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Time for a completely new look me. Arriving at the wrap shop with designs to hand, the guys got to work. Sophie, the designer Bettertax have used almost from the start, has helped to develop the brand and knew what to do. Bettertax had an idea too and from the 3 designs Sophie gave us, […]

My head is in a spin, but I’ll come to that later! No sooner have I got over admiring my fancy new exterior and hot rod alloys, as told yesterday, than I am whisked off to the conversion workshop. Imagine, one day a clapped out old panel van, really, I was, and then the next […]

When Bettertax found me I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. (My story begins here). I’d been worked hard by previous owners and even auctioned off as a non runner. Seeing past all that, Bettertax acquired me for a purpose. They knew I could be transformed into a thing of beauty, with even greater functionality […]

My working career started with Ennis Construction, up in Salford, in 2004. I formed part of their fleet and happily went where I was told to, site to site. I wasn’t a great looker but I made up for that in functionality – I guess I was a bit of a work horse! I was […]

  Warning! Warning! Danger! Danger! As Robby The Robot would say! Recent reports from HMRC say that 75000 phishing emails have been issued this year, just between April and September, a whopping increase on last year of 70%! We try to remind and warn regularly as the emails can look convincing and we don’t want […]

As you know the tax year starts on the 6th April in the UK. After that date self-assessment tax returns can be completed and submitted to HMRC. If you are self-employed under the construction industry scheme (CIS), you’ll be in a position to complete your tax return almost immediately. All you need is a note […]

Now that the new tax year is underway, you may find yourself looking for a new tax agent or accountant to assist with your self-assessment tax returns. Here are a few pointers to consider as there are a lot of tax agents out there, and what they offer in terms of service and security is […]

With just over a week to go until the start of the new tax year on 6th April 2014, there’s no better time than now to start getting your paperwork together. CIS (construction industry scheme) workers will more than likely be due tax back because of the way payments are made to them. Not only […]

In 2018 we updated our Refer-A-Friend deal and give £100 for every 3 successful referrals. All the details can be found on the link. We’re offering £100 for every 5 qualifying Tradesmen you recommend! …Send 5 more & we’ll give you another £200!!! We’ve recovered millions of pounds for guys in the Trade and know […]