Deep, plain-English UK tax & accounting hubs.
Topic-by-topic guides for UK firms, landlords and SMEs — Making Tax Digital, Self Assessment, business structure, director pay and switching accountants. Kept current as HMRC rules change.
What you will find here
SmartBooks resources are written for UK accountancy firms, landlords, sole traders and small businesses who want a straight answer on Making Tax Digital, Self Assessment, choosing between a sole trader and a limited company, paying yourself as a director, and changing accountant.
Each topic has its own hub: a set of plain-English guides that answer one question at a time and are kept current as HMRC rules change. Choose a hub below to see its guides. For product detail, see the SmartBooks guides and templates.
Resource hubs
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
The complete cluster for the self-employed and landlords: thresholds, quarterly updates, penalties, software, how to prepare.
Explore the hubSalary vs Dividends — Director Pay
Pillar + 6 spokes on the most-efficient way to extract value from a UK limited company after the Autumn 2025 Budget rate rise.
Explore the hubSelf Assessment & Personal Tax
Pillar + 6 spokes on UK Self Assessment for self-employed, landlords, directors, and higher earners. Due 31 January 2027.
Explore the hubSole Trader vs Limited Company — Business Structure
Pillar + 6 spokes on the structure decision after the April 2026 dividend rise and CT rate changes. The Ltd tax advantage has narrowed — the modern case is structural.
Explore the hubSwitching Accountants — How to Change Your Accountant
The simple 2026 guide to switching UK accountant. Your new accountant does almost all of it. Any time of year. A few weeks total.
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