C & GB Associates - Accountants

C & GB Associates - Accountants C&GB Associates provides high quality accountancy and taxation services with a friendly and professional personal service.

C & GB Associates provides accountancy and taxation services for:
- individuals
- sole traders
- family managed businesses
- companies
- charities
- academies

We offer many accountancy and taxation services including:
- annual accounts
- tax returns
- book-keeping
- sales & purchase ledgers
- VAT
- payroll (PAYE)
- CIS
- help with business start-up
- company accounts
- corporation tax returns
- h

elp in setting up a limited company
- tax planning
- grant applications
- cashflow forecasts
- business plans

Are you ready for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment?If you are a landlord or sole trader with a tu...
30/06/2026

Are you ready for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment?

If you are a landlord or sole trader with a turnover over £50,000 you need to submit quarterly to HMRC.

The first quarterly update is just around the corner and covers the period:

♦️1 April to 30 June (if your year end is 31 March)

Or

♦️6 April to 5 July (if your year end is 5 April)

The filing deadline to submit your records digitally to HMRC is: 7 August

We guide our clients through each step to ensure they are fully MTD compliant and offer a number of MTD packages depending on how much help and support is required.

Contact us to to see how we can help or head to our dedicated MTD section on our website for more info and FAQs

www.cgb-associates.com/making-tax-digital

Tax free mileage rate increases 📈 🚗♦️There will be a 10p per mile increase in tax-free mileage rates from 45p to 55p for...
22/05/2026

Tax free mileage rate increases 📈 🚗

♦️There will be a 10p per mile increase in tax-free mileage rates from 45p to 55p for the first 10,000 miles driven in the tax year

♦️After 10,000 miles the rate drops to 25p per mile per tax year

♦️This can be claimed by self-employed and employees who have to use their cars and vans for work (not commuting) and will be backdated from 6 April 2026.

www.cgb-associates.com

Changes to Statutory Paternity Leave from 6 April 2026♦️Paternity leave will be a “day one right” - an employee can give...
02/04/2026

Changes to Statutory Paternity Leave from 6 April 2026

♦️Paternity leave will be a “day one right” - an employee can give notice of leave from first day of employment.

Notice period temporarily reduced to 28 days
(previously 15 weeks)

www.cgb-associates.com

Changes to Statutory Sick Pay from 6 April 2026♦️Removal of lower earnings limitAll eligible employees will be entitled ...
01/04/2026

Changes to Statutory Sick Pay from 6 April 2026

♦️Removal of lower earnings limit

All eligible employees will be entitled to SSP, regardless of their income level

SSP paid at 80% of normal weekly earnings, or £123.25 (whichever is lower)

♦️Removal of SSP 3-day waiting period

SSP will now be paid from day one of sickness absence, rather than day four. This applies to sickness absence starting from 6 April 2026 (Sickness absence starting before 6 April 2026 will follow the rules for 2025/26).

♦️Holiday Pay

If full holiday allowance has not been taken due to long term illness, up to 4 weeks unused allowance can be carried over.

www.cgb-associates.com


The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) increases on 1 April 2026The table shows a breakdown of t...
31/03/2026

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) increases on 1 April 2026

The table shows a breakdown of the new rates.

♦️21 years and over (NLW) will be £12.71

♦️18 - 20 years will be £10.85

♦️Under 18s will be £8.00

♦️Apprentice* will be £8.00

* Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they are either: aged 19 and under OR aged 19 or over and in their 1st year of apprenticeship

It is illegal for any employer to pay below the minimum wage.

www.cgb-associates.com

We provide tax planning to a wide range of clients including sole traders & partnerships, employees & directors, people ...
20/02/2026

We provide tax planning to a wide range of clients including sole traders & partnerships, employees & directors, people looking to retire, business start-ups, plus others.

Our specialist advice covers many areas of tax including:
🔺Personal tax (including sole-traders & partnerships)
🔺Business tax (including corporation tax)
🔺VAT
🔺MTD
🔺PAYE & NI (including BIK)
🔺CIS
🔺Capital Gains Tax
🔺Inheritance Tax

www.cgb-associates.com


There are alot of changes happening in April 2026 that may affect you and your business.🔺Making Tax Digital (MTD) Sole T...
13/02/2026

There are alot of changes happening in April 2026 that may affect you and your business.

🔺Making Tax Digital (MTD)
Sole Traders and Landlords who have a turnover over £50k must use digital software and submit income and expenditure quarterly to HMRC. We will contact all our clients who this applies to, and provide you with the next steps to be MTD ready.

🔺Increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage

🔺Dividend Income Tax Rates will increase by 2%

We will keep our clients up-to-date over the coming weeks on all these changes and what it means for you and your business.

www.cgb-associates.com

Accountants in Thirsk | Making Tax Digital | Tax Changes

Address

37-39 Westgate
Thirsk
YO71QR

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

01845525502

Website

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