Smith Butler is now a Xero Platinum Partner

If you are a long term reader or client, you may remember our previous announcements that we had been awarded Xero Gold Partner status. Well, 2019 ended on a high for us as we received the memorable news that Smith Butler has now achieved Xero Platinum Partner Status!...

Getting Ahead with Self-Assessment

Now that it’s December it seems as if everyone is on the countdown to Christmas and the New Year. With office parties, client lunches and prepping for the extended break, the more mundane tasks can get pushed to the back of the list, not least preparing for the...

Technology and the Accountant

The end of this month was supposed to see a follow up to our previous Getting Ready for Brexit post, but yet another surprise turn now sees Brexit on pause and the UK going to the polls in December. With the announcement just out, and no clear policies on which...

Brexit Planning: Our Key Areas

As we await the response from the EU to the most recent Brexit withdrawal plan, just how prepared is your business? New statistics out reveal that only one fifth of small business have a ‘no deal’ plan in place, with the average spending £3,000 on their Brexit...

VAT changes to the construction industry

In less than a month’s time, significant changes will come into force for those in the construction industry when VAT moves to a ‘reverse charge’ system. Designed to combat missing trader VAT fraud in supply chains, these changes will come to force on 1st...

Making Tax Digital: An Overview

As we approach the date that GDPR comes into force, many businesses will be moving their focus to the next big challenge, that of Making Tax Digital (or MTD for short). An initiative devised by the UK government to make tax administration more efficient and easier for...