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Tips, advice, and updates from KKB Accounting.
A Month-End Bookkeeping Routine for Leicester Businesses
Month-end bookkeeping should do more than move receipts out of an inbox.
Do You Really Need to Register for VAT in 2026? Here’s the Truth for Small Businesses
Understand the £90,000 VAT registration threshold, the rolling 12-month and 30-day tests, voluntary registration and what changes for your small business.
Changing Accountant? A Handover Checklist for Leicester Businesses
Changing accountant can feel awkward, especially when bookkeeping, payroll, VAT or annual accounts are already in motion.
Contractor in the UK? 10 Essential Tax Changes and Deductions to Know in 2026
Ten tax areas UK contractors should review in 2026, including MTD, IR35, business expenses, pensions, VAT, dividends and key deadlines.
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in 2026: What Business Owners and Landlords Need to Know
A practical 2026/27 CGT guide for UK business owners and landlords, covering rates, reliefs, property reporting deadlines and planning records.
Payroll Leicester: What Taking On Your First Employee Actually Commits You To
The obligations that begin the moment you hire: registering as an employer, reporting on or before each payday, pension duties, holiday and statutory pay, and the records that have to exist from day one.
Self Assessment Leicester: Getting Through Your First Tax Return Without a Surprise
What a first self assessment involves: registering in time, the records to keep from day one, how allowable expenses actually work, and why payments on account catch out almost everyone in their second year.
VAT Returns Leicester: When You Have to Register and What Changes the Day You Do
How the VAT registration tests work, what changes in pricing, invoicing and record keeping once you are registered, how the return cycle runs, and which decisions are worth making before you cross the threshold.
Year End Accounts Leicester: What Your Accountant Actually Needs From You
A practical handover list for year end accounts, the deadlines that follow your accounting reference date, and why the state of your records decides both the cost and the usefulness of the finished accounts.
7 Mistakes You're Making with Your Small Business Bookkeeping (and How to Fix Them)
For owner-managed businesses and sole traders in the United Kingdom, maintaining accurate financial records is not merely a statutory obligation; it is a fundamental pillar of commercial success.
MTD for Income Tax: What Every Sole Trader and Landlord Needs to Know About Quarterly Reporting
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (often referred to as MTD ITSA) represents the most significant modernization of the UK tax system in decades.
Payroll for Owner-Managed Businesses: How to Avoid Penalties and Keep Your Team Happy
Running an owner-managed business in the UK is a rewarding challenge.
Sole Trader vs Limited Company in 2026: Which Is Better For Your Business?
Choosing the right business structure is one of the most critical decisions you will make as an owner-managed business in the UK.
The Ultimate Guide to VAT Returns for Small Business: Everything You Need to Succeed in 2026
For owner-managed businesses and sole traders in the United Kingdom, Value Added Tax (VAT) remains one of the most complex and time-consuming aspects of financial management.