Frustrated with missed deadlines or vague answers? These 7 red flags will help you decide if it’s time to switch accountant.

Doing your accounts will probably never become your favourite task. But accounting software may make you less prone to wanting to pull your hair out.

Keeping accurate accounting records is an essential task for every successful contractor. Not only can you ensure that you stay on the right side of the taxman, but you should also be able to see exactly what your financial situation is at any moment in time.

As the new tax year approaches, a leading accountant highlights five accounting habits that often cause problems for limited company contractors.

The main job of an accountant is to look after your company’s tax affairs. When you sign up with a firm, you must authorise them to deal with HMRC.

The term “accountant” isn’t protected in the UK. Here’s what qualifications like AAT, ACCA and ICAEW actually mean, and what contractors should look for.

If you carry out some of your contract work from home, there are many benefits. There may also be some (small) pitfalls. The line between personal and work space can become blurred, and your utility bills might also start to creep up.

Although you should expect all contractor-focused professional accountancy firms to be highly IR35-literate, some still like to advertise themselves as ‘IR35 accountants’, which is a misleading term.

A reader asks if he needs to inform the authorities if he wants to pay his wife a small salary for ‘administrative’ work done for his company.

If you work via a limited company, you may want to pay your spouse a salary. An accounting expert tells us what the tax and payroll implications are.