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Tax Planning
The New EMI Rules 2025 (and beyond). How Scale-Ups Can Escape the "Tax Trap"
The new EMI rules from the Autumn Budget 2025: how scale-ups that outgrew the old limits can now use EMI share options to reward talent.
Brent Morrison · December 2025
Tax Planning
Autumn Budget 2025: What SME Directors Need to Know About the New 'Wealth & Asset' Rules
Autumn Budget 2025 for SME directors: the changes to dividend tax, BADR and inheritance tax, and what they mean for your profit extraction and exit plans.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
Tax Planning
Dividends vs Salary: The Optimal Split for Directors in 2026/27
Compare salary and dividends for 2026/27. See the optimal split for a UK limited company director, the tax on each route, and where the thresholds bite.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
Featured Articles
Business Development
Business development
5 Simple Ways to Increase Profit for Your Business
Five proven levers for increasing profit in any UK business, from pricing strategies to efficiency, without just cutting costs.
Lewis Back · November 2025
Business development
Mastering Your Exit: Why You Must Plan the Sale Years in Advance
What lifts an exit multiple in the 24 months before a sale: clean financials, de-risked earnings and provable recurring revenue — and what buyers discount.
Alan Davidson · November 2025
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Compliance & Regulations
Compliance and Regulations
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: Your Essential 2026 Readiness Guide for Sole Traders & Landlords
The date many sole traders and landlords have been anticipating has arrived. As of April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for
Brent Morrison · April 2026
Compliance and Regulations
Small businesses ‘dismayed’ at HMRC plan to tighten tax rules
Recent reports, including a notable piece in City A.M., have highlighted a growing sense of dismay among small business owners regarding HMRC's plans to
Alan Davidson · March 2026
Compliance and Regulations
The New Rules for EIS and VCTs. The Autumn 2025 Budget Says Time To Scale-Up
What the Autumn Budget 2025 changed for EIS and VCTs, from the doubled EIS limits to the VCT rate reduction, and why it shifts the focus to scale-ups.
Brent Morrison · December 2025
Featured Articles
Financial Guidance
Financial Guidance
9 Critical Business Mistakes: The UK Owner's Guide to Sustainable Growth
The 9 critical business mistakes UK owners make, with Chartered Accountant advice on how to correct course and break the 'feast or famine' cycle.
Alan Davidson · November 2025
Financial Guidance
A Practical Guide to Improving Business Cash Flow
Nine levers that move cash in a UK business, ordered by how fast they work — from payment terms and invoicing rhythm to stock, tax timing and pricing.
Alan Davidson · November 2025
Financial Guidance
The Hidden Costs of Hiring a New Employee (Beyond Salary)
The true cost of a new employee goes far beyond salary. Budget for the five hidden costs of hiring, from recruitment and training to the cost of mis-hires.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
All Technical Library Articles
Compliance and Regulations
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: Your Essential 2026 Readiness Guide for Sole Traders & Landlords
The date many sole traders and landlords have been anticipating has arrived. As of April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for
Brent Morrison · April 2026
Compliance and Regulations
Small businesses ‘dismayed’ at HMRC plan to tighten tax rules
Recent reports, including a notable piece in City A.M., have highlighted a growing sense of dismay among small business owners regarding HMRC's plans to
Alan Davidson · March 2026
Tax Planning
The New EMI Rules 2025 (and beyond). How Scale-Ups Can Escape the "Tax Trap"
The new EMI rules from the Autumn Budget 2025: how scale-ups that outgrew the old limits can now use EMI share options to reward talent.
Brent Morrison · December 2025
Compliance and Regulations
The New Rules for EIS and VCTs. The Autumn 2025 Budget Says Time To Scale-Up
What the Autumn Budget 2025 changed for EIS and VCTs, from the doubled EIS limits to the VCT rate reduction, and why it shifts the focus to scale-ups.
Brent Morrison · December 2025
Compliance and Regulations
Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) in 2025: The New 50% EOT Tax Relief Rules Explained
How the Autumn Budget 2025 changes to Employee Ownership Trust tax relief affect selling your business to an EOT, and what they mean for your exit strategy.
Brent Morrison · December 2025
Compliance and Regulations
The New R&D Merged Scheme: A 2025 Technical Guide for Growth Companies
A technical guide to the merged R&D scheme for growth companies: the shift to a single scheme, the "contracted out" risks and the Autumn Budget 2025 updates.
Brent Morrison · December 2025
Tax Planning
Autumn Budget 2025: What SME Directors Need to Know About the New 'Wealth & Asset' Rules
Autumn Budget 2025 for SME directors: the changes to dividend tax, BADR and inheritance tax, and what they mean for your profit extraction and exit plans.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
Business development
5 Simple Ways to Increase Profit for Your Business
Five proven levers for increasing profit in any UK business, from pricing strategies to efficiency, without just cutting costs.
Lewis Back · November 2025
Tax Planning
Dividends vs Salary: The Optimal Split for Directors in 2026/27
Compare salary and dividends for 2026/27. See the optimal split for a UK limited company director, the tax on each route, and where the thresholds bite.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
Tax Planning
EIS Deferral Relief: Strategic Capital Gains Planning
How EIS deferral relief postpones a capital gains bill, the reinvestment window, what happens when the shares are sold, and the claim process step by step.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
Tax Planning
EMI Share Options Scheme: The Ultimate UK Employer Guide
How EMI options work, which companies and employees qualify, what a scheme costs to set up, and the HMRC valuation and notification steps in order.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
Tax Planning
Stuck with Share Options? Why Growth Shares Might Be Your Answer
Growth shares or unapproved options? Compare the tax treatment, valuation work, dilution and exit outcome — with the situations each one actually suits.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
Financial Guidance
9 Critical Business Mistakes: The UK Owner's Guide to Sustainable Growth
The 9 critical business mistakes UK owners make, with Chartered Accountant advice on how to correct course and break the 'feast or famine' cycle.
Alan Davidson · November 2025
Business development
Mastering Your Exit: Why You Must Plan the Sale Years in Advance
What lifts an exit multiple in the 24 months before a sale: clean financials, de-risked earnings and provable recurring revenue — and what buyers discount.
Alan Davidson · November 2025
Financial Guidance
A Practical Guide to Improving Business Cash Flow
Nine levers that move cash in a UK business, ordered by how fast they work — from payment terms and invoicing rhythm to stock, tax timing and pricing.
Alan Davidson · November 2025
Tax Planning
Overdrawn Director's Loan Account: S455 Tax and How to Clear It
What S455 tax actually costs, when the nine-month deadline bites, how to clear an overdrawn loan account, and the write-off trap that creates a bigger bill.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
Financial Guidance
The Hidden Costs of Hiring a New Employee (Beyond Salary)
The true cost of a new employee goes far beyond salary. Budget for the five hidden costs of hiring, from recruitment and training to the cost of mis-hires.
Brent Morrison · November 2025
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