TL;DR: Most limited company directors pay themselves using a mix of salary and dividends. Salary is paid through payroll and treated as a business cost. Dividends are paid to shareholders …
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TL;DR: A sole trader structure is simple to run, but you are personally responsible for business debts. A limited company is a separate legal entity with more admin, but it …
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TL;DR: The right “keep vs invest” split comes down to one question: how confident are you that you won’t need the money soon? Start by ringfencing taxes and near-term obligations, …
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Corporation Tax basics for small businesses (and what affects the bill) TL;DR: Corporation Tax is paid by limited companies on taxable profits. Your bill is influenced by revenue, allowable costs, …
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TL;DR: If you’re VAT-registered or pay Corporation Tax, the safest habit is to treat tax money as already spent. A simple system is to estimate what you owe, ring-fence it …
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TL;DR: Cash flow is about timing: when money comes in versus when it has to go out. A cash-flow forecast is a simple model of your future bank balance. Start …