Accountancy for UK Contractors: A bare bones guide to running your own limited company - Softcover

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James Richardson studied electronics at the University of York. He then spent ten years in the steel industry, working on installation and maintenance of heavy electrical equipment. He qualified as a Chartered Electrical Engineer and later moved to Scotland to work on the Pelamis wave energy device. In 2015 he set up James E Richardson (Electrical) Limited, an electrical engineering business, based in Edinburgh.

About my book

Based on my experience as a contract electrical engineer, this book explains how to set up and run your limited company's accounts, from registering your company to completing year-end tasks.

• Registration and set up
• Routine transactions
• Payroll
• Dividends
• VAT
• Invoicing Expenses
• IR35
• Year-end tasks

I use free accounting software for my own business, doing the routine bookkeeping myself but using a budget accountant to prepare my annual accounts. This low cost balance between using an accountant and going it alone is the knowledge level that I aim to share.

Other than a bonus chapter on setting up a cut price website, non-accounting aspects are not covered.

This book is intended for companies based in the UK.