Your Business Startup Checklist
Are you forming a company or will you operate as being self employed? Starting a business can be overwhelming. Here are the many things to consider from an accounting perspective:
Limited Companies
- Forming a Limited Company
- The Law and Directors’ responsibilities
- The Company Secretary
- The Companies Act 2006: The missing links
- Statutory records
- Audit exemption
- An introduction to Corporation Tax
- Corporation Tax Self Assessment
- Companies – Getting the timing right
- Company Bonus or Dividend
- How much dividend can I take?
- Employee share schemes Personal service companies
- Striking off
- Managed service companies
- Could you benefit from updating your Constitution?
Self Employment
- Employed or self-employed?
- An introduction to the tax system for the self-employed
- Use of vehicle mileage rates for the self-employed
Now let's get down to the heart of the process:
Starting a Business
- Executing the first steps
- Managing Money
- Tax and Tax Planning
- Your business and the law
- Growing your business
- Your business vision
- A Mission Statement
- Writing a Business Plan
- Which business structure?
- Should you buy a Franchise?
- Choosing a company year-end
- Raising finance
- Names, Trademarks, Patents and other Registrations
- Building a brand
- Premises and location
- Working from home
- Insuring your Business
- Should you form a limited company?
- Limited Liability Partnerships
- More about Limited Liability Partnerships
- Choosing your accounting date
- Partnership agreements
- Allowable expenses
You should pay attention to these as they are sometimes overlooked.
Managing Money:
- Maintaining good financial control
- Cash-flow management
- Handling debtors
- Borrowing and loans
- Keeping financial records
Tax and tax planning:
- Tax strategies and payments
Your business and the law:
- Legal matters
Growing the business:
- Taking on staff
- Suppliers and purchasing
- Stock control