Smarter News Archive

Business Blog 3 Dec
The Smarter business blog features the latest updates on Christmas Grants & Other Business Updates >>

Business Blog 27 Nov
The Smarter business blog features the latest updates on the various Government Support Schemes and more news >>

Business Blog 20 Nov
Today’s blog features updates on the various business support schemes introduced by the Government, useful links to information & more news that may affect you >>

Business Brexit Blog 19 Nov
Brexit has been all we have hearing about over the last couple years, until the Coronavirus pandemic raised its ugly head. Things still seem very uncertain and undecided >>

Business Blog 13 November
In today’s blog (13/11/20) we are giving updates on the various support schemes and grants available, introducing a couple of new bits of information, and giving our insights on the Capital Gains Tax reforms that seem likely >>

Business Blog 5 November
Bonfire Night News from the Chancellor – 05/11/2020 As per the blogs that we released on Monday, the current situation regards Government support is very fluid. The Chancellor has today announced further extended support for businesses and employees throughout the...

Business Blog 2 Nov UPDATE
Lockdown 2 – Support for Businesses – SEISS Update! We sent our blog updating you all on the measures that were announced on Saturday and as mentioned in the blog, the situation feels very fluid. In the last half an hour the Chancellor has announced the following...

Business Blog 2 November
Lockdown 2 – Support for Businesses On Saturday, the Prime Minister announced that we would be moving to another lockdown. Over the past few weeks, the Chancellor has announced a number of measures to support businesses and with the statement on Saturday came some...

Business Blog 23 October
Chancellor Increases Financial Support for Businesses The news continues to be full of all things Coronavirus. Yesterday the Chancellor announced increased financial support for businesses and workers. As we have seen throughout the pandemic, the support offered by...

Business Blog 14 October
The Teignmouth Office has successfully moved to the old NatWest Bank building in Teignmouth, whilst business news continues to be full of all things Coronavirus >>

The Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan
We are now seeing the Government’s reaction to the rise in coronavirus cases, with increased restrictions on us. So far, we are not seeing a full lockdown, but it does look as if more measures are likely. Yesterday the Chancellor outlined a package of measures aimed...

Business Blog 18 September
Furlough, Self Assessment Tax Deadline & more news from Smarter Accounting. We’ve started to move some bits into the new Teignmouth Office

Business Blog 4 September
Kickstart Growth & Employment Updates We hope everyone is well. As the summer is drawing to a close and the kids are going back to school, life is returning to a bit of normality- whatever normality is nowadays! The new Smarter Teignmouth office is taking shape...

Business Blog 21 August
We hope everyone is enjoying the summer. The weather has taken a turn for the worse, but here is hoping we can return to some good summer weather! The new Teignmouth Office continues to progress. We have had some issues, mainly utilities, and have now pushed the move...

Business Blog 7 August
News has been a little quieter over the past few weeks and therefore we have given everyone a rest from our business blogs. However, there have been a few things over the past week or so and today’s blog includes several items that are non-Coronavirus related, which...

We’re Moving & Hiring!
Smarter Accounting are delighted to have acquired the flagship property at 5 Den Road, Teignmouth, formerly the NatWest Bank. We’re also hiring staff with accounting experience in a wide variety of roles across the business. This is an exciting time for Smarter...

Business News 10 July
The deadline for the first round of the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is 13 July 2020. There are 850,000 eligible individuals who have not yet made a claim. If claims are not registered by midnight on 13 July then the opportunity is lost. The scheme...

Business Blog 8 July
The Chancellor has today (08 July) given a comprehensive announcement to Parliament on a package of measures to support the economic recovery from the coronavirus effects. This is a quick overview to outline what has been announced and in future blogs we will cover...

Business Blog 3 July
At Smarter Accounting, we're here to help your business through the Coronavirus and would like to take this opportunity to update you on some items of news as follows: Self Employed Income Support Grant URGENT Reminder: The first round of this grant will close on the...

Business Blog 26 June
Self Employed Income Support (SEISS) Grant Closure & VAT News As last week, the Smarter Accounting Offices have been staffed and several clients have dropped off and collected records. The safety and well being of our staff and clients remain our priority and...

Business Blog 19 June
Smarter Business Blog - Grant & VAT Deferral NEWS This week the Smarter Accounting Offices have been staffed and several clients have dropped off and collected records. Things will continue this way for the time being. Please if you are dropping off or collecting...

Business Blog 12 June
Smarter Business Blog - Lockdown Easing & Branches Reopening on Monday It has been a week with very few announcements on the financial side, which is as expected, and the Government have relaxed the lockdown restrictions further. From a business perspective,...

Business Blog 05 June
Smarter Business Blog - Lockdown Easing & Branches Reopening We’ve seen a slightly quieter week for business news announcements this week. The Government seems to have already made the big announcements and so, with the current Coronavirus circumstances, we do...

Business Update 29 May
Smarter Business News - Furlough Update & Self Employed Grant Extension The Chancellor has just made an announcement regarding the Furlough Scheme and- to our surprise, an extension to the Self-Employed Income Support Grant. As part of our ongoing regular...

Business Update 21 May
Please find below the latest Smarter news on the Coronavirus business support currently available: Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) – The new claim system seems to be working well. The claim itself, once the Government Gateway ID has been set up, is very...

Business Update 13 May
Today we continue our regular communications to provide news updates on the Coronavirus support available for businesses as follows: Self Employed Income Support Scheme – Claims for the scheme opened today. We have already heard from clients who have successfully...

Business Update 6 May
Following on from our update on Monday 4th, this is an urgent update regarding the new Self Employment Income Support Grant. We now understand that HM Revenue & Customs have started to contact eligible self employed contacts about this grant. Unusually they are...

Business Update 4 May
This weekend has seen a number of announcements and important developments from the government and HMRC, including claims information for schemes, grants and loans as follows: Self Employed Income Support Scheme – We still are awaiting letters from HM Revenue &...

Smarter Business Update 1 May
It’s been another busy week at Smarter Accounting and we’re pleased to say that we’re all well and still working hard! We thought we’d provide an update on the business news we’ve been reporting on in April and update you on a couple of new items, including the new...

Smarter Business Update – Grants & Tax
It has been another quiet week regarding announcements from the Government during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, the team at Smarter Accounting have plenty to update you on what has been happening: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme The claim system went...

Smarter Business Update
The team at Smarter Accounting have been working hard to support our clients during these challenging times. We're all comfortable working remotely and collaborating using the latest tech from home. This is enabling us to support both existing and new client queries...

Happy Easter & New Tax Year
The 6 April is the start of the new 2020/21 tax year! Not quite a New Year fireworks moment, but an important time with some changes that will affect your finances as follows: New Year, New Allowances – The start of a new tax year normally sees a number of changes in...

Happy Birthday Smarter Crediton
Happy News! Although it is April Fools' Day today, at Smarter Accounting we don't have any practical jokes, just a couple of pieces of exciting news to share with you. Whilst the world around us seems to have got a lot more depressing, we have some happy news! ...

Smarter Business Update – Business Rate Grants
This is just a brief note to inform you about some items that have become clearer since our previous update on 26/03/20: Furloughing Directors – We have now received confirmation that Directors of Limited companies can be furloughed. As Directors have ongoing duties...

Smarter Business Brief – Self Employed Assistance
This evening 26/03/20 the Chancellor has announced another significant set of measures, this time to help the Self Employed. The scale of the measures announced should not be underestimated, neither should the complication of providing financial support to help the...

Government Financial Assistance Update – Coronavirus
Today 20/03/20 the Chancellor has released additional financial measures. The scale is unprecedented. Clearly things are escalating very quickly. The Government is putting together a massive financial package to support us all, at this extremely difficult time. ...

Government Financial Assistance Update
The Government has issued a number of initiatives to help businesses and individuals through the current Coronavirus outbreak. The situation is changing daily. The information contained is this communication is correct, as far as we know, as at today the 18 March...

Coronavirus Update for Customers
In light of current Government Guidance due to the current Coronavirus outbreak, we have been reviewing our operating processes and protocols. As a business, we want to ensure that we respond in the best possible way in helping to stop the spread of the virus and...

Off-Payroll Working
On April 6th, the IR35 regulation will see medium and large businesses forced to set the tax status of certain contractors and freelancers. Previously this tax status was set by contractors and freelancers themselves. The fact that the landmark legislation will...

Smarter Goes Xero Platinum
Smarter Accounting based in Teignmouth and Crediton has achieved Platinum Partner status with leading software supplier Xero. The highest level of partnership with the provider means that Smarter Accounting is now in the top two percent of Xero partners nationwide...

Exciting Times Ahead for Smarter
2020 seems to already be flying by for Smarter Accounting. We've been busy in the early part of the year, ensuring that tax returns are filed for the self assessment tax return deadline at the end of January and are delighted that our clients have been pleased with...

Data Protection – Are You Registered?
Information Commissioners Office (ICO) Data Protection Fee - you may already have heard about this, you may have received a letter from them, or, in fact, you may already be registered. The ICO is proactive in ensuring that organisations are registered and paying, if...

Tax Time
2018/19 Self Assessment Tax Return Filing Deadline Fast Approaching It’s that time of year again, where personal tax return filing deadlines are fast approaching: Paper returns have to be filed by midnight on 31 October 2019 Electronic filing, including online, have...

Summertime TLC
Business owners can take advantage of the summertime slowdown to assess your business performance, strategy & direction, but also take time out to relax.

After the Planes Have Flown
Helping to organize the inaugural Teignmouth Airshow was not without its own ups and downs, twists and turns (pardon the pun). Did you know that in the UK, Airshows are the second-most popular event after football? Airshows are entertaining and many feature...

Smarter Accounting is MTD Ready
Smarter Accounting is happy to help Devon business owner clients make the most of HMRC’s new Making Tax Digital (MTD) requirements with a variety of market-leading compliant digital accounting software, training and advice. From next April 2020, companies that exceed...