Guides

Guides to the rules behind every filing, written from IRS, FinCEN, state, Companies House and HMRC sources, with each fee and deadline linked to where it comes from.

Guide BOI Report 2026: Who Still Has to File with FinCEN US LLCs no longer file BOI reports. What changed, who still reports, and how to spot fake BOI demands. 6 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide Companies House Identity Verification: 2026 Guide Who must verify their identity with Companies House, by when, and how to do it free. 8 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide Form 5472: Who Files, Due Dates, Penalties and How to File Who files Form 5472, what to report, 2025 and 2026 due dates, how to fax or mail it, and the penalty. 8 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide How to Close a Limited Company in the UK: Your Options The four ways to close a UK limited company, what to settle first, and what happens to money left behind. 9 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide How to Create an LLC: Step by Step for Any State The nine steps to form and register an LLC in any US state, with official fees and what comes after filing. 8 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide How to Register a Company in the UK: Step by Step Register a UK private limited company yourself on GOV.UK, step by step, plus what to do after. 9 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide LLC Tax Filing Deadlines 2026 and 2027 by LLC Type Federal and state LLC deadlines for 2026 and 2027, by how your LLC is taxed, with extensions and estimated tax dates. 7 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: Who, When and How Who must use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, what to send each quarter, and how penalties work. 8 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide US LLC for Non-Residents: How Foreigners Form and Run One How a founder abroad forms a US LLC, gets an EIN, opens payment accounts and stays compliant each year. 7 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide UTR Number: What It Is and How to Get or Find It Personal and company UTR numbers explained: how to get one, how long it takes and how to find a lost one. 6 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide W7 Form: How to Complete Form W-7 for an ITIN from Abroad Every line of Form W-7, the reason codes, the 13 accepted documents and the three ways to submit. 10 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide What Is an LLC? Meaning, Taxes and How It Works What an LLC is, how limited liability works, how the IRS taxes it and what it costs to form and keep. 10 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide CT600: The Company Tax Return Form Explained The CT600 explained: who files, deadlines, supplementary pages, iXBRL, software and the £200 penalties. 7 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide Companies House Fees 2026: Full List and Changes Every 2026 Companies House fee, what changed on 1 February 2026, what is free and the late penalties. 6 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide LLC Articles of Organization: What They Contain and Cost What goes in an LLC’s Articles of Organization, what the public sees, and how to amend or copy them. 7 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide Micro-Entity Accounts: Thresholds, Contents and 2028 Changes Micro-entity thresholds from April 2025, what the accounts contain and what changes on 1 April 2028. 6 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide Register as a Sole Trader in the UK: Steps and Deadline When you must register as a sole trader, how to do it with HMRC, and what happens after you register. 8 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide Texas Franchise Tax for LLCs: 2026 and 2027 Guide Who pays Texas franchise tax, the $2.65m threshold, the information report every LLC still files, and how to file. 7 min read · Updated 29 September 2026 Guide VAT Registration Threshold: The £90,000 Rules Explained The £90,000 VAT threshold, the 12-month and 30-day tests, what counts, NETPs and late penalties. 8 min read · Updated 29 September 2026

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