Starting a company this year?
Setting up, registering for VAT and Making Tax Digital, and paying yourself as a new director, in the order you will meet them.
- Sole trader or limited company: an honest comparison, with 2026/27 take-home figures
- Setting up the company and registering with Companies House and HMRC
- VAT: whether to register now or wait, and Making Tax Digital from day one
- Paying yourself, your first hire, the expenses you can claim and a first-year calendar
Written by the adviser you would speak to
Ishmael Bangura FFAManaging Partner, IB&Co Accountants, Canary Wharf
Ishmael Bangura FFA is a qualified tax adviser and Fellow Financial Accountant with a finance degree and about 15 years' experience, including earlier corporate roles. He has helped more than 950 clients. IB&Co Accountants is regulated by the IFA and IPA.
Regulated by the IFA and IPA · More than 950 clients helped · Level 37, 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AA