How often should you do your bookkeeping?
Bookkeeping

How often should you do your bookkeeping?

May 27, 2025 by Hour Hands
For many business owners the priority is on manufacturing goods or fulfilling customer requirements and dispatching orders. The financial elements of running a business are often left until they simply…
Tax, National Minimum Wage and  changes you need to know about
Bookkeeping

Tax, National Minimum Wage and changes you need to know about

April 08, 2025 by Hour Hands
With the new 2025-2026 tax year rapidly approaching and with many changes on the horizon that will impact SMEs, we felt it was timely to summarise some of the key…
How much should I pay in Director’s Salary for the 2025-2026 tax year?
Bookkeeping

How much should I pay in Director’s Salary for the 2025-2026 tax year?

March 31, 2025 by Hour Hands
Company directors – you need to read this! There are many changes to the tax regime that take effect from 6th April 2025 that could impact how you choose to…
SME owners – Want to know the best way to manage your bookkeeping?
Bookkeeping

SME owners – Want to know the best way to manage your bookkeeping?

February 17, 2025 by Hour Hands
Bookkeeping is a critical part of running a small business. It involves the recording and organising of your financial data such as invoicing, expenses, payments and payroll. Bookkeeping is a…
Hubdoc – how this Xero tool saves time
Bookkeeping

Hubdoc – how this Xero tool saves time

February 10, 2025 by Hour Hands
Hubdoc is a data capture tool which extracts key data from documents, then creates transactions in Xero. If you use Xero, it really is a fantastic way to automatically populate…
6 Reasons to outsource your payroll
Bookkeeping

6 Reasons to outsource your payroll

September 30, 2024 by Hour Hands
Auto-enrolment pensions, benefits in kind, student loan repayments, holiday and sick pay – there are so many things to think about when running payroll. If you’re not a payroll specialist…