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Director’s loans: How to stay clear of unwanted tax charges. This guide explains how director’s loan accounts work, when tax charges arise, and what practical steps can help keep the position under control.

Working abroad: Getting your UK tax residence right. This guide explains how UK tax residence works in 2026/27, what can still be taxable in the UK when you live abroad, and the planning points to consider before you leave, while you are overseas, or before you return.

Our guide to E-invoicing and how SMEs can get ready. E-invoicing has moved from a back-office improvement to a planning issue for UK businesses. The government has said that all VAT invoices will need to be issued as e-invoices from April 2029.

Our guide to giving to charity and the Tax reliefs you can use. Giving to charity is often driven by values rather than tax planning, but the tax treatment still matters. Used properly, the available reliefs can make a donation go further, lower your tax bill, or both.

Pensions remain one of the most tax-efficient ways to save for the long term. They can help reduce taxable income, support business owners’ extraction planning, and build retirement wealth in a structured way. Our guide sets out the main allowance checks to make, where tax charges tend to arise, and how to build a simple review process before contributions are paid.

Making Tax Digital for income tax (MTD IT) starts from 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000. This guide sets out who needs to act now, what the new process looks like, and the practical checks worth making before your first quarterly submission.

Your 2026 pay guide: Salary, dividends and pensions. Our guide is designed as a practical reference. It brings together the main allowances, reliefs, and exemptions, with clear planning points you can act on before the tax year closes. The information reflects the current rules for the 2025/26 period, and the upcoming 2026/27 period, allowing you to make decisions with confidence.

Companies House has started rolling out mandatory identity checks for directors and people with significant control (PSCs). Our guide explains who needs to verify, how the process works in practice, what you need to do for your own roles and what happens if you miss your due date.

Making Tax Digital for income tax (MTD IT) will become mandatory for many sole traders and landlords from 6 April 2026. This guide explains what MTD IT actually involves, and the practical steps to take now so you are ready before the 2025/26 tax year ends.

HMRC is under pressure to close the tax gap, completing around 316,000 compliance checks in 2024/25 and continues to invest in new staff and technology. Against this backdrop, audits and compliance checks are unlikely to fade away. This guide explains what “audit” means in practice, how the 2025 Autumn Budget and current tax rules shape the compliance environment, and what you can do to prepare your business so that any audit or review is as smooth as possible.

Our guide to wealth transfer strategies includes practical steps to pass on wealth tax-efficiently...

Key accounting practices for managing business debt effectively - This guide sets out practical steps for you to follow: how to build a 12-week cash view, set a rational payment order, handle late payers, and engage lenders and HMRC before issues escalate...