Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: Key Dates and Deadlines for 2026–2028
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: Key Dates and Deadlines for 2026–2028 A practical guide for sole traders and landlords on MTD thresholds, quarterly updates, tax return deadlines and penalties. Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is changing how many sole traders and landlords keep records and report income and expenses to HMRC. Instead…
Read MoreR&D Tax Relief Changes: What Innovative Businesses Need to Know
R&D Tax Relief Changes: What Innovative Businesses Need to Know Research & Development (R&D) tax relief for innovative businesses remains a valuable source of funding for UK innovation, but the claims environment has changed. HMRC’s latest figures for 2024–25 show that total relief increased by 5% to £8.2 billion, while the overall number of claims…
Read MoreHow to Start a Cake Shed in the UK: Tax, HMRC and Food Business Rules
How to Start a Cake Shed in the UK: Tax, HMRC and Food Business Rules A simple guide for home bakers selling cakes from an honesty-box stall, covering the £1,000 trading allowance, Self-Assessment, record keeping and food business registration. Thinking of starting a cake shed in the UK? These small honesty-box cake stalls are popping…
Read MoreUK Corporation Tax Receipts Reach £100.4bn as Growth Slows
UK Corporation Tax Receipts Reach £100.4bn as Growth Slows UK corporation tax receipts passed £100bn for the first time in 2025–26, rising 4% to £100.4bn. Yet the £3.5bn annual increase suggests growth is levelling off, raising questions about the 25% main Corporation Tax rate, business investment and the wider economy. What the latest HMRC figures…
Read MoreOdoo v20: What the Latest Developments Mean for Your Business
Odoo v20: What the Latest Developments Mean for Your Business Odoo Experience 2026 gave us at Kennedys Accounting plenty to think about. While there were developments across almost every part of the Odoo platform, one message came through particularly strongly: Odoo v20 is making greater use of AI and automation to reduce manual work and…
Read MoreOdoo Experience 2026: AI, Innovation and the Odoo Community
Odoo Experience 2026: AI, Innovation and the Odoo Community Three days, a packed programme, plenty of conversations and a very tired journey home – Odoo Experience 2026 was certainly worth the trip. Three members of the Kennedys Accounting Odoo team headed to Belgium for, Odoo Experience 2026 joining thousands of people from across the Odoo…
Read MoreUsing Odoo? Come and Talk to Us at Odoo Experience
Using Odoo? Come and Talk to Us at Odoo Experience Odoo Experience isn’t just about seeing what’s new in Odoo. It’s also a great opportunity to talk to other businesses about how they’re using it. Our team will be at the event, and we’d love to hear from businesses about their experiences – the things…
Read MoreCan You Spot the Kennedys Accounting Team at Odoo Experience?
Can You Spot the Kennedys Accounting Team at Odoo Experience? We’re making ourselves easy to spot at Odoo Experience in Belgium this week – but we’re also giving you a challenge! Our Kennedys Accounting team will be there throughout the event meeting Odoo users, partners and businesses. Think you can spot us? If you see…
Read MoreReasons We’re Looking Forward to Odoo Experience
Reasons We’re Looking Forward to Odoo Experience Meet Chris Wood, Experienced Odoo Accounting Expert What are you most looking forward to?Finding out about the financial forecasting improvements to budgeting which are rumoured for V20 as I believe this will be the most exciting accounting update that’s expected for V20. What do you want to bring…
Read MoreHeading to Odoo Experience? Look Out for the Kennedys Accounting Team!
Heading to Odoo Experience? Look Out for the Kennedys Accounting Team! Three members of the Kennedys Accounting team are heading to Belgium for Odoo Experience 2026 – and they’d love to meet other Odoo users, partners and businesses while at the event. Whether you’re already using Odoo, thinking about moving to Odoo, or simply interested…
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