Carol and Mick write these for the people who ring them: sole traders, landlords and small limited companies. Nothing sits behind an email address, and every figure is checked against HMRC. Come back whenever the next deadline starts to worry you.
It is the change catching sole traders and landlords out right now. The other two cover the decisions that tend to come up next.
Making Tax Digital · 7 min read
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax — does it apply to you yet?Live since April 2026 for qualifying income over £50,000. £30,000 follows in April 2027, £20,000 in April 2028. Work out in a minute which line you are on.
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Business structure · 6 min read
Sole trader or limited company?What actually changes, what the extra paperwork costs you, and the profit level where becoming a company starts to pay.
Read the guide →Deadlines · Reference
Key tax dates for 2026/27Every self assessment, VAT, payroll and Companies House deadline for the year on one page. Bookmark it now, thank yourself in January.
Read the guide →Self assessment, VAT quarters, payroll, P60s, P11Ds and Companies House, set out month by month. Carol updates it every April.
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Excel · coming soon
If a job turns out bigger than it looked, you hear about it before we do it, not afterwards on the bill.
Excel · coming soon
First-year sole traders are welcome, and are a good part of what Carol and Mick do. Nobody is too small to be worth looking after properly.
Excel · coming soon
Note a journey down in seconds. The totals come out in the shape your tax return asks for.
Excel · coming soon
If a job turns out bigger than it looked, you hear about it before we do it, not afterwards on the bill.
Excel · coming soon
First-year sole traders are welcome, and are a good part of what Carol and Mick do. Nobody is too small to be worth looking after properly.
Excel · coming soon
No pressure, no jargon