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Making Tax Digital replaces one annual return with four quarterly updates plus a final declaration. The exact deadlines, who's mandated and when, and how the new penalty points work.

Late quarterly updates earn penalty points, not instant fines — but at 4 points HMRC charges £200. How points accrue, when they expire, and the 2026/27 first-year leniency.

Making Tax Digital replaces the Self Assessment tax return with a final declaration, due 31 January. What it is, how it pulls your four quarterly updates together, the balancing payment and payments on account, and how Get Sorted makes it a 10-minute job.

The HMRC rule that turns a £4,000 tax bill into a £6,000 January shock — what payments on account are, when they apply, and how to plan for them.

Cash income is taxable income — full stop. How to record cash jobs properly, why receipts matter even when no one asks for them, and the records that keep an HMRC enquiry short.

Earn under £1,000 from self-employment and you may not need to file at all. Earn more, and you can deduct a flat £1,000 instead of actual expenses — here's when each choice wins.

Contractors take 20% (or 30%) off your pay before you ever see it — and most subbies hand over more than they owe. What CIS is, why the overpayment happens, and how the refund comes back at your final declaration.

HMRC lets you claim 45p per business mile for the first 10,000 miles, then 25p — but commuting doesn't count. What qualifies, what doesn't, and the records you need.

Work 25+ hours a month from home and HMRC lets you deduct £10–£26 a month with zero receipts. The bands, the alternative actual-costs method, and which wins for you.

You must register for VAT when your turnover passes £90,000 in any rolling 12 months — not the tax year. How the rolling test works, what counts as turnover, and what happens if you miss it.

If a software error in Get Sorted causes an HMRC penalty, we cover it. What's included, what isn't, and how to make a claim.