Xero recently announced the launch of the Xero Beautiful Business Fund. It’s their new initiative, backing small businesses for the future. What does this mean? Xero is offering more than NZ$750,000 in funding to Xero small business customers across Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the US. Applications for Read more about Xero Beautiful Business Fund[…]
Funding for registered charities working in England to provide access to specialist welfare legal advice to the most marginalised communities in England, including people with disabilities, women fleeing abuse and families facing eviction. The amount of the grant will depend on the size of the organisation: Annual income above £250,000 – grants of up to Read more about Funding – Improving Lives Through Advice Grants Programme[…]
Want to use less energy in your business, and reduce your carbon footprint? The UKSPF Low Carbon project could be for you. You could get expert support and funding to: Reduce energy use in your business and potentially save on bills Create a better working environment for staff and visitors Make your business more sustainable Read more about UKSPF Low Carbon Project open for enquiries[…]
It is planned that from 1 October 2023, a government ban on supplying certain single use plastic and polystyrene items to end users will come into force in England. You can find the latest information on the government website. The types of items that may be affected include plates, bowls, trays, containers, cutlery and balloon sticks. Read more about Planned ban on supplying some single use plastic and polystyrene items[…]
If you are a local business, charity or organisation in Sheffield and thinking of investing in an electric vehicle? Interested in trialling an electric van for up to two months? If so, now’s your chance. Sheffield City Council has reopened its books for new registrations for its hugely popular electric van trial. There are 15 Read more about Fully insured electric van for hire[…]
The Community Organisations Cost of Living fund is now open until 16th October. The fund is primarily aiming to support those organisations that support low-income households and individuals. Organisations can apply for grants between £10,000 and £75,000. Organisations must provide at least one of the following: food and emergency supplies emergency shelter safe spaces warmth Read more about Funding – The Community Organisations Cost of Living fund[…]
Quickbooks have redesigned the left navigation menu in their software so that all customers will have the same navigation menu layout. Phase 1 of the change will take place on 15 August 2023 at 00:00 All users will receive an in-product message notifying them of the new navigation menu layout where they will be prompted Read more about Upcoming changes to Quickbooks Navigation Menu[…]
We hope you will join us, in congratulating Sam, who has today been named one of Insightful Accountant’s Top 100 ProAdvisors for 2023. Nicholson & Co Accountancy is pleased to announce that Samantha Nicholson has been named a 2023 Top 100 ProAdvisor by Insightful Accountant, an independent news and information source written specifically for the Read more about Insightful Accountant’s Top 100 ProAdvisors for 2023[…]
On 15 March 2023, The Chancellor laid his ‘Budget for Growth’. Here are some of the key points from the budget: Income Tax From 6 April 2023, the point at which individuals pay the additional rate is still planed to be lowered from £150,000 to £125,140. The personal allowance and higher rate threshold were already Read more about Budget summary – Wednesday 15 March 23[…]
HMRC has introduced a new penalty system for all VAT return periods starting on or after 1 January 2023 and payments due from 7 March 2023. It replaces the existing VAT default surcharge. A quick summary of the new system is outlined below: Late submission penalties – These work on a points-based system. For each VAT return submitted late, customers will Read more about New VAT Penalties system – a snapshot of the changes[…]