7 tax reliefs SMBs forget to claim
From the Employment Allowance to R&D credits — the legitimate savings most growing businesses leave on the table, and how to make sure you don't.
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Practical, jargon-free articles on tax, Making Tax Digital, payroll, growth and getting a new business off the ground — written by the same advisers who look after our clients, and updated as the rules change.
Making Tax Digital
MTD for Income Tax: what's changing in 2026
The new quarterly reporting rules explained in plain English — who's affected, when, and how to get ready early.
Growth
Should you take a salary or dividends?
The most tax-efficient way to pay yourself from a limited company in 2026 — with the numbers worked through.
Payroll
Auto-enrolment: your duties as an employer
Workplace pensions, the staging dates, minimum contributions and the deadlines that catch most small employers out.
Start-ups
Sole trader or limited company?
When it pays to incorporate your sole trade — the tax, the admin and the protection — and when staying simple wins.
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Your year-end tax checklist
A simple run-through of the allowances and reliefs worth using before 5 April — so nothing goes to waste.
Making Tax Digital
Xero vs QuickBooks: which suits you?
An honest, MTD-ready comparison of the two leading cloud packages — features, cost and the kind of business each fits best.
Growth
Cashflow forecasting made simple
Why a thirteen-week forecast is the most useful number in your business — and how to build one without a finance degree.
Payroll
Directors' payroll: getting it right
The most tax-efficient director's salary for 2026, how RTI works for a one-person company, and the pitfalls to sidestep.
Start-ups
Should you register for VAT?
The £90k threshold, voluntary registration and the Flat Rate Scheme — when joining early helps and when it hurts.
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