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Daniel Mepham

Dan, managing director of SG Accounting and SG Umbrella is a chartered certified accountant with stacks of experience as a director of large national accountancy firms.

Apart from a few years spent auditing he has spent all of his career focusing on contractors and small businesses and is a regular commentator on contractor websites.

Passionate about supporting the UK self-employed workforce, Dan is proud of the reputation that SG Accounting and SG Umbrella have built for themselves.

A few good reasons why the ‘token gesture’ should avoid the axe probably need offsetting against alignment and adjustment risks to dividends on Nov 26th.

Where Rachel Reeves can prove next month that the government finally understands what the UK’s flexible workforce needs to thrive.

Answers to ‘How often can a limited company contractor pay dividends?’ plus IR35, and ‘disguised salary’ considerations.

30th June, 2025 | Limited Companies

The dos and don’ts of drawing dividends as a director, by SG Accounting.

26th June, 2025 | Limited Companies

A postponement to payrolling BIKs of 12 months is being well-received, as is a 2027/28 penalty waiver (of sorts).

From April 6th 2025, Double Cab Pick-Ups will be treated as company cars for BIK purposes. And this time, there’s no U-turn.

2nd March, 2025 | Money

Even sole-person limited companies, with a secretary or spouse, face higher HMRC bills from April 6th.  

24th December, 2024 | Limited Companies

An IT contractor who joined the dark side gets a refresher on BADR requirements, ahead of extracting £300k before winding-up.

12th September, 2024 | MVL

Any sort of trading history precludes dormant accounts, meaning micro-entity accounts must continue to be filed.

4th September, 2024 | Limited Companies

Top eight steps to tot up the off-payroll rules’ deemed payment, plus who calculates it and when.

22nd August, 2024 | IR35 Further Reading

A guide to claiming a handy £5,000 a year off your National Insurance bill, potentially.

14th August, 2024 | Money

What every director of a PSC needs to know about sick pay.

1st May, 2024 | Limited Companies

SG Accounting tots up how much thresholds would need to rise to make the government’s tax cut make work pay (in real-terms).

Trucks popular with the self-employed will stay as they are, with even new legislation to keep DCPUs in the tax-friendly lane.

Overview for contractors of dividend considerations for the new tax year, starting April 6th.

9th February, 2024 | Limited Companies

Key considerations on paying yourself as a PSC whether you’re new to contracting, experienced, or having to change things up.

7th March, 2023 | Limited Companies

Contractors can look to their accountants for redress if there’s a penalty, but HMRC won’t help.

9th September, 2021 | Limited Companies

Why that covid-19 cash injection your company got could have rendered your dividend illegal.

With such a big year ahead for contracting, now's the best time to set your figures at the optimum level for tax-efficiency.

14th January, 2021 | Limited Companies

If the employer obliges, one early covid victim will be both furloughed and freelance.

9th June, 2020 | Coronavirus