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National Insurance Number 101 for Freelancers

National Insurance Number 101 for Freelancers

Need to apply for or find your National Insurance number (NINO)? Whether you’re a freelancer, a new employee, or a recent UK resident, your NINO is key for employment, taxes, and accessing benefits. This article cuts straight to the chase, giving you straightforward...

Streamline Your Limited Company Set Up

Streamline Your Limited Company Set Up

While we offer a free company formation service for all of our new accounting clients, we still have a handful of new clients that come to us with a pre-formed limited company. For those who are looking to make a move into contracting, the company formation process is...

2024 Spring Budget Updates

2024 Spring Budget Updates

Today the Spring Budget 2024 speech was delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Here we delve into the heart of the 2024 Spring Budget and what it means for you. As professionals navigating the complexities of the UK tax system, staying informed on governmental updates...

Paying Tax on Dividends in 2024/25      

Paying Tax on Dividends in 2024/25      

Today we look at the tax impact of taking dividends in the 2024/25 tax year. While the dividend allowance has again been reduced (from £1,000 in 2023/24 to £500 in 2024/25), the tax rates and income bands are largely unchanged, and there are still ways you can receive...

Maximizing Savings: A Guide to Navigating Tax for Contractors

Maximizing Savings: A Guide to Navigating Tax for Contractors

With the new year now behind us I thought January would be a good time to recap on the taxes that limited company contractors are liable for when working through their own limited company. This guide will be particularly useful for contractors looking to use a...

Crypto Tax UK: How to Work Out What You Need to Pay

Crypto Tax UK: How to Work Out What You Need to Pay

Questions around paying tax on crypto assets tend to rise and fall with the value of underlying crypto assets, and with the rise in Bitcoin over the past year or so, I thought now was a good time to prepare a blog article about crypto and taxes. Recently the HMRC...