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					  <title><![CDATA[Business Tax Reform In The UK Introduces Annual Investment Allowance]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/333903/1/Business-Tax-Reform-In-The-UK-Introduces-Annual-Investment-Allowance/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[When a business buys a long term fixed asset it is normal to depreciate that capital asset over a number of years to smooth out the effect on net profit. Depreciation being a management decision is not allowed as a deductible taxable expense and while being deducted to arrive at the management net profit is written back in the accounts for the calculation of tax.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Increase Small Business Profits Through Business Review And Planning]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/314042/1/Increase-Small-Business-Profits-Through-Business-Review-And-Planning/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Small business owners are frequently totally involved in every business activity on a day to day basis. Such close hands on involvement has major advantages although not taking time out to focus on the factors affecting business profitability both as a whole and in detail can result in the profit performance being lower than is achievable.<BR>
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An essential first step to improving profitability is to step back from the day to day business and analyse the activities and financial accounts from a third party perspective.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[With These Tips Taxi Driver Accounts Do Not Have To Be Taxing]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/305452/1/With-These-Tips-Taxi-Driver-Accounts-Do-Not-Have-To-Be-Taxing/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Taxi drivers in the UK must fill in a self assessment tax return if they have worked as a self employed taxi driver at anytime during the financial tax year. Self assessment tax returns should be filed by 30th September each year although the final deadline is the following 31st January. Failing to file the taxi accounts by 31st January attracts a 100 pounds late filing penalty with interest being charged on any tax not paid by this date.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[The Answers To Top Self Employed Tax Questions That Save Money]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/305451/1/The-Answers-To-Top-Self-Employed-Tax-Questions-That-Save-Money/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[HMRC enquire into approximately 75,000 self assessment tax returns each year which often results in extra tax being payable because business turnover has been understated or non allowable business expenses have been claimed, resulting in interest and penalties on the extra tax for that year and sometimes previous years. <BR>
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What is Business turnover?<BR>
Sales turnover is the amount the business earns before deducting business expenses including receipts of any kind for goods sold or work done such as commission, tips, payments in kind, fees and insurance proceeds.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[How To Avoid Vat Inspection Problems]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/300216/1/How-To-Avoid-Vat-Inspection-Problems/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[The first step to keeping out of trouble is to understand the basics of the paperwork required. The second step is to ensure accurate financial records are maintained and many types of accounting software and bookkeeping software can assist by at the very least producing a required audit trail to support the financial figures entered on the quarterly vat tax return.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[An Introduction To Registration And Accounting For Value Added Tax]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/299338/1/An-Introduction-To-Registration-And-Accounting-For-Value-Added-Tax/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[When the sales turnover of a business reaches the vat threshold, currently 64,000 pounds per annum until reviewed in April 2008, then registration for vat is compulsory. If financially beneficial, businesses can register for vat prior to sales turnover reaching the vat threshold.<BR>
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When a business registers for vat it becomes responsible for charging vat at the correct percentage on every sales invoice and transfer of goods and services and also maintaining accurate financial accounting records of the vat charged hat are subject to vat inspections.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[UK Accounting Reference Dates For Private Limited Companies]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/298910/1/UK-Accounting-Reference-Dates-For-Private-Limited-Companies/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[When a private limited company is incorporated companies house advise the company of the accounting reference date and a set of financial accounts are required to be made up and submitted from the day of incorporation to this accounting reference date. The accounting reference date is set by companies house as the last day of the month 12 months after the date of incorporation.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Accounting Periods And Basis Periods For Self Employed Business]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/298908/1/Accounting-Periods-And-Basis-Periods-For-Self-Employed-Business/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Self employed business in the UK is required to produce a set of financial accounts for a 12 month trading period. The format of the accounts is the personal decision of the proprietor and can be a full set of annual accounts including profit and loss account and balance sheet including using control accounts and cash and bank records and the self assessment tax return.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Annual Return And Accounting Rules For A UK Dormant Company]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/298774/1/Annual-Return-And-Accounting-Rules-For-A-UK-Dormant-Company/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[A dormant company in the UK is defined as a company that has had no significant accounting transactions during its financial year. It is not sufficient that the company may not have traded if the company has had any accounting transactions at all with the exception of three specific transactions that are allowed.<BR>
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Transactions regarded as allowable for the company to retain its dormant company status are the amount received by the company in respect of the first shares issued to the memorandum of association subscribers, the annual filing fee payable to companies house and fines and penalties issued by companies house for non filing of the annual return.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Small Business Accounting Software Equals Simple Bookkeeping Spreadsheets]]></title>
					  <link>http://www.BigArticles.com/articles/298766/1/Small-Business-Accounting-Software-Equals-Simple-Bookkeeping-Spreadsheets/Page1.html</link>
					  <description><![CDATA[Accounting software is used by accountants to enter many complex financial transactions into the financial books of account and is almost invariably based upon double entry bookkeeping principles. A major advantage to those companies and the finance staff is the extent to which financial information contained in the database can be queried for financial control purposes.]]></description>
					  <author>no@spam.com (Terry Cartwright)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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