News & Articles

Tuesday 3rd September 2013
100% tax write-off for a low emission car
If you buy a new car for your business that has CO2 emissions of no more than 95g/km, you can claim a full deduction against your business profits. There are approximately 30 cars that fall into this category, but the list is growing. If you run your business as a limited company, the ...
Thursday 15th August 2013
NGN BBQ
Members of Next Generation Networking - a networking group aimed at future and junior partners – enjoyed a BBQ in the grounds of Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells recently. The group was launched by Paul Chewter, a director of Hilden Park Accountants, and Richard Theobald, who is part of ...
Wednesday 14th August 2013
Motivate your Team for Success
Motivating employees towards success is one essential ingredient in maintaining a vigorous, cost-effective, serviceable and productive business. One of the toughest challenges faced by business managers in today's difficult market is maintaining employee motivation over the long ...
Monday 29th July 2013
Do you let property furnished or unfurnished
This has always been an important distinction, as only furnished lettings entitle you to the valuable annual wear and tear allowance of 10% of the rents. Now it is definitely worth reviewing whether you could show the property is furnished given that the renewals basis for replacing items in ...
Wednesday 24th July 2013
Using Twitter as a PR Tool
Many businesses use Twitter as part of their social media strategy but many fail to utilise it properly as a publication relations (PR) tool. Some businesses view the 140 character limit per post as a negative but that is potentially due to a lack of understanding in terms of how best to use ...
Monday 24th June 2013
Acquiring New Clients
Growing your business in the current economic climate is challenging to say the least. As such, businesses need to think of new, often more radical ways of growing their revenue. Cost cutting is a quick and easy fix- less cost in a more efficient business generates a greater profit. ...
Thursday 6th June 2013
Tax on Loans from a Close Company
If you have an overdrawn loan account with your company, there is a tax charge on the company unless the loan is cleared within 9 months of the end of the period to which accounts are prepared. Nasty anti-avoidance measures have been introduced to stop companies avoiding the tax charge. In ...
Wednesday 8th May 2013
Ensuring your Strategy works
High-level strategy gives direction to the management team of a business. However, such high level plans can often prove to be of little use to other workers within the organisation. Aspects of the strategy must be distilled down to actions and plans which will drive the various areas of the ...