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• STARTING UP IN BUSINESS: Business Structure, The Business Plan, Raising Finance, Insurances 
  
  This section Power Accountax covers what you need to know to make a really make a go for it. We address what business structure may best suit you, what your business plan should cover, how you can raise finance for your business and also addressing the areas of business insurance.   
  
  
• GENERAL BUSINESS: Directors Responsiblities, Company Secretary, Valuing your Business 
  
  Here Power Accountax address the areas of Directors Responsibilties in a company, what information you need to prepare for us as your accountants, the role of the Company Secretary, Applying for Grants and methods available for valuing your business.
  
  
• BUSINESS TAX: Acting as Self Employed, CIS, Operating as a company 
  
  Power Accountax addresses the rules under IR35, to prevent the avoidance of tax and national insurance where you may be deemed to be acting truely as an employee as opposed to self employed, or operating a personal service company.
  
  In addition we also address the issues on whether you should operating as a sole trader or limited company, The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) and Franchising.
  
  
• VAT: Cash Accounting, Flat Rate Scheme, VAT on Bad Debts
  
  Power Accountax covers how VAT works, including the Cash verses the Accruals VAT collection systems, including the annual accounting systems, Flat Rate Scheme and the collection of VAT on Bad debts. 
  
   
• EMPLOYMENT ISSUES (Tax): Travelling & Subsistence, Share Ownership and Company Cars
  
  This section Power Accountax addresses allowable expenses under travelling and subsistence, company cars,  employee share ownership and basic procedures covering payroll.
  
  
• EMPLOYMENT RELATED MATTERS: National Minimum Wage, SSP, SMP, Dismissal, Redundancy
  
  This is a very useful area of the Power Accountax website for any employer. Addressing The National Minimum Wage, SSP, SMP, SPP, Dismissal Procedures, Redundancy Procedures and Health & Safety.
  
  
• PERSONAL TAX: Child Tax Credit, Buy to Let Properties, Introduction to Self Assessment 
  
  For the personal tax payer, information is provided on Child Tax Credit, investing in Enterprise INvestment schemes, tax aspects of property investing, buy to let properties, buying a property in Spain or France and an introduction to Self Assessment.
  
  
• CAPITAL TAXES: Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, Trusts, Taper Reliefs 
  
  The areas of Inheritance tax, capital gains tax together with its use of Business Taper relief, stamp duty land tax and the use of Trusts are addressed.
  
  
• PENSIONS: Personal, Stakeholder and Occupational Pension Schemes 
  
  Here Power Accountax looks into the schemes covering personal and stakeholder pensions as well as occupational pension schemes with respect to Trustees' responsibilities.
  
  
• IT: E-Commerce, Employee Statments of Use, Choosing an Accounting Package 
  
  At Power Accountax, we look at E-commerce and Internet by de-mystifing the jargon used, as well as statements to employees on acceptable internet and email access and data security. We also look into consideration into choosing an appropriate accounting software package.
  
  
• SPECIALISTS AREAS: Charities, Money Laundering, LLP, Amateur Sports Clubs
  
  Power Accountax looks into specailists areas of trade. This includes, Charities, High Value Dealers, Limited Liability Partnerships, Community Amateur Sports Clubs.
  
  
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