May be Arthur can help?

Another brilliant App for Property Management is Arthur https://www.arthuronline.co.uk/features/

A complete web and mobile solution for property managers and landlords with apps for their tenants, contractors, agents and owners. A unique approach.

Arthur Online is cloud-based property management software for self-managing landlords and professional property managers. The system connects them to their tenants, contractors, estate agents, owners and accountants. It brings the “many” together; everything in one place, at one time, on one platform ensuring a seamless tenancy management process. We can’t reduce those moving parts but we can bring them together on one platform.

As Xero partners we would love to help you get started with Arthur

steve@bicknells.net

Have you been Re-Leased?

Re-Leased is brilliant app for Xero Property Managers and Landlords, launched in the UK in 2016.

https://www.re-leased.com/product/benefits

As Xero Silver partners we would love to help you to implement this and other apps

steve@bicknells.net

Factsheet – Construction Industry VAT – Reverse Charge

 

Reverse Charge for the Construction Industry starts in October 2019, its complicated and will be confusing!

Read our 2 page fact sheet to understand how you need to account for VAT.

The new rules will affect Subcontractors and Contractors.

Click here to get the factsheet

steve@bicknells.net

Bicknell Business Advisers – Now on VoIP

We like to implement the latest technology so that we can work in better ways with our clients and to make communication better we have just installed RingCentral.

Our new main office number is 01202 025252 but we also have all the other great features of RingCentral including Video calls, Conference Calls and messaging, on all our devices. Take a look at this video to find out more about RingCentral.

QuickBooks ProAdvisor Certified

 

We are now QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisors and QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program Members. That means we can now advise clients on Sage Cloud, Xero and QuickBooks. These are the 3 most used cloud accounting software solutions in the UK.

QuickBooks has 4.2 million worldwide customers

steve@bicknells.net

Would you like your address removed from Companies House?

Some directors have been targeted by criminals such as those trying to steal your identity.

If you used your home address as your service address (or ‘correspondence’ address), you can ask Companies House to:

1. remove it from the register
2. withhold it from credit reference agencies – you can only do this in certain circumstances

You’ll need to apply and pay for each of these separately.

You cannot ask to remove your company’s registered office address, even if it’s your home address.

You can ask Companies House to remove your home address from publicly available documents, such as a form to appoint a director.

You’ll need to know which documents contain your home address. Check this by finding your company on the Companies House register.

Download an application form. It costs £55 to remove your address from each document.

Payment details are on the form.

Send your application form and fee to the Registrar of Companies.

The Registrar of Companies
PO Box 4082
Cardiff
CF14 3WE

Ask to have your address withheld from credit reference agencies

You can only do this if you’re at risk of violence or intimidation because of your company’s work. You need to provide proof such as:
# a police incident number if you’ve been attacked
# documentary evidence of a threat or attack, such as photos or recordings
# evidence of possible disruption or targeting, such as by animal rights or other activists
# evidence that you work for an organisation whose activities put you at risk, such as the Secret Intelligence Service

Request an application form by emailing dsr@companieshouse.gov.uk. It costs £100 to apply.

https://www.gov.uk/stop-companies-house-from-publishing-your-address

We are Xero App trained

 

One of the best things about Xero is the ability to use apps and there are over 700 to choose from.

I have just completed the Xero courses for

  • Trade and Constructions Specialist
  • Professional Services Specialist
  • Retail and eCommerce Specialist

These courses explore how and when to use apps and compare features between the some of the most used Apps.

Great courses, very useful

If you need advice on Apps please let us know

steve@bicknells.net

 

Tax & Financial Strategies 2019-20

Forward planning is essential if you want to ensure that you are on course to achieve your business and personal financial goals, and this is even more the case in times of ongoing economic uncertainty. Click on the image to read our 25 page guide.

 

Construction Industry Reverse Charge from October 2019

New VAT rules are coming into force from 1st October 2019 to create a domestic reverse charge for Construction, known as Construction Services Domestic Reverse Charge.

HMRC are introducing the change to combat missing trader fraud.

VAT registered construction clients will need to account for reverse charge as it was a self supply, the supplier won’t charge them VAT. This then removes the risk of deducting input tax when the output tax has never been paid.

The new system will not apply to Zero Rated Supplies.

Unlike some other “reverse charge” schemes, amounts accounted for under the CSDRC will not count towards the VAT registration limit. This means that if a customer is not already required to be registered for VAT, the CSDRC “deemed self-supplies” will not change this.

Subcontractors will see a loss of cashflow under the scheme and its likely to cause issues for customers as they need their Making Tax Digital systems to be able to cope with the change.

Subcontractors also need to be sure that their services are within CSDRC before agreeing not to charge VAT.

CSDRC will follow the CIS rules to determine what is within the scope of CSDRC.

In the first 6 months HMRC has suggested they will apply a light touch to the new rules.

steve@bicknells.net