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The Best Xero Integration Apps In 2023
You know what they say - teamwork makes the dreamwork. In modern working conditions, this term applies to both the workforce and the apps that they are using. As we head towards what seems like an I, Robot-esque future where machines rule over all, it should come as...
What Is Xero Accounting? A Guide On Why Xero Could Suit Your Business
If you have found yourself asking “What is Xero accounting?” it is safe to presume that you are either on the search for a new accounting software, looking to learn more on the subject of Xero as a platform or stuck in an...
Why Xero Is The Best Accounting Software For Creatives
Shopping around for the best accounting software for creatives falls into the bracket of tasks that are not necessarily the most thrilling, but are undeniably essential. Like remembering to let the dog out before bed, signing up with the local GP after moving house,...
Our Xero Setup Guide For Creative Businesses
The first steps on a new journey are often the most exciting. However, making mistakes at the early stages often leads to bigger problems further down the line. Xero is designed to help simultaneously optimise and simplify your business’ finances. Making sure that you...
How to Accurately Measure Your Profit Margin
So, you’ve got your dream business up and running but you aren’t entirely sure quite how well it is running… Should you be using sales as your financial yardstick? Or maybe reductions in costs? Not quite… In this blog we detail how to measure profit margin and why it...
“Why Are Accountants Boring?” – Busting Common Accounting Myths
As accountants, we face a barrage of negative and inaccurate press on a daily basis. Everything from the inaccurate “Do accountants have to be good at maths?” to the downright hurtful “Why are accountants boring?”. Well, in this blog we are looking to debunk some of...
Sick of bookkeeping? We got you.
You’ve made a business out of doing something you love and now you're playing catch up with your books every month. It’s stressful and annoying. Your focus is probably on delivering your service and that totally makes sense. Your service is what gives you the numbers!...
At What Stage Does Your Business Need Help From An Accountant?
It’s a familiar situation for any new business owner. Your business is growing, and with that comes excitement, ambition and a hell of a lot of questions. One of the most common ones that budding entrepreneurs ask us is: “Do I need an accountant for my small...
How To Calculate Your Business Rates
Starting your own business is always an exciting venture. Driven by dreams of ambitious rags to riches success stories, who can blame new business owners for foreseeing themselves as future frontrunners in their given sector? However, much of that glamorous...
How Accounting Can Take Your Start Up To The Next Level
Finance is regularly considered one of the core pillars of any successful business. While money may not legitimately make the world go round, it is a pretty crucial factor in both measuring the success of your business and guiding it on its next steps. After all, if...
From Dreaming to Dream Life: Friend Productions Case Study
“I had a dream of how my finances could work and it’s everything I wanted it to be.” This is how Luke Jacobs of Friend Productions feels about running the financial side of his company now. But it was a very different story two years ago. As part owner of a...
Do I have to pay my employees sick pay?
Whether it’s strep, sniffles or the stomach bug, we all get sick. As a business owner, you have to juggle both the wellbeing of your team and your business, and while you’re happy for an employee to take all the R&R and ibuprofen they need to get back on their...
Do I need an accountant to file my R&D tax credits?
As a creative business owner, you know better than anyone the level of innovation and experimentation your industry requires. This is the exact business model that R&D tax credits were designed to reward. Introduced in 2000, this scheme by HMRC incentivises...
How An Accountant Can Boost Business For Your Marketing Agency
Running your own marketing agency is no mean feat. Juggling the constant stream of responsibilities that are fired your way all while delivering quality work and keeping the clients happy can be a full on experience at the best of times. Here we run down just some of...
What is an R&D claim and does my creative business qualify for it?
When you hear the phrase “research and development” you probably think of scientists in white coats, mixing chemicals in a lab. You certainly don’t do anything like that in your creative business, so you’ve always assumed you weren’t eligible for tax relief through an...
Payments on Account: What is it and do I have to pay it?
Let’s face it: paying taxes isn’t the most exciting thing about running your own creative business. In fact, it just might be the part you dread the most. Good thing you only have to deal with paying income tax once a year when you complete your Self Assessment...
Is it easy to switch to Xero?
For any creative there comes a point when your need to focus on finances grows, as one of our fab clients coined it, “the shit gets real”. At that point it’s vital you have a tech solution that you can use alongside your accountant or bookkeeper to get ready access to...
Preparing Your VAT Return – 4 Things To Remember
“VAT returns”... The two words that have the ability to make a small business owner shrivel with dread. It's one feature of creative business accounting that brings about confusion and panic before the process has even begun. After writing “how to prepare a VAT...