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Companies House Identity Verification Process – Important reminder
The new Companies House ‘Identity Verification Process’ launched on 18 November 2025, making it a legal requirement for new and existing Company Directors and Persons
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Complete your 2025-26 Tax Return Questionnaire
We recently sent out our 2025-26 tax questionnaires and if you would like Cogent to prepare and file your 2025-26
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Permanent hires just got a lot more expensive for your clients — here’s why that’s good news for you
If you’ve felt the conversations with prospective clients shifting lately, there’s a reason for it. The cost of employing someone
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Trivial Benefits – What You Need to Know (For Limited Company Contractors)
As a director of your own limited company, you can provide yourself and your employees with small, tax-free perks known
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Smart strategies for taking profits from your business
Running a limited company brings freedom and flexibility, but it also means taking full responsibility for financial planning. Whether you’re
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Cogent Easter break and holiday commitments
Please note that due to the Easter break and holiday commitments next month, our offices will be closed on the
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Companies House Identity Verification Process – Important reminder
The new Companies House ‘Identity Verification Process’ launched on 18 November 2025, making it a legal requirement for new and existing Company Directors and Persons
Read more.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for ITSA) – What you need to know
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD for ITSA) is one of the biggest changes to the UK tax
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Mortgage turmoil hits the UK – Securing the best rates as a contractor
The global uncertainty caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine has sent lenders into a spin,
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Spring Statement 2026
Going into the latest Spring Statement, the Chancellor made it very clear that this would not be a full fiscal
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