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Case Study: When HMRC Opens a Compliance Check — Even On a Simple Tax Return

The situation Our client is a retired old lady with a small, straightforward set of tax affairs: a single rental property earning under £30,000 a year, and a state pension. No complex structures, no offshore income, no history of errors — the kind of return most people would assume flies under the radar. In July […]

Case Study: Inheriting an HMRC Enquiry

The situation Our client is the sole director of his own limited company. Shortly after switching his accountancy to Jermyn & Co earlier this year, HMRC opened a compliance check into his Self Assessment tax return for the year ended 5 April 2025 — a return that had originally been prepared and filed by his […]

How to Save Tax Legally in the UK in 2026: A Straight-Talking Guide

Reading time: 5 mins Every year the same headlines appear: use your ISA, max out your pension, claim your allowance. All true. All useful. All so widely repeated that they’ve stopped being an edge. 2026 is different. Thresholds have stayed frozen since 2022, and they’ll stay frozen until 2031. Dividend rates just went up. Making […]

Making Tax Digital: The 7 August Deadline Is Days Away — And Thousands Still Are Not Registered

Reading time: 5 mins If you are a sole trader or landlord with turnover above £50,000, the most important date in your calendar right now is Friday 7 August 2026. That is when your first quarterly update under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is due. HMRC says more than 864,000 sole traders and landlords […]

What Andy Burnham’s Premiership Could Mean for Your Tax and Finances

Reading time: 7 mins On 20 July 2026, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, succeeding Keir Starmer and becoming the country’s seventh premier in a decade. For households and business owners alike, a change of leadership of this scale inevitably raises the same question: what does it mean for my […]

Your Pension Was Meant to Be Tax-Free to Pass On. From 2027, That Changes.

Reading time: 5 mins For years, a pension was one of the smartest ways to pass wealth to your family. Left untouched, it sat outside your estate — free from inheritance tax (IHT) entirely. Advisers routinely recommended spending other assets first and preserving pensions for exactly this reason. That advice is about to expire. From […]

Could HMRC Open an Enquiry Into Your Business?

Reading time: 5 mins If you run a business in the UK, an HMRC enquiry probably sits somewhere on your list of quiet worries. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: that worry is more justified in 2026 than it’s ever been. HMRC has just set out an ambitious modernisation programme that puts more data, more AI, and […]

The Great British Summer Savings Scheme: What Families and Business Owners Need to Know

Reading time: 4 mins This summer, the government has cut VAT from 20% to 5% on a range of family-friendly spending. The relief runs from 25 June to 1 September 2026, and it touches everything from cinema trips to theme park tickets. Here’s what’s actually included, and if you run a hospitality or leisure business, […]

What Starmer’s Resignation Means for UK Tax & Finance

Reading time: 3 minutes On 22 June 2026, Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Prime Minister outside 10 Downing Street — becoming the sixth Prime Minister to step down in seven years. With Andy Burnham, former Mayor of Greater Manchester, expected to take the reins in July, the question on every business owner’s, investor’s, and […]

Is Your Office World Cup Party Tax-Deductible? The HMRC Guide to Staff Entertaining

Reading time: 5 mins With major football tournaments and the World Cup dominating TV schedules, office excitement inevitably hits an all-time high. For many business owners, setting up a screen in the boardroom, ordering a few pizzas, and cracking open some beers seems like the perfect way to reward the team and boost morale. But […]

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