Contractors & consultants
Allowable expenses contractors miss
The legitimate limited-company expenses IT contractors and consultants most often fail to claim — from home working to pensions — explained in plain English.
Guides
Plain-English guides to tax & running your business
Free, genuinely useful, and written in words rather than jargon. No email address required — help yourself. Each guide covers the general rules; for how they apply to your situation, we're happy to talk it through.
Sole traders
Is this allowable? A quick guide for the self-employed
Plain verdicts on the everyday expenses sole traders ask about most: phones, vans, clothing, lunch, training, home working and more — with the one rule behind them all.
Everyone self-employed
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — what actually applies to you
MTD for Income Tax started in April 2026. Who it affects now, who joins in 2027 and beyond, what quarterly updates really involve, and how to get ready calmly.
Everyone self-employed
Payments on Account, explained in plain English
Why your first Self Assessment bill can be 50% bigger than expected, when Payments on Account are due, and how to plan for them — explained without jargon.
Everyone self-employed
Sole trader vs limited company — the plain-English version
The real differences between trading as a sole trader and running a limited company: tax, admin, risk and image — explained without jargon so you can decide properly.
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