Insights
Our tax and accountancy experts give their views on the latest news and events affecting business owners in the UK.
Simplify your payments with fumopay
Simplify your payments: Why fumopay could be a game changer for sole traders and SMEs
Changes to student loans repayments for the self-employed
The profits used to assess student loan repayments and entitlement to student finance will include transitional profits from basis period reform.
Making Tax Digital: quarterly update returns
HMRC has made it clear that individuals holding cryptoassets, like Bitcoin, need to pay tax on any income or gains that have been made.
Submit VAT claims digitally for DIY house builds
If you’ve built your own home, or completed part of the build project yourself, under the VAT homebuilders’ scheme you’re entitled to reclaim the VAT paid on materials.
Do the National Insurance contribution changes apply to me?
The headline news from the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement was the changes to National Insurance contributions (NIC) for the self-employed and employees…
Making Tax Digital gets simpler
There are significant Making Tax Digital (MTD) simplifications planned, being introduced in 2026. These changes include…
Cash basis is replacing accruals for 2024-25
For the self-employed, the cash accounting basis will replace accruals as the standard tax reporting method for 2024-25 (first year of tax year accounting).
Do you need to pay tax on your online side hustle?
This very much depends on whether you’re trading or not. Or in other words, are you making a profit from it?