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Reference guides on business accounting: how annual accounts, bookkeeping and VAT work for UK limited companies.

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Bookkeeper vs accountant: what each does
The practical difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant for a UK limited company, where the roles overlap and what to check.

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How to prepare and file company accounts
What a UK limited company's annual accounts contain, who signs them, the filing deadlines and what happens if they are late.
Business accounting
Bookkeeping for a UK limited company
What bookkeeping involves for a UK limited company, the records the law expects, how long to keep them and who can do it.
Business accounting
Bookkeeper vs accountant: what each does
The practical difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant for a UK limited company, where the roles overlap and what to check.
Business accounting
The VAT cash accounting scheme
How the VAT Cash Accounting Scheme works, who can join, what it changes on the VAT return and when it may or may not help.
Business accounting
Input VAT and output VAT explained
What input VAT and output VAT mean, where they go on a VAT return, how to calculate each and what happens when input VAT is higher.