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What to Look For in an Accountant For Housing Associations?

What to Look For in an Accountant For Housing Associations?

There are strict requirements for the accounts of housing associations and private registered providers of social housing, so having a knowledgeable accountant will be a worthwhile investment for your non-profit. But what should you look for in an accountant for housing associations? How should you go about choosing one? In this article, we’ll discuss what […]

Looking For an Accountant For Your Post Office Business?

Looking For an Accountant For Your Post Office Business?

The unique nature of taxes, sales and transactions at a Post Office mean that your accounting requirements are probably quite complex. You may be overpaying on your taxes or perhaps your post master’s salary has become unsustainable. Demand may have fallen due to the coronavirus, or you could be facing a shortage of trained staff […]

Beware Tax Scams

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HMRC regularly warn taxpayers to be alert to fraudsters purporting to be from HMRC. Recently, they announced that in the last year they deactivated more than 20,000 fake HMRC websites, an increase of 29% on the previous year. HMRC have also called on people to stay vigilant to avoid falling for tax refund scams. The […]

Firm’s ‘Humanist’ Approach to Graduate Scheme Led to BAAs Win

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Kamlesh Rajput, founder of Sterling Finance, winners of the graduate and non-graduate programme of the year award at the 2019 British Accountancy Awards, discusses why their programme set them apart from the other nominees, which included some top-20 firms, to take home the award. Author :  Chris Jewers Date published : December 16, 2019 Link […]

Christmas Parties & Gifts – A Tax Guide

christmas parties and gifts tax guide

It is that time of the year again and Christmas is upon us. Christmas parties are on the horizon (if not over it). Are you planning on throwing a Christmas Party and handing out gifts? REMEMBER HMRC is watching you!!!! Here is a quick reminder of the benefits to staff and tax treatment of seasonal […]

Priya Mistry – Apprentice Of The Year

Priya Mistry apprentice of the year

We are delighted to share that our employee Miss Priya Mistry has won the prestigious “Pride of Tameside Awards” in “Apprentice of the Year” category at a star studded ceremony on the 24th October 2019 at Dukinfield Town Hall. Sterling Finance have been participating in these Pride Of Tameside awards for the thirds successive year […]

Better Business Telecoms

Telecoms in business

Better Business Telecoms Today’s telecoms technology can do more than simply save time and money. Therefore you can use the technology to attract customers, manage incoming and outgoing calls, hold conference calls and more. Telecommunications is the exchange of information over significant distances by electronic means and refers to all types of data, voice and […]

Being Assertive And Having Confidence

being assertive and having confidence

Are you a business owner who would like to develop a successful business? If the answer is yes, the best way is to achieve that is to have self-belief and confidence in yourself and your actions. Self-confidence is an important key to success. Self-confidence is a combination of a state of mind and a strong […]

Sterling Finance Wins British Accountancy Award 2019

Sterling Finance Wins British Accountancy Award 2019

Sterling Finance Wins National Award We are proud to announce that Sterling Finance (UK) Limited have won illustrious national award at the prestigious British Accountancy Award 2019  Sterling Finance (UK) Limited faced stiff competition from the industry biggest names and won its ‘Graduate and Non-Graduate Programme of The Year’ category award after investing a “disproportionate percentage” […]

Running Your Business From Home

Running Your Business From Home

Using part of your home for work could make you liable for business rates.  If you work from home you may have to pay business rates, but each case is considered on its own merits. Normally a member of Valuation Office Agency (VOA) staff will want to visit your property to check the facts before […]