Guides, tools and articles on tax, Making Tax Digital, CIS refunds and running a business, written for real business owners and landlords, without the jargon.
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If your company has grown to the point where it owns its premises, holds more cash than you need to draw, runs more than one line of business or might be sold in the next few years, it is worth understanding what a holding company would do for you. This guide explains how the structure works, where the tax savings come from, and the mistakes we see when people set one up without advice.
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It will give you a confident, well-written answer in seconds, and more often than you might expect that answer will be wrong. HMRC does not accept “the AI told me” as a defence, so it is worth understanding the limits before you hand your tax to a chatbot.
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Higher dividend tax, a bigger employer NI bill and Making Tax Digital have all changed the sums for 2026/27. This guide explains what has changed and the practical steps that follow from it.
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If CIS is taken off your pay, a Self Assessment return is how that money is reconciled against what you owe, and for most subcontractors the result is a refund.
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CIS takes 20% or 30% off your pay before any of your costs are counted, so most subcontractors have overpaid and are likely to be owed a refund. This guide sets out what you can claim back.
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If your current accountant leaves you in the dark, moving on takes about 15 minutes of your time, and we handle all the awkward bits for you.
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Reading up is great, but a five-minute chat gets you a straight answer for your own situation, with no obligation.
