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Longer, evergreen guides to the parts of Self Assessment people actually struggle with. Written in plain English, kept current.
Making Tax Digital2 September 20267 min read
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, explained
What MTD for Income Tax actually requires, who is in scope and when, and what changes for a sole trader or landlord used to one return a year.
Read moreGetting started5 August 20268 min read
A first-timer's guide to Self Assessment
Never filed before? From registering with HMRC to pressing submit, here is the whole journey in plain English, step by step.
Read moreRecord keeping18 June 20266 min read
How long to keep tax records, and what counts as a record
HMRC can check a return years after you filed it. Here is what to keep, for how long, and how to keep it retrievable.
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