A technically valid R&D claim can still be undermined by a weak or inconsistent narrative. The technical narrative plays a central role in ...

For years, accounting firms have searched for ways to cope with growing workloads, shrinking deadlines and the ever present ...

My client has a small company that has bumped along the bottom for the last few years with not much income or expenditure and has no liabilities. He ...

The Autumn 2025 Budget unveiled a new R&D advance assurance pilot to help SMEs gain certainty on their tax relief claims. The government’s commitment ...

We focus on the following services: Software transitions: Helping clients set up or migrate to new accounting platforms. Ongoing Bookkeeping: Keeping records "filing-ready" year-round. Management ...

A specialist training provider has been unsuccessful in challenging HMRC’s denial of its research and development (R&D) tax relief claims.

I had something similar, registered a client for VAT and talking them through adding the VAT service into their gateway, and it needed to know the application reference. I'd not heard of this before ...

Selling an accountancy practice is one of the most significant decisions a firm owner will ever make. Whether you’re preparing for retirement, seeking ...

Apparently today’s Blue Monday, the “unhappiest day of the year”. Hope you’re not feeling too gloomy, although a bit of actual blue sky might help.

This article is the first in a new series where we sit down with our valued partners to talk about a pressing topic: MTD. This legislation is more than a ...

The tax filing deadline for the 2024/25 Trust and Estate tax return is 31st January. A trust is a way to manage assets (money, investments, land or buildings) for people. It may be set up to: ...

For the independent accountant or small practice, the pace of change in our profession can feel relentless. From the rolling updates of Making Tax ...