Blog – Sutton Coldfield Accountancy

HMRC Simple Assessments

Written by Tony Shackleford on March 30, 2026.

Simple Assessments are issued to individuals who have a tax liability but are not on the self-assessment system. The receipients of the Simple Assessments should therfore have relatively simple tax...

HMRC Simple Assessment, Self assessment, simple assessments

Company Car Tax

Written by Tony Shackleford on March 10, 2026.

Due to the impact of the tax regime on company cars, it is generally not sensible to have a company car. The options to consider are: Use your private vehicle for company travel, claiming tax...

Benefit inkind, Caompany van, Company Car taxation, mileage claim

Budget 2025 Income Tax Increases

Written by Tony Shackleford on December 4, 2025.

In the November 2025 Budget the chancellor announced increases in income taxof 2% on dividends, interest and rental income. The dividend tax increase is effective from April 2026 and the interest...

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HMRC Money Laundering Fees

Written by Tony Shackleford on November 17, 2025.

Previous Blogs have refereed to very significant increases in Companies House and Information Commissioners fees. HMRC have now announced a 30% increase in the annual fees they are charging for tax...

HMRC, HMRC money laundering fees

HMRC Custoimer Service

Written by Tony Shackleford on November 10, 2025.

Recently made available statistics show that HMRC have failed to answer 85 million telephone calls over the last decade, which represent 20% of all calls. In 2024 the number unanswered was 6...

HMRC, HMRC Custiomer Services, HMRC Phone. HMRC Customer Service

Companies House Filing Fee Increases

Written by Tony Shackleford on November 3, 2025.

Companies House have announced further increases to filing fees from 1 February 2026. The cost of forming a company increases from £50 to £100 (prior to May 2024 it was £10). The cost of submitting...

Companeis House Fees, Company formation, Confirmation Statement, Confirmation Statement Fees

Inheritance Tax BPR and APR £1m Zero Rate Band

Written by Tony Shackleford on October 30, 2025.

The changes to APR and BPR announced in the Oct 24 budget come into effect on 6 April 2026. However the impact of the changes on gifts made prior to 6 April 2026 need to be considered. Where a...

APR, BPR, BPR and IHT, IHT, Inheritance Tax

Employmed / Worker / Self Employed

Written by Tony Shackleford on October 28, 2025.

From a tax perspective there are 2 categories of ‘worker’ a) employed and b) self employed. The situation is complicated somewhat when IR35 is considered. IR35 can result in a person...

IR35, self employed, self v worker, worker

Number of Directors Who Need to be Verified

Written by Tony Shackleford on October 6, 2025.

There are approximately 5 million ‘live’ companies registered at Companie House. Many individuals will be directors of multiple companies. Consequently we would expect that the number...

Comapnies House ID, Number of directors

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Changes

Written by Tony Shackleford on September 29, 2025.

The Employment Rights Bill includes the provision that 2026 SSP will be avialble to employeees from the first day of sickness. The lower earnings limiit for eligibility for SSP is also being...

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