Tax might be inevitable, but it’s also pretty confusing at times. Find out how and when you need to pay tax in your business, what tax relief and allowances are available, and discover tips and advice to help you keep good financial records quickly and easily.
Making Tax Digital, or MTD for short, is an initiative actioned by HMRC to create a simpler, more efficient tax system for everyone involved. The scheme significantly changes the way businesses record and report tax information in a bid to streamline both processes and systems. MTD rules are rolling out in stages, with VAT-registered businesses…
If you’re about to submit a Self Assessment or you’re still fairly new to it, then you might stumble across ‘payments on account’. These are basically advance payments that you make towards your self-employed tax bill, but not everyone needs to make them. To help you plan ahead and manage your cash flow, we explain…
Nobody enjoys seeing deductions come out of their hard-earned cash, but paying National Insurance is one of the necessary evils of self-employment. The amount that you pay towards NI depends on how much you earn, and even how you earn it, such as through an employer or as someone who works for themselves. Why do…
You can do almost anything online nowadays, from grocery shopping to learning how to play the guitar. Whatever springs to mind – there’s a virtual way to make it happen. But what if you just want to pay your taxes? The good news is you absolutely can pay your taxes online. There are different ways…
Most HMRC services, such as viewing your tax account or submitting a return, are available online, so you’ll need a Government Gateway ID to verify your identity and access these. Your Government Gateway ID acts as a portal, connecting you to any services which you sign up for and link to your account. How…
