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Salary or Dividends in 2026/27? What a One-Director Company Should Pay Itself

Every limited company director eventually asks the same question: should I pay myself a salary, dividends, or both? The internet gives…

Salary or Dividends in 2026/27? What a One-Director Company Should Pay Itself

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Nov 6

Sole Director Payroll: Do You Need to Pay Yourself Through PAYE?

You own the company, you are its only worker, and nobody else will ever see your payslip. So why would HMRC expect you to run payroll for…

Sole Director Payroll: Do You Need to Pay Yourself Through PAYE?

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Nov 5

Pay Self Assessment Through Your Tax Code: The £3,000 Rule and the 30 December Deadline

Most people with a job and a side hustle brace for one big bill every January. Few know that HMRC can take that bill from their salary in…

Pay Self Assessment Through Your Tax Code: The £3,000 Rule and the 30 December Deadline

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Nov 4

UTR Number for Sole Traders: How Long Does It Take in 2026?

If you have recently started working for yourself, getting a UTR number is one of the first things you need to understand. HMRC uses this…

UTR Number for Sole Traders: How Long Does It Take in 2026?

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Oct 30

Making Tax Digital Quarterly Updates Are Not Tax Payments: The Cash Myth Explained

The next Making Tax Digital quarterly update is due on 7 November. A surprising number of sole traders and landlords think that date is…

Making Tax Digital Quarterly Updates Are Not Tax Payments: The Cash Myth Explained

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Oct 28

Autumn Budget 2026: What Actually Changed for Sole Traders and Small Company Directors

The Chancellor’s first Budget kept the headline rates of Income Tax, National Insurance and VAT where they are. That is the part that made…

Autumn Budget 2026: What Actually Changed for Sole Traders and Small Company Directors

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Oct 27

Selling on Vinted, eBay or Depop? When a Side Hustle Becomes Self-Employment

Vinted, eBay and Depop now send details of their busiest sellers to HMRC every year. That sentence alone has caused a lot of worry. But…

Selling on Vinted, eBay or Depop? When a Side Hustle Becomes Self-Employment

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Oct 27

First Year Self Employed? Why Your January Tax Bill Is Bigger Than You Expect

Your first Self Assessment bill is not just what you owe. It is what you owe, plus a deposit on next year’s tax. For many new sole traders…

First Year Self Employed? Why Your January Tax Bill Is Bigger Than You Expect

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Oct 23

Overdrawn Director’s Loan Account: The Tax Bill Nobody Warns You About

Most company directors do not plan an overdrawn director’s loan account. It builds up quietly: a personal bill paid from the business…

Overdrawn Director’s Loan Account: The Tax Bill Nobody Warns You About

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Oct 22

Sole Trader or Limited Company for a Side Business on a £62k Salary?

Someone on a UK business forum recently described a very common set-up: a £62,000 salary, plus a side business making £10,000 to £15,000 a…

Sole Trader or Limited Company for a Side Business on a £62k Salary?

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