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MTD for Income Tax – late filing and record-keeping penalties

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 17, 2026 | ACCA, business taxation

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA A summary of penalties as the digital framework evolves The UK tax system is gradually moving towards a more digital framework through Making...

Companies House updates

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 15, 2026 | ACCA, business issues

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA A comprehensive round-up of recent updates from Companies House The following are some key updates from Companies House relevant to...

Changes to voluntary national insurance contributions

by Jessica Garbett | Apr 10, 2026 | ACCA, personal finance, personal taxatation

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA Changes to voluntary NICs for time spent abroad commence in April In its 2025 Budget the government announced updates to voluntary National...

Significant changes coming to work from home reliefs

by Jessica Garbett | Mar 27, 2026 | ACCA, business taxation, employer returns, expense payments, personal taxatation

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA Changes that affect employees and the self-employed apply from April Working from home has become a normal part of working life in the UK....

Getting Your 2026 Year End Tax & Accounts To Us

by Jessica Garbett | Mar 26, 2026 | YogaTax News

5th April sees the end of the 2025-26 Tax Year. Additionally the majority of our clients have 31st March 2026 business year ends. Here are some handy points for our clients around getting things to us. What Do We Need? Self Assessment We need a Self...

Companies House WebFiling security breach

by Jessica Garbett | Mar 25, 2026 | ACCA, business issues

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA Companies House breach raises red flags for UK businesses A recently disclosed security breach at Companies House has sent a tremor through...

Companies House Data Breach

by Jessica Garbett | Mar 18, 2026 | business issues

Companies House have suffered a data breach in the past few days (March 2026). Here is their advisory email on the topic (reformatted for the purpose of this post): This is an official email from Companies House, sent to all registered email addresses, and is relevant...

ABC Guide to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

by Jessica Garbett | Mar 5, 2026 | business taxation

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax starts in just over a month, but a lot of people aren’t sure what it means. Does it affect them? If so from when? And what do they need to do? And what will it cost? Our new ABC Guide to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax aims...

Tax year end and upcoming tax changes

by Jessica Garbett | Feb 28, 2026 | ACCA, business taxation, capital taxation, personal taxatation, property taxation

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA A reminder of key changes as announced in the last two Budgets As the end of the 2025/26 tax year approaches, individuals and businesses...

Recovery of 2025 winter fuel payments

by Jessica Garbett | Feb 16, 2026 | ACCA, personal taxatation

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA For the 2025/26 winter, the winter fuel payment (£100-£300) is paid automatically to those born on or before 21 September 1959. However, if...

Beware – the latest scam warnings

by Jessica Garbett | Jan 30, 2026 | ACCA, HMRC

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA How to identify fraudulent HMRC communications In recent years, HMRC scams have become increasingly prevalent, with scammers employing...

Update to HMRC Penalty Regime

by Jessica Garbett | Jan 29, 2026 | business taxation, HMRC, personal taxatation

With Making Tax Digital for Income Tax coming in from this April, we’ve taken the opportunity to review HMRCs penalty regimes and update our guidance: Penalties From HMRC For the most part penalties can be mitigated by: Keeping accurate records Making sure your...

Changes to Working From Home Expense Claims from April 2026

by Jessica Garbett | Jan 28, 2026 | business taxation, employer returns, expense payments, personal taxatation

With effect from the 2026-27 tax year there are changes to how Company Directors and Employees can claim tax relief on costs of working from home. Under current rules (2025-26 and earlier) there are two ways someone who was an Employee, including Company Directors,...

Automatic enrolment thresholds frozen for 2026/27

by Jessica Garbett | Jan 26, 2026 | ACCA, business issues, pension reform, pensions

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA Pensions Commission continues to examine long-term pension adequacy The government has confirmed that automatic enrolment thresholds will...

Ten common claims and elections

by Jessica Garbett | Jan 23, 2026 | ACCA, business taxation, capital taxation, personal taxatation

We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA As the self-assessment deadline approaches, ACCA sets out some common claims and elections Some of these claims have strict time limits,...

MTD for Income Tax – late filing and record-keeping penalties

Companies House updates

Changes to voluntary national insurance contributions

Significant changes coming to work from home reliefs

Getting Your 2026 Year End Tax & Accounts To Us

Companies House WebFiling security breach

Companies House Data Breach

ABC Guide to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Tax year end and upcoming tax changes

Recovery of 2025 winter fuel payments

Beware – the latest scam warnings

Update to HMRC Penalty Regime

Changes to Working From Home Expense Claims from April 2026

Automatic enrolment thresholds frozen for 2026/27

Ten common claims and elections

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