Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is live: what to do if you're caught (or soon will be)
MTD for Income Tax started April 2026 for incomes over £50,000. Who is affected, what changes, and the three steps to take now.
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Payments on account: why HMRC wants money in July, and how to pay less
How Self Assessment payments on account work, why HMRC wants money in July, and when you can legitimately reduce them.
Salary or dividends in 2026/27? How owner-directors should pay themselves
The right salary and dividend mix for directors in 2026/27: the £500 dividend allowance, corporation tax bands and employer NI.
The £90,000 VAT threshold: a rolling trap, and what to do as you approach it
How the £90,000 VAT threshold really works: the rolling 12-month test, late registration penalties and your scheme options.
Key UK tax dates for 2026/27: the deadlines every business owner should diarise
Every deadline for 2026/27: Self Assessment, VAT, corporation tax, payroll, P11Ds and the new MTD quarterly dates.
How much tax will you pay when you sell your business?
What a business sale leaves after tax: CGT at 18% or 24%, BADR at 18%, share versus asset sale, and the earn-out traps.
Buying machinery or vehicles? What St Helens firms should know before they sign
Full expensing, the Annual Investment Allowance and year-end timing: how St Helens manufacturers and hauliers get the tax relief right on big purchases.
Southport holiday lets: the tax perks are gone, and quarterly reporting is next
The FHL regime is gone and MTD quarterly reporting arrives this April. What Southport holiday-let owners should check before the season.
Selling a Wirral business? The relief rate rises in April, and the clock matters
Business Asset Disposal Relief rises from 14% to 18% on 6 April 2026. What that means for Wirral owners weighing up a sale, an MBO or a family handover.