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Year-end planning
5 April 2026 is closer than you think: 23 tax moves every UK business owner must make now
The 2025/26 tax year ends on 5 April 2026. Miss the deadlines and you lose allowances, trigger penalties, and pay more tax than you need to. This checklist covers salary and dividend timing, pension contributions, capital purchases, director's loan account traps, R&D claim preparation, and exit planning. Written for limited company directors, sole traders, and partnership owners across all sectors.
Switching accountants
Should You Switch Accountants? A 30-Day UK Business Owner's Checklist
Changing your accountant can cut costs, improve tax planning, and reduce stress. This guide walks you through the signs you need a change, how to vet a specialist, the exact data to transfer, and a week-by-week timeline to complete the switch in under a month without missing a filing deadline.
Dubai relocation
12 months until Dubai? Here is the tax and company structure checklist most UK business owners miss
Relocating to Dubai can save you tens of thousands in tax, but only if you start planning 12 months before you leave. This guide covers the Statutory Residence Test, what to do with your UK company, capital gains sequencing, pension and ISA timing, property decisions, UAE entity setup, banking, and the HMRC filings that catch people out. Written for UK company directors, sole traders, and partnership owners.
New founders
How to avoid the five most expensive mistakes new UK company directors make in their first quarter
A 90 day compliance and tax planning timeline for UK limited company directors. Covers the real deadlines that catch people out, the salary versus dividend trade off with 2025/26 figures, when VAT registration actually hurts you, and the two HMRC forms most first time directors file late. Written for independent retailers, subcontractors, consultancies, and anyone who has just incorporated.