Update on the mileage rate increase
The approved mileage rate for cars and vans has gone up from 45p to 55p per mile. Here’s the lowdown on what you need to know if you use your own car for business travel.
The approved mileage rate for cars and vans has gone up from 45p to 55p per mile. Here’s the lowdown on what you need to know if you use your own car for business travel.
From the 2025/26 tax year, HMRC has added new questions for company directors on their Self Assessment return. It doesn’t change your tax bill, but there are more boxes to fill in, and leaving them blank comes with a £60 penalty per box. Here’s what you need to know.
Three of the Maslins team spent four days at The Great Escape in Brighton. Find out why accountants belong at a music festival, and how we help artists and their managers deal with the unique financial challenges facing the music industry.
200 five-star Google reviews. We’re taking a moment to say thank you, and to look back at how we got here. We’ve grown from a spare room in 2009 to an award-winning, employee-owned firm that clients tell us make accounting an “almost enjoyable” experience!
The 2026/27 tax year brings a 2% increase in dividend tax rates, meaning most limited company contractors and freelancers will pay a little more in personal tax this year. We’ve crunched the numbers to bring you our salary and dividend recommendation for the 2026/27
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a largely uneventful Spring Statement. No new tax changes, just a technical economic update. Here’s what you need to know, plus a timely reminder of the changes happening on 6 April 2026.
One of our team recently helped rescue a red kite. The story even made BBC News! Could this be Kent’s most famous bird?
We’ve pulled out the practical updates from the Autumn 2025 Budget that matter most to contractors, landlords, investors, and business owners. Key changes affecting personal taxes, property income, pensions, EVs and more.
Proudly announcing that Maslins has been named Best Contractor Accountancy (1,000–3,000 clients) at the Contracting Awards 2025.