{"id":1370,"date":"2023-02-20T16:20:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accountants247glasgowsouth.co.uk\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2023-02-20T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:20:51","slug":"company-year-end-preparations-time-to-get-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants247glasgowsouth.co.uk\/?p=1370","title":{"rendered":"Company year-end preparations: time to get ready"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is your company\u2019s year-end getting close? Talk to us about planning your year-end tasks and delivering a smooth and hassle-free year-end process. #tax #accounting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As your company year-end date gets closer, there are a number of administrative and financial tasks to start planning for \u2013 so it\u2019s a good idea to get yourself organised and ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several things to check, either on the year-end date, or before the end of your company\u2019s financial year. Some tasks are simple administrative processes, while others involve a deeper dive into your accounts. But, on the whole, this is about getting on top of the planning and making sure your year-end is as hassle-free as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits of good year-end planning include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A smoother year-end<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 keeping on top of the company\u2019s bookkeeping and administration means that the processing of your year-end will go more smoothly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Better tax planning<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 reviewing your business performance before the year-end allows you to manage your tax obligations in a more effective way, improving your tax-efficiency and (potentially) saving money.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improved personal wealth planning<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 as an owner\/director, you can structure your own remuneration package in a way that you prefer. This improves your personal tax situation and wealth planning for the year-end, driving tax efficiency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhance your reported profits<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 by changing the timing of some discretionary transactions, you can directly influence the results that will be reported for the company. This can be an advantage when looking for funding or investment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A checklist for your company year-end tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve highlighted the main year-end tasks to add to your to-do list, broken down into admin, tax-driven and cosmetic tasks \u2013 all aimed at a stress-free year end process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Primarily admin issues<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure that you are able to put a correct value to the stock you hold in the business and on your current work in progress (WIP).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure all your sales invoicing is up to date and all jobs for the year have been billed out to customers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resolve any customer (and supplier) queries, where possible. And, if it\u2019s practical to do so, write off or provide for any bad or doubtful debts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure all the company\u2019s bookkeeping is up to date and that all balance sheet accounts have been reconciled.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare draft figures at least one month before the end of the year so that any last interim dividend declarations can be made.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep final statements from all your major suppliers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep an extra copy of the last invoices for utilities and services, for cost accruals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Primarily tax-driven<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Generally, to qualify for tax relief, payment for fixed assets acquired during the financial year must be due no longer than four months after year-end, otherwise the actual payment date(s) is substituted for the date of acquisition. Where the asset is bought on hire purchase, the date on which it is actually brought into use is the relevant date for claiming tax relief. If you have plans to purchase new assets, it may be worth buying equipment a few months earlier than planned \u2013 this allows you to then claim the tax deduction. However, don\u2019t buy things you don\u2019t need just to save tax! Remember that the super-deduction falls away at the end of March 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because the corporation tax rate is increasing from 19% to as much as 25% on 1st April, it may be beneficial to bring revenues forward to March 2023, and defer expenses (other than on assets eligible for the super-deduction) until April 2023 to take advantage of the rate change. This will be particularly useful for companies with a 31st March year-end.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charitable donations must have been paid in full to the charities in question; you can\u2019t just provide for them in the accounts. If you donate a percentage of the company\u2019s profits or sales to charity, then estimate the final amount as close as you can so that the obligation is largely spent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax relief on pension contributions is given in respect of the period in which it\u2019s paid, so don\u2019t leave it until after year-end before paying contributions over.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the remuneration policy for your shareholder directors to ensure the right balance between salary, dividends and pension contributions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review directors\u2019 loan accounts, particularly where they\u2019re overdrawn and therefore potentially subject to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/hmrc-internal-manuals\/company-taxation-manual\/ctm61505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Section 455 charges<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cosmetic\/other<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You may want to make the company\u2019s performance look as good as possible \u2013 i.e. moving results from a future period in order to make the current period look better. This can be helpful if you\u2019re looking to access finance in the next year, or want to woo potential investors etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may want to think about deferring expenditure to improve your overall reported profits. This could mean reducing spending on things like stationery, advertising, research and development, capital expenditure and major repairs and renewals. Although that will result in a higher tax bill, it will also allow a higher reported profit to be disclosed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talk to us about preparing for your year-end<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The better prepared you are, the easier your year-end will be. So, there\u2019s real value in running through the checklist above and getting your finances ready for the close of the current year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As your accountant, we can help you get your numbers in order and advise you on any elements where you might need some help, or have queries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your company\u2019s year-end getting close? Talk to us about planning your year-end tasks and delivering a smooth and hassle-free year-end process. #tax #accounting As your company year-end date gets closer, there are a number of administrative and financial tasks to start planning for \u2013 so it\u2019s a good idea to get yourself organised and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","video":"","gallery":"","source_name":"Help-me-get-my-accounts-ready","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":""},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[80,86,81,76],"class_list":["post-1370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-accountancyservices","tag-accounts","tag-clarkston","tag-glasgow"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Company year-end preparations: time to get ready - Accountants247 Glasgow South<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/accountants247glasgowsouth.co.uk\/?p=1370\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Company year-end preparations: time to get ready - Accountants247 Glasgow South\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Is your company\u2019s year-end getting close? 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