Latest Bookkeeping News
Stay updated with all the latest bookkeeping and financial news from MacLellan Bookkeeping. This is where we share financial advice for your small business, industry news and other things like client testimonials. If you’re looking for bookkeeping help but you aren’t sure about contacting us then this is a good place to start.
Setting up a Limited Company
If you’ve gone through your options and decided that setting up as a Limited Company is the right path for you, then below is your step-by-step guide to setting up properly.
Claiming business expenses as an actor
We recently had a discussion with an actor friend about expenses they can claim as an actor. They’d been advised by a company which specialises in handling actor’s finances and much of it didn’t seem right to us
Did you know you can claim eye tests as a business expense?
As a limited company director, eye tests are an allowable expense against corporation tax if you use a computer screen for over an hour daily.
Budget 2024 and small businesses
We’re going to try and clear up a few things for you and help you to see what some of the changes in this budget mean for your business
AI in Bookkeeping
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help bookkeeping in many ways and looks like a really exciting opportunity for bookkeepers and accountants alike.
Can a gym membership be a business expense?
If you’re self-employed there are many expenses that you can put through your business, but only if you can show that they are wholly and exclusively for use in the business
Business expenses you CAN claim.
We wrote recently about all the common mistakes we find around business expenses, and those that you cannot claim back but many people think that you can. This time around, we’re going to share some information on expenses that you CAN claim back.
Common Business Expense Mistakes
Something we come across regularly with new clients are questions about what expenses you can claim on the business. Expenses can’t just be put through the business and be tax deductible.
Meet the team - Fraser
The second member of our husband and wife team is Fraser, or Fras as he’s known. Fras is currently retraining in various aspect of bookkeeping and accountancy,
Meet the team - Amelia
I have had a rather unusual path to being a bookkeeper. After studying Marine Biology at University, I then worked as a Museum Curator for thirteen years...