Tax and finance guides for business owners

The lifetime limit for Business Asset Disposal Relief halves from £1 million to £500,000. What it could cost, the new rules on early contracts and what to check before you sell.

Benefits in kind move into payroll from April 2027. What employers need to do, and why July 2027 brings a double Class 1A payment.

The 100% first-year allowance for new electric cars and chargepoints ends next year. The deadlines, what the change costs and how to plan the purchase.

The main measures from the Autumn Budget for company owners, directors and employers, and what to do about each of them.

What to gather, how payments on account work and the penalties for filing late.

Who must use it from 2026, 2027 and 2028, how qualifying income works and the quarterly deadlines.

What is filed, corporation tax rates, deadlines, penalties and common mistakes.

When you must register, how the £90,000 rolling threshold works and which scheme to choose.

The reasons to register below the threshold, or wait, and what to check before you apply.

Work out fixed costs, ring-fence tax, adjust for risk and test it against a forecast.

What a forecast should include, how to build one step by step and the mistakes to avoid.

What to check first: cash, revenue, margin, overheads and debtors, and the questions to ask.

What a monthly pack includes, how it differs from statutory accounts and when to start.

Reconciliations, accruals, payroll and VAT checks, so you know where you stand within days.

Signs it is time, what a professional adds beyond filing and the limited company deadlines.

Seven signs, from year-end-only contact to cash surprises, and what to ask for before you switch.

How professional clearance and HMRC authorisation work, and what to hand over.

What each does, how they differ and which a growing business needs.

What it covers, the signs you have outgrown your setup and outsourced versus in-house.

How a fractional FD compares with a full-time hire, when each fits and what to ask.

How the schemes differ, the 2026 limits, what investors get and which fits your stage.

Who can apply, what HMRC asks for and what to get right first.

The books, forecasts and records investors want to see, with a pre-raise checklist.

Records, approvals, monthly close and investor reporting to set up early.