Guides
Company & Director Tax
Corporation tax, salary and dividends, directors loans, benefits in kind and the decisions that sit with a company director.
-
Company & Director Tax
Buying a Car Through Your Limited Company: BIK, Electric Vehicle Rules, Lease or Own
When a company car beats a personal one: the 4% electric BIK rate, the 100% first year allowance to March 2027, lease vs buy, VAT rules...
-
Company & Director Tax
P11D for UK Directors: When You File It and What Goes On It
The P11D reports benefits in kind to HMRC by 6 July each year. What goes on it, what stays off, the Class 1A bill, and the...
-
Company & Director Tax
When Is Corporation Tax Due for a UK Limited Company: Deadlines and Instalments
Corporation tax is due 9 months and 1 day after your year end, before the CT600 is even filed. Every deadline, the instalment rules and what...
-
Company & Director Tax
Corporation Tax Marginal Relief Between £50,000 and £250,000: How the Tapered Band Works
Marginal relief tapers corporation tax between £50,000 and £250,000, but every pound in the band is taxed at 26.5%. The formula, worked examples and planning.
-
Company & Director Tax
Directors Loan Account: s455 Tax, BIK and Repayment Rules Explained
How a director’s loan account works in 2026/27: the 35.75% s455 charge, the £10,000 benefit-in-kind rule, repayment deadlines and how to avoid the tax.
-
Company & Director Tax
Dividend Allowance for UK Directors: How Much You Can Take Tax-Free
The dividend allowance is £500 for 2026/27. How it works, the new dividend tax rates from April 2026, worked examples for directors, and ways to shelter...
-
Company & Director Tax
Benefits in Kind for UK Directors: What Counts, What is Taxed, What is Not
What benefits in kind are taxed for company directors in 2026/27: company cars, loans, trivial benefits and the P11D. Plus the payrolling change coming in 2027
-
Company & Director Tax
Salary vs Dividends for UK Directors: How to Split for Lowest Total Tax
This guide shows how the two forms of pay are taxed, where the efficient line sits for 2026/27, and the handful of situations where salary now...
-
Company & Director Tax
Moving Company Assets to Shareholders | The Real Tax Cost of Going Back to Sole Trader or Partnership
Company assets moved to shareholders can create a much bigger tax bill than most owners expect, and that is why winding down a company should never...
-
Company & Director Tax
CT600P for Creative Industries: Tax Relief, Expenditure Credits and Smarter Tax Planning for 2026
Creative businesses need a stronger claim process from 6 April 2026. If your company works in film, television, animation, children’s TV, video games, theatre, orchestral production...
-
Company & Director Tax
CT600P is coming: how creative agencies should prepare their Company Tax Return for 2026
Creative agencies should prepare for CT600P now because from 6 April 2026 many Creative Industries tax relief and expenditure credit claims must include the new CT600P...
-
Company & Director Tax
State Pension age changes and UK tax planning: what directors and higher earners should do now
The State Pension age affects tax planning because it changes when State Pension starts, when National Insurance stops, and how you should time income across salary,...
-
Company & Director Tax
ISA tax planning for UK directors: what an ISA solves and what it cannot fix
ISAs are a smart personal tax shelter for directors, but they do not replace a joined-up strategy for profit extraction, pension planning, or long-term wealth protection....
-
Company & Director Tax
How To Use Pensions in a Business Tax Plan?
Pensions sit right at the sweet spot between tax efficiency and long-term wealth for UK business owners. When pension contributions are built into your business tax...
Reading up on it is a good start. Talking it through is quicker.
Fifteen minutes with a qualified accountant will usually tell you where you stand and what it is likely to cost, which is more than any guide can do.
Other topics
Bookkeeping · Case Studies · Cash Flow & Business Finance · HMRC Penalties & Disclosures · Landlords & Property Tax · Making Tax Digital · News & Firm Updates · Self Assessment & Personal Tax
