Tax Planning — Guides, Tips & Expert Advice
Tax planning strategies, allowances, reliefs, and tips to reduce your tax bill legally.
178 articles on Tax Planning
How to Determine Your IR35 Status: Step-by-Step
A step-by-step guide to determining your IR35 status as a UK contractor, covering the key tests, evidence gathering, and practical assessment methods.
Dividend Tax for Director-Shareholders: 2026
Understand how dividend tax works for director-shareholders in 2026, including rates, allowances, salary vs dividend strategies, and tax-efficient extraction methods.
High Income Child Benefit Charge: How to Calculate
Understand how the High Income Child Benefit Charge works, how to calculate it, when to register for Self Assessment, and whether to keep claiming Child Benefit.
How to Handle an HMRC Tax Investigation
Learn what triggers an HMRC tax investigation, what to expect during the process, your rights, how to respond, and strategies for resolving enquiries quickly.
How Much Should I Set Aside for Tax Each Month?
A practical guide to calculating how much of your income to save for tax. Covers percentages at every income level, payments on account, and VAT.
How Much Tax Will I Pay as a Sole Trader?
Calculate your sole trader tax bill for 2025/26. Understand income tax bands, National Insurance, and allowable expenses with our step-by-step breakdown.
How to Claim Home Office Expenses: Simplified vs Actual Costs
Compare the simplified expenses method and actual cost method for claiming home office expenses, with worked examples for sole traders.
Inheritance Tax Planning for Self-Employed
Essential inheritance tax planning strategies for self-employed people and business owners, covering Business Property Relief, wills, trusts, and estate planning.
Inside IR35 vs Outside IR35: Financial Impact
A detailed comparison of the financial impact of being inside vs outside IR35, with worked examples showing the difference in take-home pay for contractors.
Protecting Your Business from Invoice Fraud
Learn how to protect your business from invoice fraud, including mandate fraud, fake invoices, email compromise, and payment diversion scams targeting UK businesses.
Accounted IR35 Assessment Tool Protects Contractors
Learn how Accounted's IR35 assessment tool helps UK contractors evaluate their employment status, understand the key tests, and protect their position.
IR35 Case Law: Key Tribunal Decisions
A review of the most important IR35 tribunal decisions and what they mean for contractors, covering cases that have shaped how employment status is determined.
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