by Cameron Dickson | Feb 27, 2026 | Business Advice, Monthly Spotlight
Download our FULL REPORT Paying yourself this year. Paying yourself from your business sounds simple until you start weighing up salary, dividends and pensions, and how each one affects your take-home pay. The “best” answer also shifts depending on profits, cashflow...
by Cameron Dickson | Feb 23, 2026 | Business Advice, Monthly Spotlight
Download our FULL REPORT What directors need to do. Companies House has started rolling out mandatory identity checks for directors and people with significant control (PSCs). These checks form part of a wider programme of Companies House reform under the Economic...
by Cameron Dickson | Feb 16, 2026 | Business Advice, Monthly Spotlight
Download our FULL REPORT EV discounts strain market growth The UK new car market reached a significant milestone in 2025, with registrations exceeding two million for the first time since the pandemic began. A total of 2,020,373 new cars were registered, marking the...
by Cameron Dickson | Jan 26, 2026 | Business Advice, Monthly Spotlight
Download our FULL REPORT What sole traders and landlords must do before April 2026. Making Tax Digital for income tax (MTD IT) will become mandatory for many sole traders and landlords from 6 April 2026. It will change how you keep records and report income, and it...
by Cameron Dickson | Jan 15, 2026 | Business Advice, Monthly Spotlight
Download our FULL REPORT What you need to know about compliance. Preparing for an audit is rarely anyone’s favourite task, but it is part of running a resilient business. HMRC is under pressure to close the tax gap, completing around 316,000 compliance checks in...
by Cameron Dickson | Jan 14, 2026 | Business Advice, Monthly Spotlight
Download our FULL REPORT HMRC will stop sending most paper letters from spring as it accelerates its shift to digital communication. Email alerts will replace automatic postal letters, directing taxpayers to view new documents in their personal tax account or the HMRC...