Guides on UK and UAE tax, VAT, and accounting
Plain-English guidance on accounting, tax, and business finance
- UAE VAT on Staff Benefits: Six Cases You Can Still Claim
- Employment Tribunal Time Limits Doubled: What to Change Now
- UAE Free Zone vs Designated Zone: Why the Gap Costs 9%
- Your Accountant's HMRC Login Changes by 15 October 2026
- ADGM Sub-Threshold Fund Manager: The USD 200m Shortcut
- EU's €2 Parcel Fee: What UK Sellers Must Do by November
- DMCC Foundations: A New Succession Option for UAE Families
- Globally Mobile Staff Can Be Excluded From Payrolling
- UAE Master File and Local File: What the FTA Expects
- Trader Support Service: Pre-Enrol Before 20 October 2026
- UAE Corporate Tax: Who Counts as a Director or Officer?
- HMRC's CIS Letters: 45 Days to Check Your Deduction Rates
- Foreign Tax Credit UAE: Claim It Before It's Forfeited
- Missed Your ERS Return? A £300 Penalty Hits on 6 October
- UAE Corporate Tax Exemption: New Deadlines From 15 September
- Overseas VAT Group Members Can Now Reclaim UK VAT Directly
- UAE Corporate Tax: Can You Use Cash Basis Accounting?
- Right to Work Checks Expand on 1 October 2026: Who's Caught
- UAE VAT: New Input Tax Rules Start on 1 October 2026
- Directors' Reports Scrapped: What UK Companies Must Do
- UAE Corporate Tax Losses: How to Carry a Loss Forward
- Umbrella Company PAYE: Why Your Business Is Now Liable
- UAE VAT Fixed Establishment: What VATP046 Changed in 2026
- Crypto Tax 2026: HMRC Starts Getting Your Exchange Data
- UAE Free Zone Distributors: New AUP Report for 0% Tax
- Electronic Sales Suppression: HMRC's Till Penalty Rules
- UAE Input VAT: New Supplier Checks Start 1 October 2026
- HMRC Starts Signing People Up to MTD in September 2026
- UAE Advance Pricing Agreements: Who Can Actually Apply
- Old IHT100 Forms Stop Working From 1 September 2026
- UAE Tax Residency Certificate: What It Does for UK Tax
- EMI Share Options 2026: Why More UK Companies Now Qualify
- UAE Deemed Supply VAT: The FTA's New Valuation Method
- Short-Term Business Visitors: PAYE Rules UK Employers Miss
- DIFC vs ADGM vs DMCC: Audited Accounts Deadlines Compared
- UK Autumn Budget 2026: What to Prepare Before 28 October
- FRS 102 Revenue Recognition: The 5-Step Model for 2026
- Side Hustle Tax 2026: When You Must Register With HMRC
- UAE Small Business Relief Extended: 0% Tax Through 2029
- The £90,000 VAT Threshold: Register or Cap Your Growth?
- UAE Top-Up Tax: New Registration Deadline Set for 2026
- HMRC's Direct Debit Plan for VAT and PAYE: What's Coming
- UAE VAT Group Exit: New FTA Adjustment Rules for 2026
- Close Company Directors: New Self Assessment Rules 2025/26
- UAE REIT Investors: The 80% Corporate Tax Rule Explained
- Creative Industry Tax Relief: The New CT600P Form 2026
- UAE Emiratisation 2026: The Cost of Missing Your Target
- UAE DMTT: Is Your Group Caught by the 15% Minimum Tax?
- R&D Tax Credits 2026: Claiming Under the Merged Scheme
- Corporation Tax Quarterly Instalments: Who Pays Early
- UAE VAT on Crypto Payments: Converting Values to AED
- HMRC's Free Company Filing Service Has Closed: What to Do
- UAE Transfer Pricing: Downward Adjustments Under CTP011
- Electricity VAT Falls to 0%: Which Businesses Benefit?
- UAE Private Clarifications: FTA Certainty Before You File
- HMRC Nudge Letters: Undeclared Rental Income in 2026
- UAE VAT Return Errors and the FTA Penalties They Trigger
- Zero-Hours Contracts: What UK Employers Must Prepare in 2026
- Capital Goods Scheme Changes: What to Do Before 29 July
- UAE Education VAT: Which Fees Are Zero-Rated in 2026?
- Vaping Products Duty: Register Before 1 October 2026
- UAE Related Party Disclosure Form: The AED 40m Threshold
- Small Employers' Relief 2026-27: Reclaim 109% of Parental Pay
- UAE Sugar Tax 2026: New Excise Rates on Sweetened Drinks
- Self Assessment Payments on Account: Reduce by 31 July
- How UAE Free Zone Businesses Lose Their 0% Tax Rate
- MTD Income Tax: First Quarterly Update Due 7 August 2026
- UAE Family Foundations and Corporate Tax: 2026 Guidance
- Companies House 2028 Reform: What Small Companies Must File
- UAE Corporate Tax: File and Pay by 30 September 2026
- UAE FTA Audit Window 2026: How Far Back Can They Go?
- Payrolling Benefits in Kind: Mandatory From April 2027
- Working From Home Tax Relief Abolished in April 2026
- Late Payment Crackdown 2026: What the New Bill Means
- UAE Participation Exemption: 0% Tax on Dividends and Gains
- Pensions and Inheritance Tax: What Changes in April 2027
- UAE Permanent Establishment: When Foreign Firms Pay Tax
- Furnished Holiday Lets Abolished: A 2026 Landlord Guide
- UAE Small Business Relief Ends 2026: Plan the Transition
- UAE Free Zone Qualifying Income: What Counts as 0%?
- Statutory Sick Pay From Day One: 2026 UK Employer Guide
- UAE Corporate Tax Penalty Waiver: File Within 7 Months
- Moving to the UK from the UAE? The 4-Year FIG Regime
- UAE E-Invoicing: ASP Deadline Extended to October 2026
- Director Salary 2026-27: How Much Should You Pay Yourself?
- UAE Corporate Tax for Freelancers: Do You Register?
- CIS Nil Returns Are Back: April 2026 Contractor Guide
- Employment Allowance 2026-27: Claim the Full £10,500
- PAYE Settlement Agreements: The 5 July 2026 Deadline
- HMRC Mileage Rate Rises to 55p: 2026 Employer Guide
- UAE Corporate Tax Groups: Should You File as One Entity?
- FRS 102 Lease Accounting 2026: A Guide for UK SMEs
- P11D Deadline 6 July 2026: What UK Employers Must File
- UAE EOSB Savings Scheme 2026: Should Employers Opt In?
- BADR at 18%: UK Directors Selling or Closing in 2026-27
- UAE WPS Compliance 2026: Mainland Employer Checklist
- Is Your Accountant HMRC-Registered? What 2026 Rules Mean
- UAE VAT Refunds: Claim Trapped Credits Before They Expire
- UAE R&D Tax Credit 2026: Can Your Business Claim It?
- National Living Wage £12.71: Employer Payroll Checklist 2026
- UAE Small Business Relief: Who Qualifies for 0% Tax?
- UK Quarterly VAT Returns 2026-27: MTD Deadlines & Penalties
- UAE Financial Year-End Planning: A 2026 Guide for Companies
- Cash Flow Management for UK Small Businesses: 2026 Guide
- UAE ESR After Corporate Tax: What Still Applies in 2026
- MTD Record Keeping: What Sole Traders Must Get Right
- UAE VAT Amendments 2026: What Changed for Businesses
- HMRC VAT Fuel Scale Charges 2026-27: Rates Explained
- Mainland vs Free Zone UAE: How to Choose
- Directors Loan Account: UK Tax Rules
- FTA Tax Audit in the UAE: How to Prepare
- Companies House ID Checks: What Directors Must Do
- UK Capital Allowances 2026: New Rates Explained
- UAE Corporate Tax Deductions: What You Can Claim
- Sole Trader vs Limited Company UK
- UAE E-Invoicing: What to Do Before July 2026
- UK Dividend Tax Rates 2026-27: What Changed
- UAE FTA Cuts Tax Penalties from April 2026
- Your First UAE Corporate Tax Return
- Corporation Tax Late Filing Penalties Doubled
- Setting Up in a UAE Free Zone: Costs and Process
- HMRC Late Payment Penalties Explained
- How to Choose an Accountant for Your UAE Business
- Making Tax Digital: What Changes in April 2026
- Year-End Accounts Checklist for UK Companies
- Free Zone Corporate Tax UAE: Do You Qualify?
- Understanding VAT Compliance in the UAE
- 5 Signs Your Business Needs a Financial Health Check
- Corporate Tax in the UAE: What You Need to Know
- How Outsourcing Your Bookkeeping Saves Time and Money
UAE VAT on Staff Benefits: Six Cases You Can Still Claim
FTA Decision 17 of 2026 took effect on 1 October. It names six cases where input VAT on employee expenses stays recoverable, and the proof each one needs.
Oct 14, 20268 min read
Employment Tribunal Time Limits Doubled: What to Change Now
The claim window for unfair dismissal and discrimination rose to six months on 1 October 2026. What it means for your records, payroll data and accounts.
Oct 13, 20268 min read
UAE Free Zone vs Designated Zone: Why the Gap Costs 9%
The FTA's TAXP010 guidance confirms a VAT Designated Zone is not automatically one for Corporate Tax. What UAE free zone distributors need to check now.
Oct 12, 20268 min read
Your Accountant's HMRC Login Changes by 15 October 2026
HMRC switches multi-factor authentication on for every tax agent account by 15 October 2026, with no advance warning. What changes, and what does not.
Oct 9, 20267 min read
ADGM Sub-Threshold Fund Manager: The USD 200m Shortcut
ADGM's FSRA added a lighter fund manager licence in September 2026. Under USD 200m committed capital you skip the EBCR, Finance Officer and internal audit.
Oct 8, 20267 min read
EU's €2 Parcel Fee: What UK Sellers Must Do by November
The EU's €2 handling fee lands on 1 November, stacked on the €3 duty already in force. What UK businesses shipping to EU customers need to change.
Oct 7, 20268 min read
DMCC Foundations: A New Succession Option for UAE Families
DMCC adopted its Foundations Regulations on 23 September 2026, giving the UAE a fourth foundation regime. How it compares with DIFC, ADGM and RAK ICC.
Oct 6, 20268 min read
Globally Mobile Staff Can Be Excluded From Payrolling
HMRC will let employers keep globally mobile employees off mandatory payrolling from April 2027. The opt-out service opens in November 2026.
Oct 5, 20267 min read
UAE Master File and Local File: What the FTA Expects
UAE transfer pricing documentation explained: the AED 200m threshold, what goes in each file, which transactions to include, and the 30-day FTA deadline.
Oct 2, 20268 min read