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The Wee Guide to Capital Gains Tax
for freelancers and small business owners, with a very clear warning that this is basic guidance only and not specialist advice.
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The BIG Corporation Tax Guide (2026/27)
It sounds complicated, but the basics are actually pretty straightforward once you strip away the jargon.
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The BIG VAT Guide
(What You Actually Need to Know)
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The BIG Guide to Payments on Account
Payments on account are one of those things that catches people by surprise the first time.
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The BIG Compliance Guide
What UK Businesses Actually Need to Do & When
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The BIG Guide to Sole Trader vs Limited Company (2026/27)
The right answer depends on your income, your life plans, and sometimes things you wouldn’t expect…
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How to Register as Self-Employed in the UK (Without the Headache)
Registering as self-employed is basically telling HMRC:
"Hello. I’ve started working for myself."
Do it once, get your UTR, keep good records, and you’re sorted.
Then you can get back to winning work, serving clients, and making money.
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Dividend tax is going up… but let’s be honest, you weren’t hoarding cash anyway
Here’s the good news:
If dividend tax is affecting you, it probably means your business is making money.
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🧾 Receipts, Records & Reality: How Freelancers Actually Stay on HMRC’s Good Side
Good bookkeeping isn’t about perfection; it’s about consistency.
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Freelancers with two trades: MTD is about to get… a bit ridiculous 😅
If you’re self-employed and you run two genuinely separate trades, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) can create far more admin than most people expect.
