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From this month, HMRC is automatically signing up sole traders and landlords for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax without waiting to be asked — and your accountant won't automatically be told. Here's who's affected and what to check now.

The Autumn Budget now has an official date - Wednesday 28 October 2026 - confirmed by HM Treasury. Here's what's already locked in for small businesses, landlords and directors, and how to use the weeks before it wisely.

HMRC's new compliance factsheet confirms that simply possessing till software or hardware that can hide sales - even if it's never used - can trigger a £1,000 penalty. Here's what Bury and Greater Manchester cash-handling businesses should check.

With the transition period ending 17 November 2026 and barely half of directors verified so far, Companies House is moving from encouragement to enforcement. Here's what Bury and Greater Manchester directors need to check now.

If your business has a PAYE Settlement Agreement for 2025/26, the payment deadline is 22 October (19 October by post). Here's what to check now — and what happens if you miss it.

The lower earnings limit and three waiting days disappeared from Statutory Sick Pay back in April 2026, but CIPP's new FAQ shows employers are still tripping up on the calculation. Here's what to check.

HMRC has resumed corporation tax late-filing penalty notices, and the penalties themselves have doubled for accounting periods ending on or after 6 April 2026 - here's what's changed and what to check.

The Fair Work Agency's first naming round recovered £4 million for underpaid workers. Here are the common payroll mistakes behind it, and how to check your own business isn't making the same ones.

If you started self-employment, took in rental income for the first time, or began regularly selling online during 2025/26, HMRC needs to know by 5 October 2026 — here's who it affects and how to register.

The temporary 5% VAT rate for children's meals and family attraction tickets ran from 25 June to 1 September 2026 and has now ended. Here's what Bury and Greater Manchester hospitality and leisure businesses need to check before their next VAT return.

MTD for Income Tax started 6 April 2026 for income over £50k. From April 2027 the threshold drops to £30k — here is what Bury sole traders and landlords need to know now.

HMRC sent almost 65,000 crypto tax warning letters last year and recovered £8.3m from investors, as new international data-sharing rules make offshore holdings visible for the first time. Here's what UK crypto holders need to check now.

The government has confirmed the Autumn Budget will be delivered on 28 October 2026. Here are five practical, no-panic steps Bury and Greater Manchester small businesses can take before then.

HMRC's advisory fuel rates changed from 1 September 2026, with cuts for diesel and LPG and a rise for large petrol engines. Here's what employers reimbursing company car mileage need to update.

Every UK company director and PSC must verify their identity with Companies House before the transition period ends on 18 November 2026. Here's what to do.

HMRC recovered £104.3m from landlords via nudge letters in 2025/26 using Land Registry data-matching. Here's how the campaign works and what to do.

From April 2027, EMI share option grants move from separate HMRC notifications to the annual return. Here's what employers need to do now.

HMRC's phased move to mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind starts April 2027. Here's what Greater Manchester employers need to prepare now.

From September 2026, HMRC will auto-enrol landlords and sole traders over the MTD threshold who haven't signed up themselves. Here's what to check.

A new 40% First Year Allowance is available for equipment spending, while the main rate writing down allowance falls to 14% from April 2026.