UK accounting guide
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: 2026 guide
Understand the staged MTD for Income Tax rollout, digital records and quarterly updates for qualifying sole traders and landlords.
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Practical guidance grounded in official UK sources. Check how the rules apply to your circumstances.
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UK VAT registration threshold: business guide
Understand the £90,000 VAT registration threshold, taxable turnover and the records that help a business monitor growth.
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Limited company year-end accounts checklist
Prepare bank reconciliations, invoices, payroll, assets and tax records before UK limited company annual accounts work begins.
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Self Assessment deadlines for 2025–26
Key paper, online filing and payment dates for the 2025–26 UK Self Assessment tax year, plus a records checklist.
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Making Tax Digital starts with a routine.
The technical rules matter, but the everyday change is keeping income and expense records in a form that can support digital updates.
Who should check now?
Sole traders and landlords should review qualifying income and the applicable start date under current HMRC guidance.
Read the MTD guide →Watch taxable turnover
The VAT threshold is based on taxable turnover over a rolling period, so an annual profit figure is not the right measure.
Understand the threshold →VAT
Spot a threshold before it surprises you.
Current bookkeeping and timely review help a growing business plan VAT registration, invoicing and cash flow.
Personal tax
Leave room before Self Assessment.
Gathering income and expense evidence early makes it easier to understand the tax figure and resolve missing details before the filing deadline.
See the current dates →Limited companies
Year end is a series of dates.
Accounts, Corporation Tax payment and the Company Tax Return do not share one deadline. A short records checklist keeps the preparation stage visible.
Start with the source documents
Bank reconciliations, sales and purchase invoices, payroll summaries and director transactions commonly need review.
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