Annja lays an EGG… (Event Recap)

By: Esmerelda Doman

On the 16th of January 2024, Annja presented a workshop at EGG in Edinburgh on the subject of tax self assessment. Now this isn’t always a subject that brings joy, however her enthusiasm for all things accountancy won the day!

For those who don’t know, Egg is Scotland’s largest platform connecting, supporting, and celebrating women. Their mission is to create opportunities for women to grow and empower each other to get ahead in their professional and personal life. To date, they have supported over 100k women and more than 1000 local businesses.

It is, as those of you who know Annja, a perfect forum for her particular talents!

Self-assessment is one of those subjects which can strike fear into the heart of even the most robust business owner and entrepreneur. How many of us have sat there, filling in the form and wondering if we have accidentally committed an egregious error?

Have we missed something vital? Are we going to pay too much tax? Too little? Will they break down our door and drag us off to languish in a dungeon somewhere? (Just me? Oh - ok)

Regardless, it is all too easy to allow self-assessment returns to become overwhelming, even though nearly all of the questions asked are quite straight forward. Yes - there are quite a lot of them, but that’s tax authorities around the world; they love questions!

Annja took this opportunity to explain how to approach self-assessment, how to prepare, what information you really need and how to complete the assessment with the least possible stress.

Judging by the positive feedback after the event, she got it pretty much spot on:

Those of you familiar with Annja’s approach to accountancy won’t be surprised by this, it’s still a mystery to most of us how she can be so enthusiastic about numbers in general and tax in particular.

So - if you find self-assessment an annual trial and would like someone else to take them off your hands, or if you’re happy to do it but could use a bit of friendly, helpful advice, please just get in touch and let Annja make your life a little bit easier.

Finally - a big thanks to EGG for the invitation and to all the businesswoman who attended. Let’s do it again soon!