

Do not include money for work you have done or things you have sold but have not yet been paid for. This will help you work out what your average monthly business income is, as for most businesses income is not the same every month. Use your business accounts, books and bank statements to work out how much money you have taken for sales over the last three months.In Your budget, enter the income for your business.If you have problems using Your budget, contact us for advice.
#Basic household budget update#

Remember to work out how much of the cost is for business use and how much is for household use. This can include things like travel and phone costs. There are some costs you may have for your business and for your home.

Follow the advice and guidance in this section to list all your income and outgoings so that you can see how much the business can afford to pay you (your drawings). Use this simple checklist to make sure you take the right steps to work out Your budget. This will help you to fill in Your budget based on your household spending. You should then be able to work out how much the business can pay you. This is because the company is a separate legal entity to you and its finances should be separated from yours. If you are a director of a limited company, we advise you to ask your accountant for help to work out a company budget. If you have a buy-to-let property, you will need to fill in a different business budget. Use the link below to check your business status. If you are a sole trader, a partner in a partnership or a director of a limited company you can use the advice and guidance in this section to fill in Your budget. This will help you see how much is left over so you can work out the best way to deal with your debts. If you are a director of a limited company you should only fill in your household budget. You should then fill in your household budget using the second part of this step.You can then see how much the business can afford to pay you (your drawings). This will help you work out how much you have coming into your business and what is going out. Use the first part of this step if you are a sole trader or a partner in a partnership.Use this section to guide you through filling in your budget. Working out a budget sheet using Your budget is easy, but you can also use these Step 2 pages if you need any extra help. Once you have entered all your information into Your budget you will be able to save or print off your budget. You can then see how much you have left over and this will help you work out the best way to deal with your debts. You can use our budget tool if you are a sole trader, a partner in a partnership or a director of a limited company. Our budget tool Your budget will help you work out a detailed budget. A business and household budget is an essential tool to help you tackle debt problems.
