If you are an employer (and that includes employing yourself as a director), you could be eligible to claim the ‘Employment Allowance’ (EA). By making the most of your Employment …
The Best Way to Pay Yourself From Your Limited Company: 2025/2026 edition
When you own a small business, it is crucial to know how to pay yourself, and in the most beneficial way from a tax point of view. To be honest, …
Top Tips for Dealing with April 2025
There has been much talk of ‘doom and gloom’ in the small business world, particularly around changes coming into force during April 2025. Many of these changes were a result …
Why you’re using Xero all wrong: 5 features that you need to use
Xero is a great tool for small business accounting, and we like it a lot. BUT… We know from our own experience that not every small business owner is getting …
Finally some good news: Spring Statement summary 2025
Well ,the Spring Statement has been and gone, so we felt it was worth giving you a few words on what matters to you, the small business owner. As this …
Last Minute Tax Saving Checklist
The tax year end is fast approaching. You want some last-minute tips to save some tax. But what can you do yourself – and how will it potentially save you …
5 Limited Company Tax Reliefs you may not know about
With a tax code list in excess of 22,000 pages, you can forgive yourself for not knowing every single tax deduction! However, knowing them is very much our business! So …
3 Businesses NOT to Start in 2025
Following on from our blog about potentially successful businesses to start in 2025, here’s the flip side – 3 businesses our Business Services Director, Dan Heelan, reckons you would NOT …
When do I need to do a tax return?
For new business owners, knowing when you need to do a tax return is a worry. This short blog answers this question from a newly self-employed person’s point of view. …
Top 3 Small Businesses to Start in 2025
The question of how to start a business often comes after the question of what business you should start. It’s a common topic across all social media channels, and in …
Tips for Starting a Business in 2025
Are you dreaming of starting your brand-new business in 2025? Perhaps you are thinking of taking your side hustle to the next level? We get it, starting a new business …
How to set up a limited company in 2025
As business accountants, we’ve helped thousands of business owners make the leap to becoming limited company owners. If you’re planning on setting up a limited company, here are the basics …