UHY Ross Brooke Chartered Accountants
The government has announced a temporary reduced rate of VAT for children’s meals in restaurants and family leisure activities over the summer. VAT will be reduced from 20% to 5% between 25 June and 1 September 2026 for qualifying activities as the government tries to ease pressure on household budgets
Companies House and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) are asking businesses to take special care of misleading requests for payment sent by fraudulent organisations. Invoices are being sent to companies that request payment for Companies House and IPO services. They may be posted to a company’s registered office address or
Company directors often ask us whether buying a company car through the business is a good idea. And in view of the current feeling towards petrol and diesel cars, now is a good time to consider the benefits of electric vehicles. Benefits to the company of an electric company car
For the first time since 2011, the government has increased the approved mileage rate for employees using their own car for business travel. From 6 April 2026, the new rates are: First 10,000 business miles: 55p per mile (previously 45p) Over 10,000 business miles: 25p per mile (unchanged) The increase
If you sell on eBay, Vinted, Etsy, Facebook Marketplace or similar platforms, you’ve probably asked yourself the same question at least once:“Do I actually need to declare this to HMRC?” The honest answer is: sometimes yes, sometimes no. A lot of people assume that if they are only selling online
With Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax coming into force from 6 April 2026, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have been writing to taxpayers over recent weeks to tell them that they are being mandated into the regime. MTD became mandatory from 6 April 2026 for sole traders and
If you are thinking about selling your business, whether that is in six months or six years, one of the first questions you will probably ask yourself is “what’s it worth?” While there are formulas designed to calculate the value of a business, in the end the answer to that
Many business owners are searching for answers about Making Tax Digital for sole traders. In April 2026, HMRC introduced new reporting rules for self employed individuals under MTD for Income Tax. If you run a business as a sole trader, you may need to change how you keep records and
One of the first questions people ask when preparing for Making Tax Digital is which accounting software they should use. HMRC requires taxpayers within MTD to keep digital records and submit updates using MTD compatible software. Selecting the right system can make the process much easier. What should MTD software
Heard of it yet? Mandatory e-invoicing is likely to become one of the more important practical changes for UK companies over the next few years. By Chris Davies For many business owners, the first surprise is that an e-invoice is not simply a PDF attached to an email. In the