It’s CHRISTMAS…nearly

It’s CHRISTMAS…nearly

  So all the cards sent, all the presents bought and most of the food and drink in as well. I even had two small carolers come round last night. Haven’t had any of those for years. It is beginning to look like Christmas. But have you thought what your...
Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes

Yes it’s Hallowe’en again And there are few things scarier than a huge tax bill. But fear not, we have the financial equivalent of garlic and crosses. Research & Development Tax Credits and the Patent Box. I know I mentioned this last week but...
Winter isn’t coming just yet

Winter isn’t coming just yet

Winter isn’t coming here at all. Although a Class 5 hurricane might be. Swings and roundabouts. The leaves are starting to turn, the nights are getting darker and we are gently moving towards Winter. On the one hand it will be cold and gloomy. On the other hand,...
The importance of proofreeding

The importance of proofreeding

I was going to write about procrastination but then I thought I would do it next week. In the meantime, I have been organising my inbox, sorting and deleting old emails, unsubscribing myself to newsletters I never read and signing up to Throttle (which generates...
Spring is springing out all over archive

Spring is springing out all over archive

Henry the Taxman wants your money. Yes, for those of you who thought last week’s post about flat rate VAT was boring, we had the budget this week.  And you will no doubt seen a lot of commentary about his tax grabs on self employed and small businesses so I...
Oh woe is me

Oh woe is me

I have had a cold this week, my head feels like mush and it’s hard to think, so not much work has been done apart from setting up my new computer (which was a mistake, the keyboard on my current computer stopped working as if in protest). Fortunately, after...