The UK’s Autumn Budget, now delayed until 26 November 2025, is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched financial events in recent years. The delay gives the government time to refine its forecasts amid rising borrowing costs and a growing fiscal gap—but it also means small business owners face extra uncertainty when planning for the year ahead.

The Future of Tax: Why Making Tax Digital Is Here to Stay

For many years, paying tax in the UK has followed the same pattern: keep paper receipts in a drawer, fill in a Self-Assessment form once a year, and hope everything adds up correctly. For some, that process has become second nature. For others, it’s a yearly headache that causes stress and last-minute panic.

That old way of doing things is on its way out. The government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme is changing how individuals and businesses report their income, manage records, and interact with HMRC. While some deadlines have been pushed back and concerns raised, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: MTD is not going away.

At Stanton Accountancy, we’ve been helping clients prepare for these changes and understand what MTD means in practice. Far from being just another compliance hurdle, MTD represents a permanent shift toward a tax system that’s digital-first, data-driven, and here for the long term

Switch to MTD Stress-Free – Let Stanton Accountancy Guide You

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is no longer on the horizon – it’s here.

For many business owners, landlords, and self-employed professionals, the thought of moving to MTD can feel overwhelming. New systems, new rules, and the pressure of compliance can leave you wondering where to start.

MTD: How Digital Records Save You Time and Hassle

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is HMRC’s initiative to modernize tax reporting, requiring businesses, self-employed individuals  and individuals who receive income from property to maintain digital records and submit VAT and income tax data electronically. While this might seem daunting at first, the transition to digital records can actually save you time, reduce stress, and make managing your taxes far more efficient.

What MTD Means for Your Business – And Why It Matters

If you run a Self Employed business in the UK, you’ve probably heard the term MTD, or Making Tax Digital, thrown around. But what does it really mean for your day-to-day schedule, and why should you care?

In this article, we’ll break it down and explain why embracing MTD could be a game-changer for your business.

From Paperwork to Digital Efficiency – The Future of Tax with MTD

For years, managing tax meant stacks of paperwork, confusing forms, and time-consuming manual processes. But with the UK government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative, the way individuals and businesses manage their tax obligations is undergoing a transformation.

The shift is not simply about technology—it’s about creating a smarter, more efficient, and more transparent tax system.

Are you a startup business owner caught up with the never ending to-do list or follow-ups?  To many in this position its tempting to focus on the immediate tasks, not understanding the importance fo  strategic tools like management accounts. However, without these you can miss  valuable insights crucial for your business's success and growth plans.

The cost of living crisis has in the news for what seems like forever and seems to cast a long shadow, and for small business owners, it feels like navigating a never ending  storm.

In todays  volatile economic climate, it is never more crucial to minimise the financial risks to your business, also it is vital that you have people working in key areas who have the right training to minimise risk and improve your business resilience.

Why Should you outsource your finance Function?

At Stanton Accountancy, we are passionate about supporting  businesses on their plans for growth. One way we do this is by being your outsourced finance team- we do can act as your finance assistant through to accountant, financial controller and even CFO.

Cash Flow Forecasting is Crucial for Business Success!

Stanton Accountancy is here to help support you and your business. We are experts at helping new and old business manage and improve their cash flow which helps both businesses owners and their staff reduce the stress, anxiety and help you concentrate on how you can grow your business,

So lets talk about cash flow - Cash is the lifeblood of any business. Yet,  many companies obsess over revenue and profit, and forget about cash flow management – which is the most common problems which leads to business failure.

In this blog we want to show you how outsourcing the finance function of your business can help the business increase efficiency, reduce overheads, tap into finance experts thus adding value to your business, free up time to concentrate on growth and also help you improve your work life balance.

If you’re a business owner or self-employed professional in the UK, you will have come across across the term Making Tax Digital (MTD). But when exactly does it start, and what do you need to do to comply? Let’s break it down.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD ITSA) is a major change in the way self-employed individuals and landlords in the UK manage and report their taxes. It’s part of the government’s wider initiative to modernise the tax system, making it more efficient and less error-prone.

Making Tax Digital For Income Tax- FAQS: Everything You Need to Know.

Since the Budget, we have read many debates on arguably one of the most talked about tax policy changes since the new government took office–the employer NIC increase.