An overview of the various kinds of insolvency processes for individuals and companies. |
| Improving your sales techniques | Some tips on how to improve your sales techniques. |
| No. of productive working days in 2002/2003 | Business planning should be based on the actual number of working days in a year. This infosheet shows why this is so important. |
| Letterhead design | A summary of the details you are required to disclose on your business stationery. |
tax
Infosheet name |
Description |
| The basics of IR35 explained | An explanation of IR35 and the new tax regime for personal service companies. |
| Close companies | Many family-run companies will fall within the legal definition of a Close Company. This infosheet explains the tax implications of being a Close Company. |
| Self Assessment | What you need to collect during the year in order to complete your personal tax return. |
| VAT: Exempt and zero-rated supplies | A summary of the various different types of non-standard VAT rate supplies. |
| State Pension Forecast | Instructions on how to obtain a State Pension Forecast for your retirement, based on your National Insurance contributions paid to date. |
