101 Business Tax Tips
Boost profits and reduce taxes with these practical tax saving tips for business owners and entrepreneurs
Brand New 2026/27 Edition
The trusted reference for business owners and tax professionals
Whether you're running your own business or advising clients, 101 Business Tax Tips gives you the latest planning ideas at your fingertips — clearly explained, properly worked through, and ready to apply.
Now in its 13th edition, this is the go-to quick-reference guide used by business owners, accountants, tax advisers and bookkeepers across the UK.
What's inside
Over 200 pages of practical tax planning tips written by business tax specialist Sarah Bradford (ACA CTA Fellow) — fully updated for the 2026/27 tax year, including the latest rates, allowances, corporation tax thresholds, identity verification rules and Making Tax Digital requirements.
The tips follow the full business lifecycle, so there's something relevant for every situation:
- Business structures — sole trader vs partnership vs LLP vs limited company, alphabet shares, incorporation
- Finance & investment — SEIS, EIS, VCT, tax relief on loans
- Early years — VAT registration choices, cash vs accruals, loss relief, pre-trading expenditure
- Business expenses — allowable deductions, dual-purpose expenses, home office, travel
- Capital allowances — full expensing, AIA, 50% FYA, electric vehicles, short-life assets
- Extracting profits from a family company — optimal salary, dividend strategies, the EA, director's loans
- Employing people, using losses, and exit planning — including Business Asset Disposal Relief and gift hold-over relief
- Plus more...
Why business owners and tax professionals choose it
A practical, plain-English guide you can act on without wading through legislation — clear tips, worked examples and real savings across the full business lifecycle.
For tax professionals, it's a reliable desk reference for client meetings, planning reviews and year-end conversations. Each tip is concise, technically accurate and supported by a worked example — so you can find the answer, check the position and explain it to a client in minutes, not hours.
