Helpful resources for businesses

Bookkeeping topics that matter to our clients, drawn from real situations we handle for contractors, landlords and small business owners.

When to register for UK business taxes?

UK tax · Registrations & thresholds

A guide on when you need to register for Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, VAT, PAYE and CIS, and what limited companies, sole traders, landlords, contractors and CIS workers should do once those obligations are triggered.

Year-end checklist for UK small businesses

Year end · UK accounts & tax

A guide on what to review before your financial year-end, why these steps matter for HMRC and your accounts, and what your accountant will expect to see (relevant to limited companies, sole traders, landlords, contractors and CIS workers).

Cash vs accrual bookkeeping and VAT

UK accounting · VAT timing

A guide to how cash basis and accrual accounting differ, how timing affects VAT, profit and year-end accounts, and what this means for limited companies, sole traders, landlords, contractors and CIS workers.

What are allowable business expenses?

UK expenses · HMRC rules

A guide to what UK businesses can claim as allowable expenses, where the rules differ for companies and sole traders, and how landlords, contractors, CIS workers and locums should approach mixed-use costs.

Which accounting software should UK businesses use?

Software · UK bookkeeping

An in-depth look at the main UK bookkeeping platforms, and why, in practice, QuickBooks and Xero are usually the only serious choices if you want reliable VAT, clean year-end accounts and day-to-day figures your accountant can trust.

Bookkeeping practices that trigger HMRC, banks and compliance issues (Part 1 of 2)

UK Accounts · UK bookkeeping

Most bookkeeping errors are harmless. The serious problems are the ones that change the picture of your business without you realising. They are often structural practices that distort your financial records, breach statutory requirements, and draw the wrong kind of attention from banks or HMRC.

Bookkeeping practices that trigger HMRC, banks and compliance issues (Part 2 of 2)

UK Accounts · UK bookkeeping

Most bookkeeping errors are harmless. The serious problems are the ones that change the picture of your business without you realising. They are often structural practices that distort your financial records, breach statutory requirements, and draw the wrong kind of attention from banks or HMRC.