It is sometimes mistakenly believed that you do not need to tell HMRC about payments that you receive in cash. This is not the case and regardless of whether you work for yourself or for someone else, earnings that you receive in cash are taxable in the same way as income paid by cheque, credit card or by bank transfer.

For small business owners, book-keeping and accounting falls under the category of ‘necessary evil’. It’s just a job that has to be done (or most likely outsourced and paid for) to keep the wolves from the door and fulfil your legal obligations.

How to obtain financing is a common concern for new businesses and those preparing to scale.

Getting approved for a business loan or line of credit is more difficult than qualifying for a personal loan.

For income tax purposes, income from land or property in the UK which is owned by the same person or group of persons is treated as forming a property rental business. Tax is charged by reference to the profits of the business as a whole, rather than by reference to each individual property.

If you’re like most small business owners, you spend the majority of your time managing daily operations, keeping customers happy, and looking for new ways to grow. Spreadsheets, cash flow analysis, and financial projections are probably not your first passion.

Since 1 April 2016, higher rates of stamp duty land tax apply to purchases of second and subsequent residential properties where the cost of the additional property is over £40,000 (i.e. virtually all properties).

While it is true that there is no benefit in kind tax charge on a pool car, it is frequently the case that the term is used loosely and the `pool car’ may not actually be a pool car at all in the taxman’s eyes.

While most people know that you do not have to pay capital gains tax on any profit you make on the sale of your main home, it is generally less well known that you can still benefit for the relief for the final period for which you own the property, even if it is not your main residence at that time.

At the time of the 2016 Budget, the then Chancellor, George Osborne, outlined details of a new capital gains tax relief for external investors in unlisted trading companies. The relief aims to attract new capital into unlisted companies.