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CORPORATION TAX
Finance Act 2019 - what’s new?
The draft Finance Act 2019 contains a number of tax measures affecting business finances. Which are most likely to impact your company?
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Can you use incremental analysis to make a choice?
Your factory manager wants to buy a replacement machine for the production line. It’s an expensive piece of equipment and the existing machine still functions well. How can you help the directors decide on the best course of action?
More...CREDIT CONTROL
Getting invoices paid before Christmas
With many businesses shutting down for the Christmas holidays, there’s only a small window of opportunity for your customers to pay you. How can you ensure that you don’t start the new year with a poor cash flow forecast?
More...KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
How can you improve the company’s debtor days?
Following a review of debtor days with the bank manager, the MD has asked you for a plan to improve the efficiency of the accounts receivable department. Where should you start and what should you consider?
More...UTILITIES
Water switch savings greater than expected
In April 2017 the retail water market changed. New research suggests the money SMEs could save by shopping around is more than predicted. But how much more and should you bother switching?
More...TRAINING COSTS
Tax breaks for trainees
You accept the need to invest in training your staff. But though the costs can quickly mount up, there are some little-known tax savings that could help you out. What might you save?
More...OFFICE COSTS
Rising food costs - check the fridge
The long hot and dry summer is pushing up the price of some essential foods this winter. If you supply free food, drinks, etc. to your staff what can you do to manage the increased cost?
More...ENERGY
A bright idea - change the light bulbs
Another ban on light bulbs has now come into effect. Which ones are affected this time around and could the change to lower energy replacements actually save your business money?
More...CONTRACTS
Getting indemnities right
You’re likely to be involved in setting contract terms with customers. One area that is usually heavily negotiated is indemnities. What should you be looking out for when reviewing them?
More...PURCHASE LEDGER
Is it time to clean up the purchase ledger master file?
During the last audit, the auditors noted that there were a number of errors emanating from input into the purchase ledger. They recommended that the purchase ledger be cleaned up. How should you do this and why is it important?
More...SPREADSHEETS
New SORT and SORTBY functions in Excel
A new set of powerful array functions is being rolled out to Office 365 subscribers. Three useful ones are SORT, SORTBY and FILTER. What’s the advantage of using these and how do they work?
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