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Tax Free Perk - Trivial Benefits

Tax Free Perk – Trivial Benefits

Learn which staff gifts qualify for the £50 exemption and when the £300 director limit applies

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MTD - Rental Income and Expenses to report quarterly

MTD – Rental Income and Expenses to report quarterly

MTD – Rental Income and Expenses to report quarterly from 6 April 2026. Many small portfolio landlords will have to … Read more…

MTD Quarterly Returns

MTD Quarterly Returns

Making Tax Digital (MTD): Quarterly Return Dates Explained If you are a sole trader or landlord with gross income of … Read more…

Your Making Tax Digital Roadmap for April 2026

Your Making Tax Digital Roadmap for April 2026

What It Means for Sole Traders and Landlords If you’re a sole trader or landlord earning £50,000 or more in … Read more…

Overdrawn Director’s Loan Accounts: The Hidden Cost

Overdrawn Director’s Loan Accounts: The Hidden Cost

For many owner-managed businesses, overdrawn director’s loan accounts are the hidden cost directors often miss. The director’s loan account starts … Read more…

Accounting for Cosmetics Businesses - Margins Cash Flow and Strategy

Accounting for Cosmetics Businesses – Margins Cash Flow and Strategy

The cosmetics industry is one of the fastest-growing markets, with new brands emerging every year. For small and medium-sized cosmetics … Read more…

12 week strategy plan

12 week strategy plan

  It was a pleasure meeting my client recently at The Grove in Watford. The beautiful surroundings created the perfect … Read more…

New Identity Verification Requirements For All Directors

New Identity Verification Requirements For All Directors

There are new identity verification requirements for all directors. In this blog we explain what you need to do to … Read more…

Transferring your sole-trader business to a company

Transferring your sole-trader business to a company

Are you considering transferring your sole-trader business to a company in the next year or two? If so, there are … Read more…

Making Tax Digital
New rules for director shareholders that receive dividends
Tax helplines to be cut?
Is your summer staff party tax and NI free?
Business Expenses - Unbelievable?
National Insurance
Where do you want to be in 2 to 3 years’ time?
VAT on charging electric cars?
Company Director banned for poor record keeping?
Super deduction relief of 130%
HMRC’s final guidance on off-payroll work
Electric Car charging point – are they tax exempt?
New Rules for Building and Construction Services - are you ready?
Government Support Update
Garden Office - Tax relief?
Covid 19 - Can I claim back VAT?
Xero Expert Tips - How Profitable are you?
Xero Expert Tips – Improve your cashflow!
Xero Expert Tips - Repeating sales Invoices
New Bounce Back Loans announced!
Vision Statement - Take Control of your business!
Tax Planning Time!
Electric cars – tax relief getting better?
Should you give shares to your partner to save tax?
Questions start-up businesses always ask
Tax bills rising for selling your home?
Making Tax Digital is nearly here!
Loss on shares - tax relief?
Do you want more clients?
Setting up a business - what costs can I claim?
Should a director pay interest on money borrowed from their company?
Overdrawn Directors Loan Accounts
Tax Free Perk - Trivial Benefits
MTD - Rental Income and Expenses to report quarterly
MTD Quarterly Returns
Your Making Tax Digital Roadmap for April 2026
Overdrawn Director’s Loan Accounts: The Hidden Cost
Accounting for Cosmetics Businesses - Margins Cash Flow and Strategy
12 week strategy plan
New Identity Verification Requirements For All Directors
Transferring your sole-trader business to a company
Making Tax Digital
New rules for director shareholders that receive dividends
Tax helplines to be cut?
Is your summer staff party tax and NI free?
Business Expenses - Unbelievable?
National Insurance
Where do you want to be in 2 to 3 years’ time?
VAT on charging electric cars?
Company Director banned for poor record keeping?
Super deduction relief of 130%
HMRC’s final guidance on off-payroll work
Electric Car charging point – are they tax exempt?
New Rules for Building and Construction Services - are you ready?
Government Support Update
Garden Office - Tax relief?
Covid 19 - Can I claim back VAT?
Xero Expert Tips - How Profitable are you?
Xero Expert Tips – Improve your cashflow!
Xero Expert Tips - Repeating sales Invoices
New Bounce Back Loans announced!
Vision Statement - Take Control of your business!
Tax Planning Time!
Electric cars – tax relief getting better?
Should you give shares to your partner to save tax?
Questions start-up businesses always ask
Tax bills rising for selling your home?
Making Tax Digital is nearly here!
Loss on shares - tax relief?
Do you want more clients?
Setting up a business - what costs can I claim?
Should a director pay interest on money borrowed from their company?
Overdrawn Directors Loan Accounts
Free Business Checklist – to help grow your business
want to grow your business
Taking on new staff
Working abroad free holiday
Should landlords start using cash-based accounting
Company Car Tax huge increases
Paying Tax every 3 months
illegal dividends
Tax free money out of your company
Dividends hit again
receive 230% tax relief
No more tax on gifts to employees or directors.
New rules for the Flat Rate Scheme
Get the Taxman to buy your company car
Should I go to work naked in order to get tax relief
Do you use self employed consultants or sub contractors
Payrolling Benefits in Kind. Changes made allow HMRC to collect income tax on most benefits in kind through the payroll The advantages of doing this are:
Transferring shares to your wife
Can you claim VAT on company cars
Choose your year end wisely
Have you got surplus cash in your Company
Will you get Entrepreneurs' Relief
Digital books and records compulsory
How to attract and retain staff
New rules for companies that provide services to public bodies
Sole trader and losses
Furnished Holiday Letting
What happens if you forget to declare the rental income
New rules for Benefits and Kind Forms P11D and dispensation
Do you want a healthy cash flow
Directors overdrawn loan accounts.
Budget 2016
Paying interest to a director
New Dividend Rules
Pension Tax Relief
New tax rules which start in 2016/17 could result in a lot more tax for owner managed companies. Therefore, it is very important to look at ways of trying to minimize the tax impact of the new rules and here are some of the areas you may wish to review:
Should I have a company car
HMRC targeting ebay online sellers
New Tax Rules for interest on savings
How to file your tax return online with HMRC
New rules on closing a company
230 tax relief on Research and Development Expenditure
Will you pay more tax on your property income
New buy to let stamp duty
Taking money out of your company without paying any personal tax.
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