Business and tax
VAT, corporation tax, dividends and capital gains, explained.
- Business & taxCapital gains tax on property: what you pay and whenThe tax due across a range of gains, the costs most people forget to deduct, when your own home is exempt, and the 60-day clock that runs from completion.12 min read
- Business & taxCapital gains tax on sharesThe £3,000 allowance, the 18% and 24% rates, and the share-matching rules that decide what your shares actually cost, in plain English.9 min read
- Business & taxSalary vs dividends: how to pay yourselfHow a director can pay themselves, how salary and dividends are taxed differently, and why a small salary topped up with dividends is the common mix.9 min read
- Business & taxWhen to register for VATThe £90,000 threshold, the 30-day future test, what counts as taxable turnover, voluntary registration, and when you can come off the register.7 min read
- Business & taxHow capital gains tax worksThe £3,000 allowance, the 18% and 24% rates, how gains stack on your income, and how to pay less.9 min read
- Business & taxHow VAT worksThe rates, how to add or remove VAT from a price, the registration threshold, and who charges and reclaims it.7 min read
- Business & taxCorporation tax explainedThe 19% and 25% rates, the Marginal Relief band in between, and how a company works out the tax on its profits.8 min read
- Business & taxDividend tax explainedThe £500 allowance, how dividends stack on top of your other income, and the rates that apply in 2026/27.8 min read