The 6 Best Expense Apps For Taxi & Private Hire Drivers
Welcome to the cashless age. HMRC Making Tax Digital isn’t yet upon us, but it’s fast on the horizon. Most of us have seen our personal tax account on HMRC’s online portal at least once. To our managing director’s horror, many of us don’t even carry cash. Gone are the hazy days of drivers carrying […]
Should I form a limited company or be a sole trader?
If you own your own one-person business (also called ‘solopreneurs’ on the internet) you’ve probably asked yourself this question. Every business needs a legal structure. One-person businesses have the choice to register as a sole trader, partnership or limited company (ltd). Most choose either a limited company or sole trader. Many people start their journey […]
What small business grants can I get?
Unfortunately, people aren’t out on your local high street handing out free cash to small businesses. Finding small business grants can take some diligent searching, and businesses need to check carefully whether or not they fit the criteria before getting their hopes up. That being said, valuable grants definitely do exist especially to help small […]
What is a personal tax account and how do I use it?
It’s the future of accounting as we know it. Do you know where yours is? The Post Office conducted research on personal tax. Most people in the study said that they wanted a “better understanding and management of their personal tax matters”. However, nearly half of the people asked had never even seen inside their […]
I performed surgery in a pub in Torquay last month
In the early days of Eazitax, Operators would invite me to cab offices to give drivers tax advice. We called it a ‘Tax Surgery’ because usually I’d be called in to fix a serious problem for someone.
What is Continuality? (and why operators need to know about it, if they want to keep their drivers)
What is Continuality? (and why operators need to know about it, if they want to keep their drivers) Since those nice app people lost their supreme court case, I have been kinda busy on my status consultancy work, so I thought for my article it would be nice to take a break and focus on […]
Tips on Keeping Your Cash Flow Moving as a Small Business
Tips on Keeping Your Cash Flow Moving as a Small Business Whether you’ve been in business for one year or ten, bring in £500 per week or £500,000 per month, your business relies on cash flow. You can’t just spend everything you make; keeping your bank account in the green is an art form. Fortunately, […]
A London Private Hire Gig-Economy Behemoth Falls…Or Does it?
A London Private Hire Gig-Economy Behemoth Falls…Or Does it? Addison Lee’s appeal against drivers being classed workers gets stopped dead in its tracks. The judge cites Uber’s failure at The Supreme Court as evidence of the pointlessness of taking their appeal any further. Last month, Uber’s final chance at Appeal was refused at The Supreme […]
Worker Rights and Good Practice (Surviving Uber)
Worker Rights and Good Practice (Surviving Uber) THE STATUS QUO? When Messrs Farrer and Asleem were successful in their tribunal many thought that was the end of the matter. Uber appealed the tribunal decision, which was dismissed. The appeal was then dismissed at the Court of Appeal, and most recently at the highest […]
A brief view on reading The Uber Judgement. A call to Main Contractors engaging the self-employed.
A brief view on reading The Uber Judgement. A call to Main Contractors engaging the self-employed. If I can be allowed to abuse a quote the Hitch hikers guide…. DONT PANIC…………. Yet. This missive is not going to be a detailed treatise of the judgement, although be warned, I am working on it with […]
