5 Things Before Starting a Business
With lots of redundancies and job changes following Covid-19, many people maybe thinking about starting a business. But how do you get going? And what are the potential pitfalls to look out for? Here, we choose 5 things to consider before you take a step and set up...
How to liquidate your business
When you close down your business you can simply dissolve it or you may decide to liquidate your business. Our last blog looked at how to simply close it – or strike it off – without the need to liquidate it. But your business must be a solvent company, so the...
How to close down your limited company
Closing down your company is a tough decision to make. But with the economic outfall from the pandemic, a lot of business owners may have to face that unfortunate task. The best outcome for any entrepreneur is to sell their business, but if that isn’t an option...
How will the Budget affect you?
With an ‘unimaginable’ debt of £407 billion, this week’s Budget was bound to hit some more than others. But unlike previous Budgets, the continuing pandemic measures mean tax rises were unlikely to be announced this time. So how do the announcements of Budget 2021...
Case study: We go the extra mile
When we work with our clients, we offer more than just accountancy, bookkeeping or payroll services. At Guidon Group, we also go the extra mile to help our clients. Even if we help in areas we were not originally instructed in, we are here to help. And we do...
VAT deferral payment scheme opens next week
Businesses that deferred VAT bills last year and with payments to make can join a new deferral payment scheme. HMRC says companies that deferred VAT payments from 20 March to 30 June 2020 can opt in for the new deferral scheme from next week (23 February 2021). The...
What will be the effect of pre-Budget on business?
As the third lockdown continues the Chancellor is to unveil a pre-Budget recovery plan. The Budget is due to take place on 3 March, but Rishi Sunak is paving the way the pre-Budget recovery plan announcement on 22 February. Business groups are lobbying for an...
How an accountant can help your business
If you are wondering how an accountant can help your business in more ways than filing tax returns, let us explain. Many business owners, set up a company and look after financial affairs themselves. But as their enterprise grows, they start running out of time to...