Archive for 'Business Management'

Offshore Investing

Offshore Investing

Investing Offshore can be a very attractive option for the discerning investor who would like to explore other markets, shield his or her investments from potential capital lawsuits, or grow them in a confidential, secure investment not governed by the rules and regulations of their home jurisdiction. Over a year ago I posted an article [...]

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Accounts Demystified

Accounts Demystified

Accounting is viewed by most non accountants as a complicated and highly technical matter, and this is a view that is encouranged by the accountancy profession. But the truth is that it is based on a very simple principal which once understood allows business owners and managers to understand the financial state of their business without [...]

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Free Business Guides

Free Business Guides

You may not be aware that we offer a number of free business guides, usually around 12 pages long, on a wide range of subjects. You can access these via the “Downloads” tab on the menu bar above or by clicking here. The guides are all professionally written. New titles are added each week so [...]

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How To Close Down Your Limited Company

How To Close Down Your Limited Company

In the UK it is remarkably easy and cheap to form a limited company. For less than £100, perhaps even less than £50, you can have a company formed in a matter of hours. This compares to the situation in many other EC countries where the costs can run into thousands and it can take [...]

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It is official: the Isle of Man is NOT a Tax Haven

It is official: the Isle of Man is NOT a Tax Haven

As promised by Gordon Brown at the end of the G20 summit today, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) has provided a detailed report on progress by financial centres around the world towards implementation of an internationally agreed standard on exchange of information for tax purposes. The list is split into four sections [...]

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Offshore Tax Havens: Who Did Chancellor Merkel Have in Mind?

Offshore Tax Havens: Who Did Chancellor Merkel Have in Mind?

Anyone setting up a business in Germany has a few problems to overcome. High taxation, high social charges, and high cost of company formation to name just three. That’s why more and more Germans are setting up companies in the United Kingdom. Believe it or not, the UK remains very business friendly. Anyone can set [...]

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How to Make Sure the Files You Download From the Internet are Safe

How to Make Sure the Files You Download From the Internet are Safe

Wherever you look on the Internet you will find free and trial software that you can download and use. I often try software I’ve come across on forums and blogs either for my own use or to recommend to clients. I was discussing this with a friend a few days ago and he was horrified! [...]

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