Whether you’re looking to changing your company's year ends with Companies House or if you want to shorten it, there are benefits to be enjoyed from changing your accounting date. Before you start, the first thing to note is that the maximum length for a company’s...
Accountancy for ecommerce – what you need to know
Why is accountancy for ecommerce so important in 2021? Well, despite the many negatives of the pandemic and lockdown, with many businesses experiencing hardship, it has also been a period of growth for new businesses and entrepreneurs. The ONS announced recently that...
What SEISS grants and tax returns mean for you
Since May 2020, the UK government introduced a temporary financial support system to help self-employed individuals, also known as sole traders, called SEISS. SEISS grants and tax returns aim to help support individuals who have been financially impacted by the...
We’re hiring – Bookkeeper and payroll administrator
Relative Accountancy is seeking to recruit a bookkeeper and payroll administrator. The role will primarily be bookkeeping and payroll and ideally over three days per week. However, for the right candidate, we may consider full time. Functions of the role include:...
What is Link My Books and how can it support ecommerce?
When managing your tax, it’s important to use the tools around you to make the job as painless and stress-free as possible, but what does Link My Books have to with that? Well, we recognise that the time of any business owner is valuable, which is why efficiency and...
Personal trainer tax – how does it work?
Setting up on your own for the first time is an exciting time in our professional lives. Leaving behind the shackles of a rigid nine-to-five to follow our dreams is an ambition harboured by many, and a growing number are taking the plunge. One sector where a large...
What is Dext and how can it help my business?
What is Dext and how does it work? At Relative, we find that more and more of our clients and businesses are moving away from the traditional way of keeping accounts. People are scrapping the manual and desktop record-keeping of the past, and replacing it with more...
The Self-Employment Grant – what you need to know
In May 2020, the UK Government introduced a temporary financial support system to help self-employed individuals, in the form of a Self-Employment Grant called SEISS. SEISS aims to help support individuals who have been financially impacted by the pandemic and...
How can you make your hobby a business?
It sounds ideal – making a career doing something that you absolutely love. Most of us, at some point, have probably wondered if we can make a living from our hobby and sadly, many will have concluded that while it may be fun, it simply won’t generate a decent living....
The Huddersfield business economy – present and future
The Huddersfield business economy, like the rest of the nation, has been significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Brexit transition, serving to heighten the day-to-day challenges that come with operating a business. Ongoing and shifting national...
