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Unsure as to whether you need an accountant for your business? An accountant can do far more than just run payroll or submit a tax return. Whilst there’s no legal requirement for accounts to be prepared by an accountant unless you’re a Limited Company or your business...

HMRC has recently released new statistics which show an increase in equity funding through Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) as well as Seed Investment Schemes (SEIS). Smaller businesses are sometimes seen as a higher risk for investment and can often experience...

Clear Vision Financial Management, a friendly and forward thinking accountancy, was established in 2011 by founding director and chartered management accountant Sean Daniel. Located in Romsey, the team at Clear Vision works with businesses in various sectors to enable...

Does your accountant use Xero, the Making Tax Digital (MTD) compliant software, to manage either your personal or business accounts? If so, who exactly do your accounts belong to and can ownership be changed? Clear Vision Financial Management explains. Since MTD came...

According to recent research by Xero, on average, small businesses in the UK are owed £24,841 as a result of late payments. Late payments are one of the biggest issues facing SMEs today, and just one late payment can create a knock on effect throughout a chain of...

In any business, it’s crucial that your customers are able to pay you on time. If they don’t, not only will this negatively impact your business but create a ripple effect throughout the chain including your suppliers and whoever they may be working with too. That’s...

The majority of businesses will find themselves at one time or another in need of short term finance. There’s often a gap between finishing a job and when you can send an invoice, let alone when you receive payment and if one business is late in receiving payment,...

Most workers in the UK are automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme by their employer. If this is the case within your business, changes are coming in April which mean employees’ take-home earnings will slightly decrease. What is auto-enrolment? When...

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is coming into effect on 1 April 2019 which is less than a week away. Are you ready for the change in legislation? If not, Clear Vision Financial Management are on hand to help. Compliance is essential to avoid unnecessary penalties A survey...

When it comes to accessing funding in the hospitality industry, whether it’s for a start-up or an expansion of a business that already exists, it’s no straight-forward task. Difficulty raising capital? Smaller businesses tend to be thought of as a higher risk and can...

Here are some financial considerations to help make the year ahead more stress-free. Understand what your tax code means Tax codes will be changing once again at the beginning of the new tax year (April 2019) to reflect the new personal allowance. However, did you...

As 29th March 2019 looms, you are probably fed up with Brexit. However, now less than two months away, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reminded businesses that they must ensure that they are prepared for the UK’s departure, regardless of the outcome of the...