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''unless your part of the profession is very different from that of this writer business pretty much takes a complete summer break throughout the month ''
Yes very different clearly!
What part of the profession do you work in?
My 'list of things to be done next month' includes 4 VAT returns, invoicing, submitting signed accounts, ringing HMRC asking why they havent loaded my VAT clients onto my new ASA as yet although I did the necessary 10 days ago, ringing HMRC asking why they have taken a year to finalise a "loan account "problem although I've done everything for them, incorporating 2 companies, proof reading 4 texts, writing 2 articles for Accweb, planning a guide to Landlord expenses for Tax Insider.
Question... what's a holiday?
With two calls to HMRC on your list, I'm not so sure you'll have time in August alone for the rest of your list.
Yes indeed. HMRC cause most the stress and unnecessary problems these days. I've just managed to cancel a 150% RTC penalty wrongly applied by HMRC, but only after more phone calls/letters than I care to mention, all caused by HMRC's original idiotic c ock-up.
I never spend longer than 5 minutes on the phone to HMRC, see my recent posts on this topic.
August is very much a dead month for me. I've got more than 50% of my SA returns filed, many of my clients are on holiday. One is selling their hotel for £1.7m, one is trying to get a mortgage and that's about it.
So it is a month of golf, tennis and family stuff. Today I admit has been very stressful, going round in 80 which is my worst score in about 12 rounds. I think I'll stick to tennis for a few days.
"Business property prices are sinking fast"
No they are not, our rent roll has been increasing through 2018 and 2019 (after a pretty moribund 2014-2017) and increased rents are being achieved at review/renewal. I think your comment needs tempered by taking into account the type of property involved.
August is pretty much the same as any month business wise.
We schedule/plan work so that it gets done evenly (ish) through the whole year.
Slack off in August and you'll either be too busy tax return season time or you haven't got enough work.