Course Details

Rebecca will cover recent changes relevant to the taxation of small businesses and their owners, and current hot topics for the smaller practice. 


The exact content will vary depending on what the current climate is, but Rebecca will be covering a wide range of topics, for instance,

  • Year-end tax planning for small business clients
  • Corporation tax for small companies, including tax planning ideas.
  • Tax efficient extraction of profits for the owner manager
  • Director loan accounts – topical issues and how best to manage this area.
  • Developments in Making Tax Digital for income tax.
  • Current developments on employment taxes and benefits in kind
  • Dealing with non-fiscal year ends under self-assessment – what you need to know.
  • Spring Fiscal statement 2026 – any tax announcements?
  • Tax planning for the smaller business – incorporation and other ideas
  • Developments in agent services & dealing with HMRC.
  • Future changes – is there anything we need to do now?
  • Finance Act 2026
  • Autumn Budget 2026 – a roundup of the changes
  • Any major changes affecting small businesses and those acting for them will be covered in detail.

 

Course Level: Intermediate

CPD Course Speaker

Rebecca Benneyworth Training

Rebecca Benneyworth

Rebecca is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. She is a lecturer, writer and consultant on a variety of taxes, lecturing extensively throughout the UK, to accountants, business people and also to HMRC and the Treasury. She has her own accountancy practice based in Gloucestershire, with a variety of small business and personal tax clients.

During the last two years, this has become a 100% digital practice. She is Chair of the HMRC Digital Advisory Group, providing help and support to HMRC in understanding the challenges that Making Tax Digital presents to small businesses and their advisers.

She is also a member of the Admin Burdens Advisory Board, an independent advisory group to HMRC monitoring the burdens which the tax system imposes on businesses.