Practical guidance for Making Tax Digital
No jargon. No upselling. Just useful information for landlords, sole traders, and accountants.
Jointly owned property and Making Tax Digital: what you actually have to report
If you own rental property with your husband, wife or anyone else, you only ever report your own share, and HMRC has two special relaxations that make it easier than most landlords expect. Here is what counts, what you can leave out of your quarterly updates, and why your share might keep you out of Making Tax Digital altogether.
sole-tradersSimplified expenses vs capital allowances: what's the difference, and when does it actually change your tax bill?
Simplified expenses and capital allowances are not two names for the same thing - they cover different kinds of spending, and mixing them up on a van, a car or a laptop can cost you hundreds or even thousands of pounds. Here is what each one actually covers, the one place they collide, and three worked examples showing the real difference in tax.
everyonealigned.tax is now HMRC-recognised software for Making Tax Digital
aligned.tax has completed HMRC's production approval process and is officially HMRC-recognised software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. Here is what recognition actually means, why HMRC never says 'approved', and what happens next.
everyonealigned.tax is now Cyber Essentials certified
aligned.tax is now Cyber Essentials certified. Founder Charlotte Kieran on the journey, what it taught us about security, and why every small business should do it.
accountantsAI in practice for small accounting firms
After 27 years watching tech promise transformation and deliver iteration, this one is different. Practical, grounded guidance on AI for small practices.
everyoneWelcome to the aligned.tax blog
We are building MTD bridging software that works with your spreadsheet - here is what to expect from the aligned.tax blog.