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About to start your own business? Each week, I answer your accountancy questions. Aimed at UK small business owners, I answer the questions you often ask, such as "how much money should you set aside for tax?" and "do I need to trade through a Limited Company?".
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S5 E3: What do I need to do today for Making Tax Digital (MTD)
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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S5 E2: What do I need to do for Making Tax Digital (MTD)?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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S5 E1: What is HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD)?
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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S4 E11: (Director) How do I pay into a pension?
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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S4 E10: (Director) Can I pay myself without having a payroll scheme set up?
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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S4 E9: (Director) What should I pay myself?
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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S4 E8: Do I need to set up a pension scheme? (auto enrollment)
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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S4 E7: What do I need to do if my employee has another job or is also self-employed?
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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S4 E6: How and when do I need to pay my PAYE bill?
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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S4 E5: When do I need to submit my payroll?
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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S4 E4: What information do I need from my employees?
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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S4 E3: How do I submit my payroll?
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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S4 E2: How do I set up a payroll scheme
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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S4 E1: Should I use Freelancers or Employee People
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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S3 E16: What VAT do I need to charge on Digital Products?
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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S3 E15: What VAT do I need to charge on sales made outside of the UK?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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S3 E14: What happens during a VAT inspection?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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S3 E13: What happens during a VAT check?
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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S3 E12: What can trigger a VAT Inspection?
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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S3 E11: What do I do if I make a mistake on my VAT Return?
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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S3 E10: How and when do I pay my VAT?
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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S3 E9: Do I need software to submit my VAT Returns?
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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S3 E8: Will I need to pay VAT on sales paid after I became VAT registered?
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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S3 E7: Can I reclaim VAT on purchases made before I was VAT registered?
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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S3 E6: What happens if I make a sale before I get my VAT number?
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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S3 E5: If I am backdating my VAT registration, what do I need to do?
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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S3 E4: Accrual, cash and the Flat Rate Scheme: what one to choose
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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S3 E3: What do I do when I know I need to register for VAT?
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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S3 E2: When do I need to register for VAT?
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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S3 E1: What is VAT?
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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S2 E22: What is Profit First and how does it work?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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S2 E21: Can I have multiple businesses or does everything need to go through just one?
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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S2 E20: How does IR35 effect how I am paid?
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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S2 E19: (CIS) How does the CIS scheme work for subcontractors?
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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S2 E18: Can I have multiple types of income?
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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S2 E17: (Ltd) Can my Company pay for my car? (Company Benefits and P11ds)
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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S2 E16: How do I pay into a pension?
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May 26, 2023 |
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S2 E15: How do I make my student loan repayments?
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May 12, 2023 |
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S2 E14: (LTD) How do I pay myself dividends?
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May 05, 2023 |
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S2 E13: (LTD) How do I pay myself a salary?
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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S2 E12: (LTD) How do I pay myself?
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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S2 E11: (SE) How do I pay myself?
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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S2 E10: Can I get paid with crypto, skill swaps and donate my time?
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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S2 E9: How does changes to my business impact my bank account?
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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S2 E8: Can I have multiple bank accounts?
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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S2 E7: How do I choose my bank account?
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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S2 E6: Can I add late payment interest to my overdue sales invoices?
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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S2 E5: What payment terms should I give my customers?
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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S2 E4: If my customers are not based in the UK, can I raise sales invoices in different currencies?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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S2 E3: How should I number/reference my sales invoices?
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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S2 E2: What do I need to include on my sales invoices?
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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S2 E1: Do I need to create sales invoices?
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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E28: Is a Community Interest Company (CIC) the right option for me?
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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E27: If I am working with someone else, do I need to set up a Partnership?
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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E26: (LTD) What do I do with expenses that I pay for personally?
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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E25: (LTD) How do I pay myself back for money I have lent to my Company
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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E24: (LTD) Do I still need to complete a personal tax return?
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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E23: (LTD) How much money should I set aside for tax?
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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E22: (LTD) How do I pay myself?
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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E21: (LTD) What bookkeeping do I need to do?
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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E20: (LTD) Do I need a business bank account?
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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E19: (LTD) I have my Company, what do I need to do now? (codes, deadlines and expenses)
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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E18: (LTD) How do I set up my Limited Company?
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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E17: (LTD) How do I choose my Company name?
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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E16: (LTD) How do I choose my Directors, Shareholders and registered office address?
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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E15: What is IR35 and how will it impact me?
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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E14: (SE) What is a payment on account?
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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E13: (SE) How much money should I set aside for tax?
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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E12: (SE) Should I choose the cash basis for my business?
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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E11: (SE) What information do I need to report to HMRC when I complete my tax return?
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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E10: (SE) What records do I need to keep?
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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E9: (SE) What Bookkeeping Do I Need To Do?
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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E8: (SE) Do I need to open a business bank account?
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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E7: (SE) When do I need to tell HMRC that I am self-employed?
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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E6: Is it easy to move to a Limited Company if I am currently trading as a Sole Trader (and vice versa)?
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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E5: (Dormant Companies) Can I set up a Limited Company and not trade through it?
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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E4: What are the positives of trading through a Limited Company?
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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E3: What are the positives of being Self Employed?
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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E2: Should I trade through a Limited Company?
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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E1: What’s the difference between being Self Employed and trading through a Limited Company
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Apr 30, 2022 |