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Setting SMART Goals for the Year Ahead
The start of a new year is an ideal time to reassess business priorities.
This blog outlines how the SMART goals framework can help turn broad intentions into clear, achievable objectives that drive measurable progress.
Mileage claims: what business owners need to know (and how to get them right)
Mileage claims sound simple, but getting them wrong can cost tax or create HMRC risk.
This guide explains HMRC mileage allowance rules, rates, VAT, and common mistakes to avoid.
Autumn Budget 2025: Actions to take to manage your tax
The Autumn Budget 2025 introduces higher investment taxes, new pension limits and updated EMI and EOT rules.
Review your remuneration, dividend timing and pension strategy now to stay tax-efficient. These are the key actions to take after the Autumn Budget.
What does the budget mean for agency owners
With the 2025 UK Budget introducing key changes for agency owners, it’s essential to understand how updates to minimum wage, National Insurance, and tax regulations could impact your business.
Read our full analysis to see what these changes mean for your agency’s bottom line and how to prepare effectively.
Why Pay More: Are you maximising your tax free benefits?
Here are my top 10 tax free benefits that all small business owners should know about. No PAYE or NI liability for the employee or employer.
Food and Entertaining – What can be claimed?
Entertaining can involve eating, drinking and other hospitality. In most cases, other than staff entertaining, the cost of business entertainment is not tax-deductible nor is the VAT recoverable.
Benefits in kind to look out for in your business
Did you know some benefits in kind must be declared to HMRC and are taxable?
This blog lists several non-cash perks to watch out for, including cars and gym memberships.
End of year Tax Planning: Five tax tactics to deploy before the end of March 2024
Five steps you can still implement before 5 April which will help to reduce tax liability and protect wealth
Reduce your corporation tax bill by offsetting pension contributions
Are you using director pension contributions to reduce your tax? You could be claiming these as deductible expenses against your corporation tax bill.