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Year-End Tax Planning: The Moves to Make Before 5 April

The tax year ends on 5 April. After that date, a number of reliefs, allowances, and planning opportunities simply expire — you can't carry them back, and the window closes for another twelve months. Here's what to review and action before the deadline.

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Year-End Tax Planning
Tax & Planning
20 Jan 2026

Year-End Tax Planning: The Moves to Make Before 5 April

Reliefs, allowances, and planning opportunities expire on 5 April and can't be carried back. Here's what to review before the window closes.

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What Is a Fractional CFO
Strategy & Growth
5 Dec 2025

What Is a Fractional CFO — and Does Your Business Need One?

Senior financial leadership without the full-time cost. What a fractional CFO actually does and how to know if you're ready for one.

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Making Tax Digital
Tax & Compliance
15 Sep 2025

Making Tax Digital: What It Means for Accountants & Clients

HMRC's biggest shake-up in a generation. Here's what's actually changing, when it kicks in, and what you should be doing now.

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Business Finance

Cash Flow Is Not Profit — and Confusing the Two Will Sink You

The number one reason profitable businesses run out of money. Understanding the difference and what to actually watch each month.

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Management Accounts

Why Your Monthly Numbers Should Tell a Story

Most management accounts are backwards-looking reports. Here's how to make yours actually useful — and what questions to be asking every month.

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Insights AI

How AI Is Changing the Way Business Owners See Their Numbers

Not hype — practical uses. What AI-powered financial tools can genuinely do, and where the limits are.

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