Financing

Buying a Second Home

Dated: 21st June 2024

By Helen Tomlinson

We are often asked about second homes.
Specifically about the financial and tax implications of buying one.
Before you take the plunge, find out about the key considerations.

Also posted in Accountancy, News Tagged council tax, second home, stamp duty, tax |

Maintaining Resilience Within Your Business

Dated: 9th June 2023

With the present economic uncertainty, managing your business’s cash and understanding the flow are now vital tools in maintaining resilience and being able to adopt flexible strategies for success.

Also posted in Accountancy, Cloud software, Increase profits, KashFlow, News, Saving money Tagged accountancy, accountancy in Bedford, accountants, Accountants in Bedford, budgeting, Business advice in Bedford, business growth, cash flow, finance, investing, planning |

Funding For Farmers in February

Dated: 21st February 2023

From 7 February farmers and land managers can submit new applications for the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier, rewarding them for their actions to protect and improve their natural environment.

Also posted in KashFlow, News Tagged accountancy, accountancy in Bedford, accountant, countryside, countryside stewardship, farmers, higher tier, land owner |

Scammers Pretending To Be HMRC

Dated: 27th June 2022

Did you know that scammers are now using number spoofing to make your phone display ‘HMRC’ as the sender, instead of a phone number?
Phishing emails are now looking much more official by using the name of a genuine HMRC employee.

Also posted in News, Taxation Tagged Accountants in Bedford, criminals, fraudsters, HMRC, HMRC scams, malware, phishing, rebate, refund, scam, scammers |

Is Your Business Ready For Brexit?

Dated: 7th December 2020

Many businesses need to make sure they are ready for Brexit on January 1st .
Changes are happening with regards to importing and exporting with potential disruptions to supply chains.
Some fear the biggest backlog will be due to new paperwork/untested IT systems.

Also posted in Accountancy, Foreign Exchange, News Tagged brexit, business, Business advice in Bedford, customers, EU, exporting, financial planning, importing, supply chains, tariffs |

Business Bounce Back Loan Scheme Extended!

Dated: 12th November 2020

With announcements being made about top up payments and bounce back loan extensions, it can all start to feel like a bit of a minefield.
Simas will help you and your team to navigate through this minefield and outline what has been laid out.

Also posted in Accountancy, News Tagged bounce back loan, business, Business advice in Bedford, Coronavirus, covid, Covid 19, loan, lockdown |

What is Your Credit Score? Find out today.

Dated: 16th October 2020

Having an up to date knowledge and understanding of your credit score is becoming more valuable to businesses and individuals.
Appreciating what improves your score, and what actions have a negative impact is therefore important information also.

Also posted in Accountancy, KashFlow, News Tagged accountancy in Bedford, Business advice in Bedford, credit, credit cards, credit report, credit score, experian, finance, rating |

The Bounce Back Loan Scheme for Small businesses

Dated: 18th May 2020

The UK’s biggest banks have said they will ease their lending conditions via the bounce back loan scheme to make it easier for small businesses to access cash through the coronavirus business loan schemes. Chancellor Rishi Sunak offered 100 per cent guarantees to the smallest businesses.

Also posted in Coronavirus Tagged Coronavirus, Covid 19, Financing, Government help, Loans, Small Business |

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

Dated: 7th April 2020

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme scheme helps small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to access finance of […]

Also posted in Coronavirus, News Tagged Government help, Loans |

Deferring VAT and Income Tax

Dated: 26th March 2020

On 20 March 2020, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of COVID-19 measures. The measures on tax include […]

Also posted in Accountancy, Commercial, Coronavirus, Income Tax, Taxation Tagged Business advice in Bedford, deferring tax, government, income tax, tax, VAT |