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What tax relief can be claimed on bad debts?
Write-off bad debt and claim bad debt relief to avoid paying tax on income that you have not received. Most businesses will eventually encounter a non-paying customer, especially during today’s difficult economic climate. Bad debts can be very damaging to businesses of all shapes and sizes, so it’s important to minimise your losses by claiming…
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Tips for encouraging customers to pay on time
Late payments can have a dangerous knock-on effect to your business’ cashflow, as well as costing you time and money to chase them up. The safest way to do business is always to take money upfront. Failing this, it’s important to take whatever measures you can to encourage customers to pay you on time, every…
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Benefits of automating accounts receivable tasks
Automating accounts receivable tasks can save time and help to collect customer payments quickly and efficiently. Outstanding payments from debtors are one of the key reasons that small businesses run into trouble. Not only does chasing late payments waste valuable time, late payments can also have a devastating effect on your business’ cash flow. Keeping…
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What is the government’s ‘breathing space’ scheme?
The government’s ‘breathing space’ scheme could offer those in debt a valuable 60 day respite period to seek help and get their finances in order. The breathing space scheme, also known as the debt respite scheme, was first announced by the government in October 2017. The scheme is intended to give people time to get…
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3 steps to determining a customer’s creditworthiness
If you supply customers with a product or service, then offering a credit facility is a great selling point, but it doesn’t come without its risks. Whilst it is impossible to completely safeguard yourself from non-paying customers, it pays to have a system in place for checking a company’s credentials before you commit to working…
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Debt Recovery No Contract
As a small business owner or start-up founder it can sometimes be tempting to start work on a project without a contract. Sometimes the one thing that isn’t considered is what happens if that client decides to pull out without paying for services already received? Understandably it can sometimes be harder to pin clients down…
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How To Improve Your Debt Recovery Processes
Late payments can have a major impact on business survival therefore it is crucial that an effective process is in place to tackle the problem before it gets out of hand. As with any effective operation, preparation is the key and there is a lot that can be done to streamline your business debt recovery…
