Goody Chartered Accountants and Tax Advisors

23/06/2026

🚨 Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is HERE! 🚨

The first quarterly submissions are due in July 2026, covering the period April to June 2026.

If you are self-employed or a landlord and fall within the Making Tax Digital rules, now is the time to make sure your bookkeeping systems and processes are ready.

Do not wait until the submission deadline arrives. The sooner everything is in place, the smoother the transition will be.

❓ Are you ready?

15/06/2026

I am looking for two part-time team members to join my busy accountancy practice in Colchester.

1. Experienced Bookkeeping & Payroll Assistant

• Previous accountancy practice experience
• Xero experience
• BrightPay experience preferred
• Bookkeeping, payroll and accounts preparation
• Strong analytical and organisational skills

2. Practice Support & Office Coordinator

A varied support role helping keep a busy accountancy practice running smoothly.

This role includes:
• Client and office administration
• Document management
• Chasing information and organising workflows
• Supporting the Director with day-to-day practice management
• General practice support and coordination

I am looking for calm, organised, methodical people with excellent attention to detail who can work independently and proactively.

Flexible hours available for each role.
Pay subject to experience.

Please send your CV and covering email to [email protected]

15/06/2026

Experienced Bookkeeping, Accounts & Payroll Assistant required for our busy and growing accountancy practice in Colchester.

We are looking for someone experienced, organised and reliable who can confidently support a busy practice environment.

The role includes:• Bookkeeping• Accounts preparation• VAT returns• Payroll• Office and admin support

Xero and BrightPay experience preferred.

Flexible hours available, minimum 20 hours per week.Office-based role.Salary negotiable depending on experience.

Please send CV and covering email to:[email protected]

15/06/2026

Experienced Bookkeeping, Accounts & Payroll Assistant required for our busy and growing accountancy practice in Colchester.

We are looking for someone experienced, organised and reliable who can confidently support a busy practice environment.

Previous UK accountancy practice experience is essential.

The role includes:
• Bookkeeping
• Accounts preparation
• VAT returns
• Payroll
• Office and admin support

Xero experience essential.
BrightPay experience preferred.

Flexible hours available, minimum 20 hours per week.
Office-based role.
Salary negotiable depending on experience.

Please send CV and covering email to:
[email protected]

12/06/2026

We are hiring!

Goody Chartered Accountants & Tax Advisors are looking for an experienced Bookkeeping, Accounts & Payroll Assistant to join our practice in Colchester.

Previous UK accountancy practice experience is absolutely essential.

This is a varied role combining bookkeeping, accounts preparation, payroll and general office administration duties within a busy accountancy practice.

The role will include:
• Bookkeeping for a range of clients, using various software and manual
• Accounts preparation
• VAT returns
• Payroll
• Client and office administration
• General practice support duties

Essential requirements:
• Previous UK accountancy practice experience
• Strong working knowledge of Xero
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Calm, professional and able to work under pressure
• Confident dealing with clients and handling administration tasks efficiently
• Ability to manage deadlines and juggle multiple tasks

Preferred:
• BrightPay payroll experience

The position is office-based with flexible working hours, minimum 25 hours per week.

Salary negotiable depending on experience.

We are looking for someone experienced, reliable, proactive and happy to be involved in all aspects of supporting a busy practice.

Please send your CV and a brief covering email to [email protected]

09/06/2026

Announced today 👀

Small companies and micro-entities to file profit and loss accounts but can opt out of publication. All companies will need to file accounts via commercial software with more time to prepare.

21/05/2026

📢 HMRC have today announced an increase to the approved mileage allowance rates by 10p per mile.

The new rates are:
🚗 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles
🚗 25p per mile thereafter

This is the first increase in many years and will be welcome news for businesses and employees using their own vehicles for business travel.

16/03/2026

Companies House WebFiling security issue – what you should know:

• Companies House recently temporarily suspended its WebFiling service after a technical security issue was identified.

• The issue meant it may have been possible for someone to view or potentially change certain company information without proper authorisation.

• Companies House took the system offline while the issue was investigated and security measures were reviewed.

• The WebFiling service has now been restored.

• Companies House are continuing to investigate the issue and have reported it to the relevant authorities.

• As a precaution, company directors may wish to check their company record to ensure that no unauthorised changes have been made.

• If anything looks incorrect on your company record, it should be reported to Companies House as soon as possible.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-on-companies-house-webfiling-security-issue?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHuaUbWFtnm3LP5xx4d0Twc41YxxEPF2SI6WM2UdGrqVE7TN0VZmKviuzhREV_aem_uq1yCGGCT6Kyyak7Pjn38g

Statement from Andy King, Chief Executive of Companies House, on the WebFiling security issue.

06/03/2026

Making Tax Digital (MTD) – Important Reminder

Over the past few weeks and months we have contacted all clients of the practice who we have currently identified as being affected by the new Making Tax Digital rules starting in April 2026.

MTD is a very significant change to the way income is reported to HMRC. It means bookkeeping must move to digital software, with quarterly reporting throughout the year rather than one annual tax return.

This change will place significant pressure on the accountancy profession, with strict submission deadlines applying to everyone at the same time. As a result, support and cooperation from clients will be essential to ensure everything runs smoothly.

It is also important to understand that 2026 will effectively involve two tax years being dealt with at the same time. We will still need to complete the 2025/26 accounts and tax returns in the usual way, while also dealing with real-time reporting for the 2026/27 tax year under MTD.

We have already signed up the majority of affected clients and have procedures in place ready for April. There are some clients who still haven’t engaged with us so maybe still have their heads in the sand!

If you think you may be affected and have not yet been in touch about MTD, please contact the office as soon as possible.

03/02/2026