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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
by Jessica Garbett | Jan 22, 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 Examining the key announcements in the Scottish Budget 2026/27 The Scottish Budget 2026/27 was unveiled by the Scottish Government on 13...
by Jessica Garbett | Jan 19, 2026 | ACCA, business taxation, HMRC, personal taxatation
We are sharing this update from ACCA, our professional body, for the interest of clients and contacts. The content is (c) ACCA Details of HMRC’s support arrangements for Saturday 31 January HMRC has confirmed that it will be delivering an enhanced digital service on...
by Jessica Garbett | Jan 15, 2026 | YogaTax News
We are pleased to offer two webinars this coming Spring. Book and Pay for these Webinars Making Tax Digital for Yoga Businesses Wednesday 11th February 2026 18:00 to 19:30 Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (“MTD”) comes in for Sole...
by Jessica Garbett | Dec 12, 2025 | ACCA, budget, business 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 Includes an example for a higher rate taxpayer We know that the personal allowance is frozen for 2025/26 at £12,570. If you have an annual...
by Jessica Garbett | Dec 11, 2025 | ACCA, business taxation, capital taxation, HMRC, 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 timely reminder from HMRC for the tax season The following is an update from HMRC which explains the importance of registration and...
by Jessica Garbett | Dec 9, 2025 | 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 Those joining the scheme will not face late-submission penalties in the first year No late submission penalties in 2026/27 For the 2026/27...
