Longleys Accounts Insights

If you are considering how to provide a vehicle to yourself or an employee, the choice between a company car and a cash car allowance has real tax consequences on both sides. Here is how to weigh it up.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday can generate a huge spike in transaction volume in a very short window. Here is how to make sure your bookkeeping and cash flow can actually keep up with the surge.

Chasing unpaid invoices is stressful enough without also missing out on the tax relief available for genuine bad debts. Here is how to handle non-paying customers properly, and what you can claim.

With many businesses carrying out stock takes ahead of the busy Christmas period, here is why accurate inventory records matter far more than just knowing what is on the shelf.

Business rates catch out a lot of small business owners who assume they have no choice but to pay the full amount. Here is a guide to the main reliefs available and how to check whether you are eligible.

For many small businesses, the run-up to Christmas is the busiest and most financially important period of the year. Here is how to prepare your finances properly before the rush begins.

Frozen thresholds and rising property values mean more ordinary families than ever are being drawn into Inheritance Tax. Here is why planning matters even if you have never thought of yourself as wealthy.

The 31 October deadline for paper Self-Assessment tax returns is fast approaching. Even if you plan to file online, here is why this date is still worth knowing - and why filing early, rather than in January, makes life easier.

If you started self-employment or a new source of income during the 2024/25 tax year and have not yet registered for Self-Assessment, the deadline to do so is 5 October. Here is what you need to know.

Not every growing business needs, or can afford, a full-time Finance Director. Here is how outsourced or part-time FD support works, and the signs that suggest your business might be ready for it.