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Our Winter newsletter provides a timely update on Making Tax Digital and Tax Planning for the April 2026 year end. We also look at the New Companies House Identity Verification Rules and Planning for Care in Later Life.

Yesterday, Wednesday 26 November, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her second budget. We have sifted through the details which we feel will be the most significant to our clients, and we hope the following review will be helpful.

Free Childcare Just Got Better – The Latest Update for Working Parents
Further to our blog post, 'understanding the new childcare allowance' back in September 2023 we have updated our article following the role out of these changes on 1 September 2025.

State Pension Payments Predicted to Rise by over £550 next year. The state pension is expected to rise in April…

Our Privacy Policy notice provides details of the personal data we collect from you, what we do with it,…

In our Summer newsletter we look at the the implications of 'Making Tax Digital for Income Tax'. We also highlight, 'Why We Are Requesting Your Records Earlier This Year' and touch on the Autumn Budget and planned Rural Seminars further into the year.
In addition we share news of two new Partners and two new Independent Financial Advisers within the practice.

The annual agricultural shows across East Lothian, the Borders, and Northumberland offer a great chance to catch up with our clients and associates. We were pleased to support both the Haddington Show and the Border Union Agricultural Show again this summer.

From April 2026 HMRC is introducing a new method for sole traders and landlords to report income and expenses, called ‘Making Tax Digital for Income Tax’.

You may have noticed that we have been in touch earlier than usual to request your financial records for this year’s accounts and tax return season. We want to take a moment to explain why this change is necessary and how it benefits you.

With borrowing costs climbing and economic growth faltering, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure to find new revenue sources and that is stirring speculation about both fiscal drag and stealth taxes and also potential tax increases.

Late Summer Bank Holiday Monday 25 August 2025: All offices - CLOSED

Taxing and opting out of Winter Fuel Payments -