My heart dropped as I read the letter. I’d just come back from an amazing family holiday in Croatia. The envelope had been on the doormat when I got back. “We’re really sorry … blah, blah … difficult economic circumstances … blah…” Why me? I just couldn’t comprehend it. I’d worked my socks off at…
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Is your accountant scary?! I’ve had several surprising conversations with people lately, saying how they – or people they know – dread going to see their accountant because they feel intimidated or think they’re going to be told off for the way they keep their records! What’s your experience? The Johari Window (kevan . org)…
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The run up to yesterday’s budget was chaotic. Widespread scaremongering about tax rises and VAT registration threshold drops caused a lot of uncertainty, but the 2025 Autumn Budget could have been a lot worse for self-employed people. Income tax, National Insurance and VAT The freeze in income tax and National Insurance (NI) thresholds has been…
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Tales of the Tramuntana Mallorca – March 2025 Sometimes, when you’re in the middle of something long or challenging, it can be easy to lose sight of how far you’ve come. I was fortunate enough to visit Mallorca earlier this year. The Serra de Tramuntana (Tramuntana mountains) and the GR221 long distance hiking trail that…
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Why the Orwell Bridge? It was just by chance that I stumbled across Lee Rudland’s magnificent photograph of The Orwell Bridge at twilight. Scrolling through pages of images brought up by a Google search for “dawn of a new era” – which Google seems to think includes sunset as well as sunrise – I was…
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