Articles from January 2021

 Don’t forget to include your assets

Looking after the financial side of a business can become incredibly time consuming and stressful, especially if numbers are not your strong point. It is important that you are aware of all of the key financial dates for your business including the deadline for filing your year end accounts,your self assessment reporting and your VAT reporting schedule. In order to comply with your business financial regulations and to take some of the stress away from yourself, you might want to look at using an Accountants Chippenham way such as Chippendale and Clark to do this for you.

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One area that people, who completed their own accounts, often forget is to include any assets that your business has. This can include everything from a company vehicle through to computer equipment and any specialist items that you have. Assets need to be included in an asset register and subject to depreciation each year. This is a calculation that your chosen accountant can make for you and ensure it is completed correctly for the lifetime of your equipment.

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As well as helping with your assets, an accountant will also make sure that you are claiming all the expenses that you are entitled to, such as a working from home allowance if this applies to you through any costs for marketing and advertising your business.

Unfolding and folding Maps.

One thing that puts people off using a map is the fun and games that you have to go through to get the map back the way it was. It’s quite a common scenario to see a walker or group of hikers out and about desperately trying to get the map back together now that they have confirmed their route. Getting a good Planning Maps is essential and a Large range of planning maps from the map shop so that part is done. However, how do you get that map back in without the minimum of fuss and bother and, more importantly, so you can use it again should the need arise.

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The first step is to completely unfold the map to ensure that there are no unnecessary folds around the edges that will harm the map. A grid of creases crisscrossing around the map surface should be visible to you. As you fold the map, these creases mark the right lines to follow.

 

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The second move is to fold the map in half along its length to reach the bottom edge by putting the top edge over. Make sure the outer cover of the thick map is kept outside of this fold.

The third part is to carefully fold the map inward in an accordion style towards the middle and bring the outer cover into the map’s body. To ensure that the folds are uniform and correct, make sure you obey the creases that are already present on the map.

It should now be together. Fold over the protective cover and put it back in the pocket or bag.