Bookeeping & Accountancy by Sara Carroll

30/10/2026

📢 IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! SELF ASSESSMENT SEASON IS HERE! 📢

⏰ 31 JANUARY 2027 – SELF ASSESSMENT DEADLINE!

The countdown is on! If you haven't yet completed your 2025/26 Self Assessment tax return, now is the time to get organised!

📋 SOLE TRADERS | LANDLORDS | PARTNERSHIPS

The deadline for submitting your 2025/26 online Self Assessment tax return is 31 January 2027, covering income earned between 6 April 2025 and 5 April 2026.

📅 DECEMBER & JANUARY AVAILABILITY IS FILLING UP FAST!

My remaining appointments for new clients throughout December and January are filling up quickly!

If you're looking for an accountant to prepare and submit your tax return, please get in touch as soon as possible to secure one of the remaining spaces.

Existing clients: If you haven't yet secured your appointment or provided your information for this year's return, I'll be reaching out to you directly over the coming weeks to get everything arranged.

💷 Self Assessment tax returns from £180

Don't leave it until the last minute! Get your tax return completed, submitted and ticked off your to-do list before the January rush.

📩 Get in touch today to secure your appointment!

Bookkeeping & Accountancy by Sara Carroll
MICB PM.Dip | AAT Qualified
ICB Licensed Practice

🌐 https://scbookkeeping-accountancy.co.uk
📧 [email protected]
📞 07307 191395

16/10/2026

💻SELF ASSESSMENT, BOOKKEEPING, PAYROLL & MAKING TAX DIGITAL💻

Self Assessment Deadline: 31 January 2027

My diary is filling up quickly with Self Assessment tax returns ahead of the January deadline, and availability for new appointments is becoming increasingly limited.

If you haven't yet arranged for your 2025/26 tax return to be completed, please get in touch sooner rather than later to secure an appointment.

📃AVAILABILITY FOR NEW BUSINESS CLIENTS📃

As my practice continues to grow, I've recently expanded my working diary, allowing me to take on a limited number of additional clients requiring ongoing accountancy support.

I currently have some availability for:

• Weekly and monthly payroll services

• Quarterly VAT returns and ongoing VAT support

• Monthly and quarterly bookkeeping

• Ongoing accountancy support for sole traders and limited companies

Whether you're looking to move from your current accountant, need help keeping your business finances organised or are looking for someone to manage your regular filing obligations, I'd be happy to discuss your requirements.

📑MAKING TAX DIGITAL: APRIL 2027📑

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is another important change approaching for many self-employed individuals and landlords.

From April 2027, those with qualifying income over £30,000 will generally be required to comply with MTD, including maintaining digital records and submitting quarterly updates to HMRC.

Alongside my existing client commitments, annual accounts, VAT returns, payroll and other filing deadlines, I've allocated dedicated time throughout February 2027 for MTD registrations, software setups and client preparation.

My diary is already filling up with these appointments, and I currently have just a few additional spaces remaining in March for anyone needing assistance before the new requirements take effect.

If you're unsure whether MTD will apply to you, or you need support choosing suitable software and preparing for quarterly reporting, please get in touch in advance.

SC Bookkeeping & Accountancy
Accurate. Reliable. Personalised.

Providing professional, friendly and reliable accountancy services tailored to individuals and small businesses.

📬 GET IN TOUCH 📬

📞 Telephone: 07307 191395

📧 Email: [email protected]

🌐 Website: https://scbookkeeping-accountancy.co.uk

💬 Facebook: Send me a private message

I look forward to welcoming new clients alongside continuing to support my existing clients.

bookkeeper, accountant, accountancy, tax advisor, self assessment, VAT, payroll, management accounts, year end accounts,

21/09/2026

📣 PRACTICE UPDATE | NEW CLIENT AVAILABILITY

I'm pleased to share that from this week, I am expanding the time dedicated to Bookeeping & Accountancy by Sara Carroll with Fridays now becoming an additional client day.

With an established and growing client base, my diary is usually fairly limited for new ongoing work. The additional day means I now have some availability to welcome a small number of new clients.

I provide accountancy and bookkeeping support to sole traders and small businesses across a range of sectors, including:

♡ Payroll & pensions
♡ VAT returns & VAT registration
♡ Making Tax Digital (MTD)
♡ Self Assessment tax returns
♡ Small business & micro-entity accounts
♡ Companies House filings
♡ Management accounts
♡ Partnership accounts & returns
♡ CIS
♡ Ad-hoc & ongoing bookkeeping
♡ New business/HMRC registrations
♡ Final tax returns for deceased estates
♡ Year-end returns & much more

Whether you're a sole trader, partnership or limited company, you don't have to manage it all yourself.

Whether you're looking for someone to manage your accounts on an ongoing basis, preparing for Making Tax Digital, approaching the VAT registration threshold, or simply want the reassurance that your accounts and tax obligations are being properly looked after, please feel free to get in touch.

💻 Supporting businesses throughout the UK

I'm really looking forward to using the additional capacity to work with some new businesses and continue growing the practice.

If you know a business owner who could benefit from my services, recommendations and shares are always greatly appreciated. 🩷

📞 07307 191395
📧 [email protected]
🌐 Visit my website https://scbookkeeping-accountancy.co.uk/

Bookkeeping & Accountancy by Sara Carroll
Accurate • Reliable • Personalised
Let's keep your business on track ♡

21/09/2026

⚠️ SOLE TRADERS & LANDLORDS – THE £30,000 MTD RULE

I've had quite a few conversations recently around Making Tax Digital and one important point is worth clearing up…

The £30,000 threshold is NOT your profit.

From April 2027, if your qualifying income from self-employment and/or property was over £30,000 in the 2025/26 tax year, you'll generally need to move onto Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

And when HMRC says £30,000, they're looking at your gross qualifying income before expenses, not the profit left after your business costs.

So, for example:

💰 Turnover: £36,000
🧾 Business expenses: £14,000
📈 Profit: £22,000

You could still fall within MTD because it's the £36,000 qualifying income that's relevant when checking the threshold – not the £22,000 profit.

MTD means keeping digital records using compatible software and submitting quarterly updates to HMRC, alongside completing your tax return.

If you're approaching the threshold, don't panic – but do start preparing early.

I'm already working with clients on getting their bookkeeping and software ready ahead of the April 2027 changes.

📩 Unsure whether MTD will apply to you? Feel free to get in touch.

Bookeeping & Accountancy by Sara Carroll

15/09/2026

📢 A small change to my client onboarding process

Running a small business is built on a lot of trust, and until now I’ve been incredibly lucky to have clients who respect the work I do and pay their invoices as agreed.

Unfortunately, for the first time since running my business, I’ve had a client simply not pay me.

The value itself is relatively small, but after excuse after excuse, it has made me question how much I’ve relied on trust alone when it comes to completing work and assuming payment will follow.

So, going forward, I’ll be making a small change to my onboarding process.

All new clients, and existing clients where I provide ongoing services, will be asked to complete a Client Services Declaration alongside my usual onboarding forms. This will need to be returned before I commence any further work.

This isn’t a contract tying anyone into my services. It’s simply a signed record of the services we’ve agreed, the fees agreed, when our working relationship began and confirmation that the arrangement is ongoing unless either of us chooses to end it.

There’s another practical reason for introducing this now too.

Many of my clients already know that I often spend extended periods of time in Spain and plan to spend more and more time there going forward, while continuing to run my UK bookkeeping and accountancy business remotely. As part of that, I need to be able to evidence my genuine, established and ongoing UK client relationships, so having these arrangements properly documented makes sense all round.

Nothing is changing in terms of the service my clients receive, and nobody is suddenly being tied into a contract or notice period. It’s simply about putting a little more structure around the business as it grows, protecting the work I carry out and making sure that what we’ve agreed is properly documented from the outset.

A little admin note too - please bear with me while I catch up! I’ve recently had surgery, spent some time in hospital and needed to take some proper recovery time afterwards. I’m now working my way through the admin that built up while I was off, alongside keeping on top of client deadlines and work. So if you’re waiting for updated paperwork or one of these declarations from me, it is coming! 🤍

And to the overwhelming majority of my clients who pay on time, communicate with me and are genuinely a pleasure to work with - thank you.

One disappointing experience doesn’t outweigh all the brilliant clients I’m lucky enough to have, but it has taught me that sometimes trust still needs a little paperwork behind it. 🤍

30/08/2026

🐩Another top client and best groomer around 🐕‍🦺

🐶 Cheryl Rice - Queen of paws page 🐈‍⬛

A brilliant Huddersfield-based pet groomer and another lovely local business I’m proud to work with.

Always an absolute pleasure working with Cheryl and supporting her with the accounts side of the business, so she can concentrate on keeping Huddersfield’s pups looking their best! 🐕✂️

Highly recommend checking out Queen of Paws if you’re local! 💕

ClientSpotlight

30/08/2026

🌶️ CLIENT SPOTLIGHT | THE FUNKY INDIAN 🌶️
Next up in my client spotlights is one of the more FUNKY businesses I get to work with… 😎

The Funky Indian Pudsey — bringing Panjabi food, drinks and seriously good vibes to Pudsey! 🥘🍹

This isn't your standard Indian restaurant. Their whole concept is about doing things differently — bold Panjabi food, a relaxed bar atmosphere, cocktails, desserts and their Bottomless Brunch. Their brunch includes 90 minutes of unlimited drinks alongside a mix of starters, naans and chips.

📍 116–118 Richardshaw Lane, Pudsey, LS28 6BN
🍹 Bottomless Brunch
🌶️ Panjabi food with a funky twist
🍸 Cocktails & drinks
🍰 Desserts
🎉 Great for groups, celebrations and a good night out

I love having such a mix of businesses on my client list, and it's even better when I can genuinely recommend somewhere I've worked with behind the scenes.

I look after the numbers, while they bring the FUNK. 💻📊🌶️

Check out The Funky Indian & their menu The Funky Indian Leeds

https://www.funkyindian.co.uk/

30/08/2026

🌿 CLIENT SPOTLIGHT | SPRUCE & PRUNE 🌿
Another fantastic small business I’m proud to support through SC Bookkeeping & Accountancy 💚

Meet Adam Greenwood the face behind Spruce & Prune Gardening Services 🌱✂️

Whether your garden needs a general tidy-up, some regular TLC or you simply want someone else to take care of the jobs you never quite get around to — let Adam tend to it... 🌿

There’s something I really love about working with other local, independent businesses. I get to take care of the numbers behind the scenes, while they get on with doing what they do best! 📊🌱

If your garden could do with some attention, go and give Adam’s page a follow and get in touch 👇

Spruce & Prune Gardens & Grounds on Facebook

And if you're a small business owner who'd rather spend less time worrying about bookkeeping, tax and HMRC and more time actually running your business — that's where I come in! 💻✨

30/08/2026

🏡 CLIENT SPOTLIGHT | CARTER DUTHIE

Its been a little while since I did a client spotlight so ill give you 4 in 1 today ..

1st up is Carter Duthie, an independent, family-run estate and letting agency headed by Adrian Duthie.

Based in Denham and covering Buckinghamshire, Middlesex and Hertfordshire, Carter Duthie has over 20 years’ experience across property sales, lettings and management.

They offer a friendly, personal alternative to the larger chains, with Adrian still closely involved in the day-to-day running of the business alongside his daughter Imogen and their team. A large proportion of their business comes through recommendations from previous clients — always a great sign! 🏠✨

Whether you're looking to buy, sell, let a property or need a fully managed lettings service, they're definitely worth checking out.

🔑 Sales
🏠 Lettings
📋 Property Management
📍 Denham & surrounding areas

View Carter Duthie & search properties

Always lovely being able to support other independent businesses behind the scenes through SC Bookkeeping & Accountancy.

01/06/2026

💡 Self Assessment Top Tip 2026

Getting organised throughout the year makes tax time much easier.

✔ Use a separate business bank account such as Monzo or Tide to keep business and personal transactions separate.

✔ Keep on top of your bookkeeping using software such as Xero or Sage, which can help you track income and expenses as you go.

✔ Store receipts and invoices digitally rather than leaving them in a drawer until year-end.

A little organisation each month can save hours of stress when it comes to preparing your accounts and tax return.

If you need help getting set up or staying on track, feel free to get in touch.

📞07307 191395
📧 [email protected]
Bookeeping & Accountancy by Sara Carroll