KC Accountancy Services

KC Accountancy Services Fully qualified member of AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) I currently work part time from home and can offer great flexibility to suit you!

Established in 2009, I am a fully qualified and licenced member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). I have extensive knowledge of company and sole trader accounts and over 11 years’ experience working with a variety of different business from large limited companies to ‘one man bands’. I offer a range of accountancy and consultancy services, included in this is the offer of bookkee

ping or payroll only services. I offer a free initial consultation, where we can discuss your personal or business accountancy requirements.

Costs have a habit of creeping up quietly.Software, insurance, wages, materials, fuel, subscriptions, they all move.But ...
08/06/2026

Costs have a habit of creeping up quietly.

Software, insurance, wages, materials, fuel, subscriptions, they all move.

But if your prices stay the same, your profit margin is usually the thing taking the hit.

June is a good point in the year to ask yourselves the right question

Are we charging enough?
Are we making enough profit on our main services or products?
Are we pricing based on actual cost, or just habit?

Growth is great. Growth with poor margins is exhausting.

At KC Accountancy Services, we help businesses understand the numbers behind the decisions.





Mileage rates have changedCars & vans: 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business milesUsing your own car or van for bus...
06/06/2026

Mileage rates have changed

Cars & vans: 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles

Using your own car or van for business journeys?
HMRC has updated the approved mileage rates from the 2026/27 tax year.

For cars and vans, the rate is now:

55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles
25p per mile after that

Motorcycles remain at 24p per mile and bicycles remain at 20p per mile.

Now is a good time to update your mileage records, expense forms and bookkeeping systems so claims are being made correctly.





Not every budget conversation in my house is about tax…Some of it is about dance 💃Between the entry fees, costumes, trav...
31/05/2026

Not every budget conversation in my house is about tax…Some of it is about dance 💃

Between the entry fees, costumes, travel, hotels and endless snack stops, it adds up fast. And yes, even as an accountant, I sometimes look at the bank account and wonder how it’s happened.

But this is real life for so many families isnt it?

Whether it’s dance, football, gymnastics, music lessons or just trying to keep up with the general cost of raising children without losing your mind, family life takes budgeting, prioritising, sacrifice and the occasional quiet grumble in the car park.

yes, I may occasionally have a little moan about the cost of competitive dance…
…but I’m also incredibly proud of her.

Even if she is single-handedly keeping motorway services and Urban Outfitters in business 😅

Anyone else funding a child’s dream while quietly weeping into a coffee? ☕️





Director of a close company? Your tax return is changing.From the 2025/26 tax return onwards, directors of close compani...
28/05/2026

Director of a close company? Your tax return is changing.

From the 2025/26 tax return onwards, directors of close companies will need to provide more detail.

So what is a close company? 👇🏻

Broadly, it’s a company controlled by 5 or fewer people, or by people who are both owners and directors. In reality, that includes a lot of family businesses, husband-and-wife companies, and owner-managed limited companies.

What’s changing? 👇🏻

You’ll now need to include:

• The company name and registered number
• Dividends from that close company separately from other dividends
• Your highest shareholding percentage during the tax year

So no, it’s no longer enough to just enter one total dividend figure and move on. This isn’t a new tax. But it is HMRC asking for much more visibility over what directors are taking from their companies.

Our advice? 👇🏻

•Keep dividend paperwork tidy.
•Make sure shareholdings are clear.
•keep company and personal money properly separate.

Because “I’ll work it out at year end” is exactly the kind of approach that causes problems.





For rural businesses, mobile teams, site-based trades and owners constantly on the road: stop guessing your mileage clai...
26/05/2026

For rural businesses, mobile teams, site-based trades and owners constantly on the road: stop guessing your mileage claims.

This is one of the easiest areas to underclaim, overclaim, or make a complete mess of. if staff use their own cars, the approved mileage rate still matters.

If you’ve got electric company cars, the advisory rates changed again from 1 March.

When you’re travelling between farms, jobs, suppliers, client meetings, workshops, towns and cities,those little mileage errors stack up quickly.

It looks basic. It is basic.
But it still matters.




Employers and company directors: July will come round quickly.If you’ve provided benefits or expenses that were not payr...
20/05/2026

Employers and company directors: July will come round quickly.

If you’ve provided benefits or expenses that were not payrolled, this is the time to start checking the detail now, not at the end of June.

This is one of those jobs that looks small until the paperwork is patchy and nobody can remember what was provided, when, or to whom.

Start now while the trail is still warm.




May is when smart sole traders start thinking about 31 July.If January stung, do not wait until July to panic again.Now ...
18/05/2026

May is when smart sole traders start thinking about 31 July.
If January stung, do not wait until July to panic again.

Now is the time to check:

-what your next payment on account actually is

-whether last year’s figure still reflects reality

-whether a monthly Budget Payment Plan would take the sting out of it
And one more thing: reducing payments on account just because cash is tight is not a strategy.

If profits are genuinely down, fair enough. If they’re not, all you’re doing is delaying the pain.

The earlier you look at it, the more options you have.




Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is now live.And here’s the bit plenty of sole traders are getting wrong: no quarterly ...
12/05/2026

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is now live.

And here’s the bit plenty of sole traders are getting wrong: no quarterly penalties in the first year does not mean no action is needed.

If you’re in scope, you still need digital records.

You still need quarterly updates.

And you still need to be ready long before the summer deadline.

Leaving this until July is exactly how people end up with missing records, duplicated work and a bookkeeping mess. If your records still live in a van, a handbag, a kitchen drawer or six different apps, May is the month
to fix that.




⭐️ We are absolutely over the moon to be shortlisted for Small Employer of the Year at the Cambrian Training Awards 2026...
07/05/2026

⭐️ We are absolutely over the moon to be shortlisted for Small Employer of the Year at the Cambrian Training Awards 2026 ⭐️

We know we say it every time we are fortunate enough to be shortlisted for an award, but this one genuinely means so much to us.

Our apprenticeship programme has played a huge part in helping the practice go from strength to strength — increasing capacity, developing talent, and allowing us to continually improve the services we offer to our clients.

Our team is at the heart of every decision we make, so to be recognised for our commitment to developing and supporting our employees is something we are incredibly proud of.

A huge congratulations to all of the other finalists, and thank you to Cambrian Training for the recognition ✨

View the full shortlist here - https://shorturl.at/mCHVX

Directors: your company bank account is not your personal current account.HMRC is consulting on new rules that could req...
06/05/2026

Directors: your company bank account is not your personal current account.

HMRC is consulting on new rules that could require companies to report transactions between the business and its owners, including spending, withdrawals, loans and dividends.

That could mean reporting the amount, date and recipient.

Translation?
That “quick personal payment” through the company account may not stay hidden.

Our advice:
❌ ZERO personal use of the company account
No supermarket shops.
No fuel.
No “I’ll fix it later.”

Messy transactions = messy books, tax issues and expensive clean-ups.

Keep personal and company money separate. Every time.

If you run a small limited company, this consultation matters and if you have views on how workable these proposals are, now is the time to tell HMRC before 10 June 2026 - check the link below for more information.

link https://tr.ee/uIbCjD





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