http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog Information, News and Views from Brighton and Hove Accountants Wed, 12 May 2010 19:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-uk-finland/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-uk-finland/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:10:07 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=91 As Finland and the UK are fellow states of the EC, there are complicated VAT rules affecting business carried out between the 2 countries. This post outlines the main issues as they apply to a small UK business. Continue reading...]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-uk-finland/feed/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/national-insurance-class-2/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/national-insurance-class-2/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:07:29 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=105 Continue reading...]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/national-insurance-class-2/feed/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-uk-sweden/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-uk-sweden/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:38:35 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=90 As Sweden and the UK are fellow states of the EC, there are complicated VAT rules affecting business carried out between the 2 countries. This post outlines the main issues as they apply to a small UK business. Continue reading...]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-uk-sweden/feed/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/tax-relief-mortgage-payments/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/tax-relief-mortgage-payments/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 06:44:35 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=104 Most buy-to-let property investors with capital repayment mortgages (as opposed to interest-only mortgages) are surprised to learn that they cannot deduct the mortgage payments in full when working out the income from the property for tax purposes. Continue reading...]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/tax-relief-mortgage-payments/feed/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/proof-of-export/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/proof-of-export/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 19:52:53 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=102 The documents required as proof of export to avoid charging UK VAT when sending goods overseas.]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/proof-of-export/feed/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/cis-tax-refund-2009/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/cis-tax-refund-2009/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 21:55:24 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=101 The approximate tax refund that can be expected when the 2008/09 tax return is prepared for a typical CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) subcontractor. Continue reading...]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/cis-tax-refund-2009/feed/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/friend-claims-expense/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/friend-claims-expense/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 06:38:02 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=99 Usually asserted to an accountant in an attempt to justify a claim for tax relief on a dubious expense, in most cases the statement is either wrong or misleading. Here are some possible explanations. Continue reading... ]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/friend-claims-expense/feed/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/business-not-a-bank-account/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/business-not-a-bank-account/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:35:54 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=87 An explanation of the important difference between expenses and bank payments and receipts for business and tax purposes. Continue reading...]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/business-not-a-bank-account/feed/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-uk-denmark/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-uk-denmark/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:46:57 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=93 As Denmark and the UK are fellow states of the EC, there are complicated VAT rules affecting business carried out between the 2 countries. This post outlines the main issues as they apply to a small UK business. Continue reading...]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-uk-denmark/feed/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-reclaim-germany/ http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-reclaim-germany/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:14:57 +0000 admin http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/?p=97 German VAT (USt) can sometimes be charged to a UK business buying German goods or services. Is there any way to reclaim it? Continue reading...]]> http://www.brighton-accountants.com/blog/vat-reclaim-germany/feed/