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Some links which may be helpful to all you out there.
Good luck and keep safe.
*Please share - lots of people are self-employed, and these links tell them how to access financial help from the Government.*
Links to the the DVSA and others in the industry.
DVSA News
The DVSA are currently running with the the new issue of #MeToo where the problem of sexual harassment arose within the film industry and are now concerned of similar issues within the driver trainer industry. This, to our mind is long overdue, gets our full support. Sexual harassment belongs with the dinosaurs of yesterday.
This is beginning to become more and more of a news item coming up on the BBC on more than one occasion, which is a bit rich with their track record on the issue.
The DVSA have their latest Blog on the matter by a guest writer and it can be found here.
This is beginning to become more and more of a news item coming up on the BBC on more than one occasion, which is a bit rich with their track record on the issue.
The DVSA have their latest Blog on the matter by a guest writer and it can be found here.
If you are member then you can access our page on Safeguarding
written by our chairperson Rob Harper for guidance or our AADI Code of Conduct.
The pages are password protected and accessible to members only.
Road SAfety GB
The EU parliament has voted through a new raft of measures for minimum vehicle standards to protect all road users, particularly the vulnerable. You will probably have seen a few of the comments in social media on this, well here
is the true article.
MoT results by class of vehicle
to September 26th 2019. Very interesting reading when you consider that the vehicles with the greater number of passengers do not show up in a very good light.
Useful links for everyday stuff
Top 15 tips and tricks for you to use in Gmail. They are easy to follow and you can pause, make the changes, or try them out and then restart the video.
DVSA- Updates
The DVSA updates is being redesigned, please watch out for the new links.
Road Safety GB
This is a fantastic website that I think all ADIs & PDIs should subscribe to, it is free and you get the info straight to your email inbox regularly and it would save me writing in here :) But the idea is to stimulate debate and get up to date with everything.
I love the new 'Don't listen to angry Al' videos for young bikers though it is mainly aimed at London's young bikers it does apply across the country.
I love the new 'Don't listen to angry Al' videos for young bikers though it is mainly aimed at London's young bikers it does apply across the country.
Brake are looking for more decisive action on Drink Driving and with 'More than 5,000 people have been caught drink-driving on at least two occasions in the past four years, new figures show' you can hardly argue with them, the figures have gone down enormously since I was in my early 20's and see the number who 'had a couple' and thought they were ok.Some people just never learn do they. Only this week the local police here posted on social media about a young mum caught for the second time in 2 years on the way to school and failed the roadside breathalyser!!!
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HMRC 01 Help desk links.
You will find that some of these links repeat and overlap each other, just chose what you need and if you have suggestions you would like us to add, then drop us a line.
HMRC 01
It doesn’t matter whether you’re new to self-employment or you’ve been in business for a while – we’ve got the support you need.
HMRC’s YouTube channel has videos for quick guidance such as 'Expenses if you’re self-employed'.
You may also find ‘Do I need to register my business for VAT’
useful.
Our online guide, 'Starting your own business', is easy to navigate. It has sections looking at the records you need to keep, sending your tax return, paying HMRC and more. Keep it as a favourite in your browser so that you can dip in and out when you need help.
You can also catch up with a recording of a recent live webinar, 'Self-employment and HMRC
– let's get started'. This covers the basics you need to know on National Insurance, Self Assessment, expenses, payments and where to find further help
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Do you need help deciding if an expense can be claimed for your business? Have you heard of the cash basis method of keeping records which may save you time? Our online support provides help with these and other questions.
You can watch a recording of a recent live webinar 'Business expenses for the self-employed'. It will tell you about the most common expenses, how to claim them and the records to keep.
HMRC’s YouTube channel has our newly updated, four part recorded webinar playlist about 'Business expenses for the self-employed'.
You can watch the parts you need at a time that suits you.
Other YouTube videos you may find useful include, 'Cash basis and simplified expenses' and 'Expenses if you’re self-employed'.
Our online guide 'Self-employed business expenses'
is easy to navigate and covers day-to-day expenditure, simplified expenses, capital allowances and more.
As ADIs this may be of particular interest.
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Whether you’re new to self-employment or you’ve been in business for a while, we’ve got the online support you need.
For quick ‘how to’ guidance, HMRC’s YouTube channel has videos to help the self-employed, such as 'Your self-employed tax return'.
You can also view a recording of our recent live webinar 'Capital Allowances for the self-employed'. Find out how to claim for the longer-life items you buy for your business, for example, vans, tools, machinery and computers.
Or, for information on what records you should be keeping, how long to keep them for and how apps can make it easier for you, take a look at our recorded webinar on 'Record keeping for the self-employed'.
More information can be found in our online guide to starting your own business. It’s broken down into sections making it easy to find what you’re looking for.
There’s also our 'Capital Allowances for plant and machinery toolkit'. Designed to help agents and advisers, anyone completing a Self Assessment tax return will find it useful too.
