SGL Accountancy Services - Advice & Guides

We have created several guides to help new businesses understand what they need to do, and how to do it.

You can install this site as an app on your phone, meaning the guides are handy to refer back to and check if unsure.

Guides for Businesses

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Finding the Right Accountant

How to choose the right accountant for your business.

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Starting Your Business

A few pointers on the basics of getting set up in business.

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Being a Company Director

Some important considerations for Company Directors.

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Legal Responsibilities of a Company Director

Responsibilities of Company Directors.

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Running Your Business

Some day-to-day and annual requirements of running a business.

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New Employer Guide

Some important pointers on what you need to do as an employer.

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Issuing Dividends & Vouchers

How you should lawfully issue dividends.

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Self Employed Payments on Account

How Payments on Account work for the Self Employed.

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CIS Contractors

Some important points on what CIS Contractors must do.

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CIS Sub Contractors

How being a CIS Subcontractor works.

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ICO Data Protection Fee

What the Data Protection Fee is, and if you should pay it.

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Petty Cash Management

Accounting for and tracking your Petty Cash.

Guides for Employers

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New Employer Guide

Some important pointers on what you need to do as an employer.

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Managing Holiday Pay

The diffferent methods of holiday pay, and how holiday accrual works.

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Subsistence Allowance

When it's tax allowable to pay for worker's meals.

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Trivial Benefits

How Limited Companies can claim tax allowances for trivial benefits.

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Motoring Expenses

How different motoring expenses are tax allowable depending on the scenario.

Guides for Individuals

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National Insurance Record

How to check, and pay gaps in your National Insurance record.

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Understanding Your Tax Code

What your tax code means and the different types of tax codes.