Welcome to the Nicki Paddy & Co. Blog.
We are regularly asked questions by our clients, the answers to which are often pertinent to other clients and SME’s. So in a bid to make useful information freely available, we seek to answer the most regularly asked questions or provide some ideas about managing the perennial issues faced by SME’s and growing companies.
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7th May 2021
Celebrating 10 Years – A Decade in Business
The 9th May 2021 will mark an entire decade in business for Nicki Paddy and Co. As I reflect on a decade in business, I find it hard to believe that it has been 10 years, it has absolutely flown by.
18th February 2021
What Shape Recovery From Covid?
When Margaret Keenan became the recipient of the first Covid vaccine, there were plenty of references to it being V-day. But will it be a V shaped recovery from the pandemic?
8th December 2020
To Furlough or Not To Furlough?
Am I wrong in thinking that if you can bring your employees back, you should do so, morally, if nothing else? For their benefit and in some small way to lessen the long-term financial impact of this wretched virus.
30th November 2020
Deal or No Deal – Affects Us All
With the Government ramping up its online, TV and radio advertising encouraging us to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period, how many of you have heard it but assumed it does not affect you? My fear is too many.
8th September 2020
Cyber Secure Bookkeeping Assured
You might assume that the default approach for a bookkeeper or accountant in relation to technology is ‘cautious’ – after all we have to work with HMRC and Companies House, both of whom have historically been rather slow to adopt digital strategies. But being cautious and being proactively safe where IT is concerned are very […]
7th August 2020
Losses Arising From The Covid Crisis and How To Manage Them
2020 may be the first time that your business has recorded financial losses. But assuming that recovery is possible, you have to consider this as a single step on a longer journey. For many businesses and self-employed individuals, keeping track of accounting procedures during the Covid crisis will have been a challenge. Whether managing increased […]
2nd July 2020
Covid the joker, but cash is still the King
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease and the world of commerce awakens from its enforced hibernation, good cash flow will once again rise in prominence, and not just in the short term.
21st April 2020
‘Unprecedented’
If there is one word that will be used to sum up 2020, I am adamant that it will be ‘unprecedented’. Because, let’s face it, everything in our daily lives right now is …. without precedent. Coming in to 2020, I had competing views of the year ahead. The decisive election result provided a degree […]
26th March 2020
Covid-19 Business Support
The UK Government has announced a raft of measures and support for individuals, businesses, employers and employees to help them through the Covid-19 / Coronavirus crisis. Details of all the current grants and business support can be found on the dedicated Gov.uk website page which is being updated daily: UK Government COVID-19 Support for Employees, […]
25th February 2020
Payroll and Personal Tax Changes Happening Faster
As I wrote in a blog post earlier this year, Making Tax Digital (MTD) and Real Time Information (RTI) are beginning to have a noticeable and positive impact on managing tax issues on behalf of both my personal and corporate clients. But having just completed the annual truck load of self-assessment tax returns in January, […]