Guides & updates.
The questions clients actually ask, answered without the accounting language — plus HMRC announcements summarised in plain English as they land. Written and reviewed by the people who do the work.
A word on how these are made, because it matters: every guide starts as a real client question, is written against the current year's rules, and is re-checked when a Budget moves the numbers. The HMRC updates alongside them run through our own pipeline — announcement in, plain-English summary drafted, then approved by a human who does this for a living before it's published. Nothing here is syndicated filler bought from a content vendor; if it's on this page, someone at Roseworth stands behind it.
Confirmation statement vs annual accounts — what your company must file
Every limited company files both, they are completely different, and confusing them is how companies get struck off. The two deadlines explained.
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The £90,000 threshold, the 30-day rule most people miss, and when registering voluntarily is actually the smarter move.
Read →Dividend or salary? How director pay actually works
The two ways to take money out of your limited company, how they're taxed differently, and why the answer is usually a blend of both.
Read →Why your first tax bill is bigger than you expected
Payments on account explained — the rule that makes a first Self Assessment bill roughly half as big again, and how to plan for it.
Read →Latest HMRC updates.
Announcements from HMRC, summarised in plain English and reviewed by Roseworth before publication.
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