S Duggan Accountancy

22/06/2026

Don’t leave your Self Assessment Tax Return until the last minute!

Completing your tax return early doesn’t just reduce stress—it gives you valuable time to plan ahead.

By preparing early, you can:
✅ Identify tax-saving opportunities
✅ Budget for any tax due
✅ Avoid the January rush
✅ Find out early whether you’ll be affected by Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from April 2027

For many self-employed individuals and landlords, submitting your return early will help determine whether your income exceeds the thresholds that will bring you into MTD.

The sooner you know, the more time you’ll have to prepare.

Need help with your tax return or understanding how MTD could affect you? Get in touch today.

20/06/2026

💷 National Minimum Wage Changes – What Employers Need to Know

The latest National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increases are now in effect, impacting businesses across the UK.

New rates from 1 April 2026:

✅ Age 21 and over: £12.71 per hour
✅ Age 18-20: £10.85 per hour
✅ Age 16-17: £8.00 per hour
✅ Apprentices: £8.00 per hour

For employers, this means reviewing payroll, budgets, staffing costs and cash flow forecasts to ensure compliance and avoid costly penalties.

With wage increases alongside rising employment costs, now is the perfect time to review your business finances and payroll processes.

19/06/2026

Mileage Allowance Changes – What You Need to Know

Good news for employees and business owners who use their own vehicles for work purposes.

From 6 April 2026, the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment (AMAP) rate for cars and vans increased from 45p to 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles each tax year. The rate for business mileage over 10,000 miles remains at 25p per mile

This is the first increase in the main mileage allowance rate for many years and could provide valuable additional tax-free reimbursement for those regularly travelling for work.

19/06/2026

SELF-EMPLOYED OR A LANDLORD?

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is nearly here!

📅Your first MTD submission will be due by 7th August 2026.

From April 2026, if your combined income from self-employment and/or property is over £50,000, you’ll need to follow the new MTD rules.

•Keep digital records
•Use HMRC-compatible software
•Submit quarterly updates to HMRC

Remember: The £50,000 threshold is based on your gross income (turnover/rental income), not your profit.

As an ACCA qualified accountant with a UK practising certificate, I can help you:

•Check if MTD applies to you
•Choose the right software
•Set up digital bookkeeping systems
•Stay compliant with HMRC requirements

Suzi Duggan
[email protected]
07943 228695

Message me today for a free, no-obligation chat about getting MTD ready.

02/03/2025

MTD for income tax. Do you know what is changing? More information shared below as I’m receiving updates. Please get in touch if you require any assistance.

25/02/2025

MTD (making tax digital) for ITSA (income tax self assessment) is coming…..

20/02/2025

Did you know you could get up to £2,000 to help with childcare costs, for each of your children, each year?

Find out what help you can get here. 👇

https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/?&utm_source=f.co_hmrcgovuk&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tax_free_childcare

20/02/2025

DO YOU SUBMIT YOUR OWN TAX RETURN? DO YOU WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY? DO YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNTANT? HMRC HAVE MADE BIG CHANGES YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF! MAKING TAX DIGITAL FOR INCOME TAX IS COMING!
Do you currently submit your own tax return? Do you log in and submit via the government gateway account? Do you have a bag of receipts that you sieve through each year?! Perhaps your partner submits for you once a year?
Do you use a personal bank account for business income and expenses? This needs to change, all income and expenses need to go through one account, if you don’t have an account you can use to do this then you need to set one up.

HMRC are introducing MTD for ITSA (income tax self assessment) and you are going to need to start submitting via software EVERY 3 MONTHS.
If your income is above £50,000 you will need to be doing this from April 2026. With the first submission due 7th August 2026 and quarterly thereafter.
If your income is above £30,000 you will need to be complying from April 2027.

THIS AFFECTS ALL BUSINESSES IN ALL INDUSTRIES

With 18 years experience in the industry, ACCA qualified, full uk practising certificate and insurance I can help! I’ve worked alongside construction workers my entire career and this is the biggest change you are facing!
Steps need to be taken NOW to be ready for the changes next year.
Get in touch if you need help or advice, follow my page for updates regarding this and other useful tips and advice.
Taking on new clients so please get in touch so I can help you with no obligation conversations available.

Suzi

19/02/2025

19/02/2025

Something I get asked a lot! How to add or change a phone number on your HMRC government gateway account. It can be really annoying if your phone number is the only one linked when someone else regularly needs access, a partner, an accountant or bookkeeper. Having to keep sharing the code before it expires.

Follow the below steps to add or amend a number linked

1.)Log in to your government gateway account.
2.)Click manage account along the top menu bar
3.)Click view or change your business tax account details
4.)Manage your government gateway details
5.)Click your government gateway profile
6.)Click how you get access codes
7.)Add another way of getting access codes

Here you will be able to add additional numbers for anyone else who needs access without constantly getting harassed for codes constantly.