Stephanie Coward

• UK Employer’s Guide to Pension Auto-Enrolment & Workplace Pensions 

  Pension auto-enrolment is a legal requirement for all UK employers to automatically enrol eligible staff into a workplace pension scheme and make contributions towards it. This is not a one-off task; it requires employers to assess their workforce every pay period,...

  Stephanie Coward | 1st June 2026 | 19 min read

  

• UK Holiday Entitlement & Leave Calculations: The Definitive Employer Guide

  Statutory holiday entitlement is the legal minimum paid annual leave most UK workers are entitled to under the Working Time Regulations. For employers, the challenge is not the 5.6-week rule itself, but applying it correctly across part-time,...

  Stephanie Coward | 29th May 2026 | 22 min read

  

• Redundancy Pay & Entitlements: What UK Employers Need to Know 

  Statutory redundancy pay is a legal entitlement for UK employees who have been continuously employed for two years or more and are dismissed because their role is no longer required. For employers, managing a redundancy process...

  Stephanie Coward | 15th May 2026 | 17 min read

  

• Making Tax Digital for Accountants: A Practice-Wide Strategy for 2026/27 

  Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is HMRC’s phased mandate requiring qualifying sole traders and landlords to keep digital records, submit quarterly updates, and complete an annual finalisation process through compatible software. For accountancy firms, the change is...

  Stephanie Coward | 14th May 2026 | 21 min read

  

• AML Compliance for Accountants: A Practical Guide for UK Practices

  Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance for accountants means the policies, controls, and documented procedures a UK accountancy firm uses to identify clients, assess money laundering risk, carry out due diligence, monitor relationships, and report suspicions under the Money Laundering Regulations...

  Stephanie Coward | 8th May 2026 | 27 min read

  

• Understanding P45, P60 & P11D: A Payroll Manager’s Reference Guide 

  Statutory payroll forms — the P45, P60, and P11D — are mandatory documents UK employers must issue to employees and submit to HMRC. They record an individual’s pay, tax deductions, and benefits in kind across the tax...

  Stephanie Coward | 5th May 2026 | 14 min read

  

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