Pay Now buttons in your accounting software

by Will | Apr 24, 2024 | Accounting, Automation, Technology

It is possible to add Pay Now buttons to your invoices from many accounting software packages to give customers a quick and easy option to make payment. You can accept online payments by credit card, debit card or direct debit straight from the invoice, reducing the...

Training, Education, Presentations

by Will | Apr 18, 2024 | Business support, Marketing, Technology

Do you need a meeting or write down lengthy notes? How do you show someone how to do something on your PC, and do they remember it, or do you need to show them again (and again)? Do you write manuals or instruction guides, perhaps with screenshots? Why not record a...

Leverage the power of apps with your accounting software

by Will | Mar 19, 2024 | Accounting, Automation, Technology

  Although core accounting software has the basic functionality required, add-ons, or apps, can significantly enhance its capabilities in many areas. The following examples show how some of these apps can positively impact accounting software.   Practically...

Global mega trends to navigate this year

by Will | Feb 20, 2024 | Accounting, Business, Management, Marketing, Planning, Sales, Security, Strategy, Technology

The world is constantly evolving, and this creates opportunities and challenges. Some of the key trends that businesses will have to navigate this year include economic volatility, the continued importance of environmental sustainability, geopolitical uncertainty and...

Charging electric cars at home

by Will | Feb 19, 2024 | TAX, Technology, VAT

HMRC have recently clarified their view of the tax treatment for the reimbursement of electricity costs where employees charge their electric company cars at home. HMRC now accepts that reimbursing part of a domestic energy bill, which is used to charge a company car...

Are you claiming VAT at the appropriate rate on expenses?

by Will | Feb 12, 2024 | Accounting, Automation, Bookkeeping, TAX, Technology, VAT

Many software packages have a “default VAT rate” which can be set for each expense code. This can speed up the processing of invoices and payments considerably. If the default rate is 20%, any payment coded to that account will extract VAT – e.g. post £120 and £100...