Reducing the uncertainty: financial forecasting and planning

Your accounts show where you’ve been. Forecasts help you see where you could be going. Five techniques to reduce financial uncertainty.

4 reasons to avoid using AI for tax advice

More people plan to use AI chatbots for their tax return. Four reasons not to rely on them for tax advice, and why a human adviser still matters.

Does your company need an audit, and how do you get ready for one? Five practical steps to help the audit run smoothly, with less disruption.

The FSB’s Small Business Index for Q2 2025 found more small firms expected to shrink than grow. Three defensive steps to consider for your strategy.

Admin eating into your week? How automation can take on routine bookkeeping, credit control, payments, reporting and marketing tasks.

Tax planning means looking ahead so you pay the tax you owe and no more, within the rules. Five reasons to plan your tax across the year.

Your accountant can do far more than the year-end accounts. Five areas where talking to us through the year can help your business.

Some gifts can affect Inheritance Tax for years after they’re made. Why recording what you give, and when, helps your family and executors later.

Late payments put pressure on cashflow. Clear terms, prompt invoicing, polite chasing and when to escalate: the basics of getting paid on time.

Spending on a rental property is treated differently for tax depending on whether it’s a repair or an improvement. How to tell the difference.