Making Tax Digital for Sole Traders Earning Over £50,000: Your MTD Checklist
Bookkeeping

Making Tax Digital for Sole Traders Earning Over £50,000: Your MTD Checklist

February 16, 2026 by Hour Hands
If you’re a sole trader or landlord with an annual turnover above £50,000, we hope that you’re aware that Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessment is mandatory…
Common Bookkeeping Mistakes SME Owners Make
Bookkeeping

Common Bookkeeping Mistakes SME Owners Make

February 09, 2026 by Hour Hands
Most business owners only realise the value of outsourcing their bookkeeping to an experienced bookkeeper when something goes wrong. By then, they’re potentially facing penalties from HMRC, scrambling to fix…
How to Handle Difficult Conversations as an SME Owner
Workplace Wellbeing

How to Handle Difficult Conversations as an SME Owner

February 02, 2026 by Hour Hands
Why difficult conversations are part of SME leadership “I can’t wait to have that awkward conversation today!” A sentence none of us have uttered! But SME owners and managers need…
Good to know: more accountancy terms explained
Bookkeeping

Good to know: more accountancy terms explained

July 10, 2024 by Natalie Brewer
Thanks to the feedback on our earlier blog – Useful Accountancy Terms for SMEs – we’ve created a second glossary, this time covering some of the lesser used accountancy terms…
How working parents can survive the summer holidays
Time Management

How working parents can survive the summer holidays

July 10, 2024 by Natalie Brewer
As the summer holidays begin, working parents find themselves faced with the challenge of balancing work commitments with caring for and entertaining children. This is a challenge until the children…
This is how you cover staff holidays (the secret is to outsource!)
Business Support

This is how you cover staff holidays (the secret is to outsource!)

July 03, 2024 by Natalie Brewer
Managing staff annual leave and why outsourcing is the answer!