When we perform company registrations online, the new business will get all the necessary certificates and documents via the internet in PDF format. If you don’t have the right software for viewing and printing PDF files, Adobe’s Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free- that’s all you will need. The documents that we (or your company formation agents, whoever they are) send you are important and should be kept safe. However, they are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to record keeping. As soon as you start trading, either as a limited company or any other kind of business, you’ll need to start keeping precise records of your day-to-day business. That doesn’t just mean putting receipts aside and tracking your incomings. The better your records of outgoing expenditure are, the more you may be able to claim as expenses when tax time rolls around. As company formation agents we provide as much tax guidance as we can for each type of business- there is plenty of documentation on our website- but it’s always better to err on the side of caution and keep too many records rather than too few. If you have applied for company registrations online, the chances are that you may be the kind of business owner who likes to keep electronic records rather than paper ones. There is nothing wrong with that at all, but do make sure that all your important files are backed up regularly and securely stored in at least two locations. You might also like to keep paper backups just in case of a severe failure.





