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30 June 2026
UK CBAM: importers of steel and aluminium need emissions data by January
The carbon border charge lands in January 2027; the data problem lands first.
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2 June 2026
What is Sage 50, actually?
The desktop stalwart explained, including why it isn't Sage Accounting.
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19 May 2026
AI agents for a twenty-person firm: what's real
The sceptical version, with a rule of thumb that holds up.
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14 April 2026
The Renters' Rights Act is a record-keeping problem
For agents and portfolio landlords, the new rules mostly demand evidence on demand.
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17 March 2026
Sage 50 and Making Tax Digital: who the April change actually affects
Limited companies can relax. Sole traders over £50,000 cannot.
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24 February 2026
EPR packaging data without the spreadsheet fortnight
The packaging levy is really a data return; here's how to stop rebuilding it by hand.
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10 February 2026
Getting CQC evidence out of your care system
The care system records everything; the governance pack still gets built by hand.
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22 January 2026
When Zapier isn't enough
Where the £20-a-month tool is the right answer, and the four walls you hit.
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