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Penrose & Hale · Notes

Plain-English notes on tax, pay and running a small firm.

Written by our partners, one short note every two weeks. No jargon and no sales pitch, just what to do and when.

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  1. What to keep for your tax return

    Tax returns

    The seven papers we ask every sole trader for, and the three you can safely throw away.

  2. Six months of quarterly updates: what we have learned

    Digital tax

    The four mistakes we saw most in the first two quarters, and how to avoid them in the third.

  3. Paying yourself from a limited company: salary or dividends?

    Directors

    The simple mix most of our directors use, and the point where it stops making sense.

  4. Should you register for sales tax before you have to?

    Sales tax

    Three cases where registering early saves money, and one where it quietly costs you.

  5. Mileage, phones and home working: the expenses people forget

    Expenses

    Flat rates you can claim without keeping every receipt in a shoebox.

  6. Your 2026–27 tax year on one page

    Deadlines

    Every date a sole trader or director needs, from the January return to the July payment.

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