The whole category in one page.
IMPORTANT NOTE
This is general information, not tax or legal advice.
Rates, thresholds and deadlines change, and none are stated here deliberately.
Confirm what applies to you with the relevant authority or a qualified accountant.
THE CONVERSATION TO HAVE FIRST
With an accountant, before or shortly after registering.
Which taxes apply? What must I file, and when? What records must I keep? What should I set aside?
And the one people forget: what do you handle, and what remains mine?
THE HABIT THAT PREVENTS MOST PROBLEMS
Set aside a proportion of income as it arrives, in a separate account.
Businesses spend what they can see.
THE TOOL THAT PREVENTS THE REST
A compliance calendar with reminders well in advance of each deadline.
Discovering an obligation on its due date is too late to gather records.
WHAT REMAINS YOURS REGARDLESS
The obligation. An accountant failing to file does not remove your responsibility.
Ask for confirmation that each filing was made.
ON DATA
If you hold customer information, obligations apply regardless of size.
Start by establishing what you hold and where. Most businesses have never done that.
IF YOU HAVE FALLEN BEHIND
Address it now. Penalties accumulate, and the position worsens with time.
