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General Business Advice

Navigating the Family Business Odyssey: Should You Bring Family Into Your Company?

At Blue Rocket Accounting, we understand the intricacies of family businesses, having witnessed their successes and challenges.

Dec 7, 2023

Running a Company

Calculating Holiday Pay for Part Year and Zero Hour Workers

The HR Dept join us for a guest blog to explain how to calculate holiday entitlement for part year workers & avoid costly mistakes when managing this.

Sep 12, 2023

General Business Advice

Tax Implications of Hiring: Employees vs. Contractors

Hiring employees and engaging independent contractors have different tax implications for UK businesses, we look at what they are.

Jul 17, 2023

Accounting Services

How Does Pension Re-Enrolment Work?

Pension re-enrolment applies to all employers unless they have received an exemption. Avoid unnecessary complications and discover how it all works.

Nov 10, 2022

Running a Company

Payroll - A Compliance Guide for SMEs

Keeping up to date with payroll legislation can be complex, even more so in recent years. Our guide also contains a handy compliance checklist too.

Sep 8, 2022

General Business Advice

QuickBooks Versus Xero. Which is Better?

Xero and QuickBooks are both comprehensive tools that tick most boxes in terms of accounting features that most businesses need. But which is better?

Jul 14, 2022

Resources & Guides

Blue Rocket Guide to Preparing Your Statutory Accounts

This guide gives you a brief guide to an important legal requirement of your business your annual accounts preparation, or ‘statutory accounts’.

Jul 7, 2022

General Business Advice

Minimise Bank Holiday Disruption for Your Business

Following a higher than average volume of Bank Holidays you may want to find ways to reduce business disruption moving forwards, we can help with that

Jun 1, 2022

General Business Advice

Workplace Pensions. What are my duties as an employer?

If you're unsure of your responsibilities for workplace pensions in your growing business, take a look at our helpful blog for a full rundown.

May 12, 2022

Resources & Guides

PAYE & Payroll: A Plain‑English Guide for Small UK Employers

Learn who must register, the 6‑step PAYE setup, deadlines and common mistakes—updated for 2025/26. Jargon‑free help from Blue Rocket Accounting.

Mar 3, 2022

Running a Company

Can You Employ Staff as a Sole Trader?

When it becomes apparent your small business need to consider hiring additional staff, there are a few things you need to consider first.

Feb 28, 2022

General Business Advice

Our Top Tips for Christmas Entertaining Expenses

Strike the right balance between fun and frivolity this festive season and understand which expenses you can claim for your workplace.

Dec 10, 2021

How and why you should register and sign in to your Government Gateway / HMRC Online Services

10 Common Business Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Our 6 Tips for Preparing Your Business for Sale

Inheritance Tax planning – have you considered your financial future?

Why it pays to give something back

4 Goal setting tips to set your business up to score

6 ways COVID has changed businesses… for the better

How can you prepare for the unexpected?

Wish you had money to invest your business? Maybe you’ve already got it...

How often do you find your invoices haven’t been paid in full and on time?

Tax implications of letting residential properties

Get your new company structured correctly

Thinking of changing your accountant?

Download our free ebook highlighting 10 signs that now is the time to do it

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