Accounting Blog

Payment gateway fees can feel confusing and unavoidable. This plain-English guide explains what payment gateway fees are, which costs are deductible, how to record them correctly, and common tax pitfalls. Learn best-practice bookkeeping, VAT/GST considerations, refunds, chargebacks, and mixed-use scenarios for businesses, freelancers, online stores, and growing companies worldwide.

Learn how tax rules apply when you sell services through digital marketplaces. This guide explains income tax, self-employment contributions, VAT or sales tax, platform reporting, cross-border issues, and recordkeeping. Understand your obligations, avoid common mistakes, and know what to track as a freelancer or online service business worldwide today confidently.

Can you claim website plugin and add-on costs as business expenses? This practical guide explains when plugins, themes, and software subscriptions are deductible, how to handle subscriptions versus one-off licences, mixed personal use, capital versus revenue treatment, VAT issues, and record-keeping so your claims are clear, consistent, and defensible today.

HMRC consistency reviews check whether your tax returns, accounts, VAT, payroll, and other filings tell a coherent story. This guide explains why reviews happen, common triggers, what HMRC may ask for, how the process unfolds, and how to respond clearly to reduce risk, stress, penalties, and escalation.

Occasional sole trader work can still trigger tax duties. This guide explains when side income counts as trading, how profit, allowances, and thresholds affect tax, and when you must register or report. Learn the difference between hobby and business, avoid penalties, and manage occasional self-employment with confidence and clarity today.

Learn whether appointment scheduling software is a deductible business expense. This guide explains claiming rules, business versus personal use, mixed-use apportionment, subscriptions versus one-off fees, recordkeeping, VAT or sales tax issues, and practical examples to help freelancers, companies, and side businesses claim costs confidently while avoiding common mistakes and audits.

Registering as self-employed doesn’t automatically mean paying tax. This guide explains how income, profit, and thresholds work, what obligations still apply when earnings are low, how to avoid penalties, and when to deregister—helping freelancers and small businesses stay compliant, organised, and stress-free from day one without unnecessary administrative confusion overall.

Can you claim analytics or reporting software as a business expense? This guide explains when dashboards, BI tools, subscriptions, training, and related costs are tax deductible, how to handle mixed personal use, VAT or sales tax issues, capital versus revenue treatment, record keeping, and common mistakes business owners should avoid.

Learn how business payment processing fees work, when they’re deductible, and how to record them correctly. This guide covers card fees, gateways, marketplaces, VAT/GST issues, gross versus net reporting, recordkeeping, and common mistakes, helping sole traders, freelancers, and companies claim expenses confidently and stay compliant with accurate bookkeeping, tax clarity.