Stonegate Accountancy & Bookkeeping

Simple Assessments

HMRC introduced simple assessment from 11 September. It starts the process of ending the annual tax return for those with straightforward tax affairs. Simple Assessment is a new way of collecting tax which will make life easier for millions of taxpayers who have had to do Self Assessment tax returns in …

Converting from desktop Sage to Xero

Today has been very productive. A new client had recently purchased an iMac to replace their Microsoft desktop and then realised that their Sage Desktop accounts software was not compatible without installing a parallels program and installing a windows operating system. I had previous discussions with the client about transferring …

Service updates – May 2017

Although I have been providing payroll services for a while to existing clients, I thought it time to put some information on this website in order for new prospective clients to be able to see what type of payroll service I provide and the cost.  I used to feel a …

Office make-over

I had been quite happy working from my small office/desk space. It was a small area admittedly, but it served my purposes. I had enough space for my binders on a simple shelf system and a letter tray to deal with work priorities; with everything else held electronically and in the …

HMRC submission deadline dates

There are some very important dates that need to be added to your calendar for example: The deadline for Limited Companies to submit their Corporation tax payment is December 31st 2015 The impending self-assessment deadline for submission and payment for sole traders is January 31st 2016. For the majority of people visiting this …