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Practical guides for work, travel and the things worth exploring.
UK accounting and tax explainers, practical AI at work, guides to trips and days out, Central European recipes, and notes on everyday life.
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Travel & Outdoors
Places to explore. Stories to experience.
Heritage, days out, travel and the outdoors — with a distinctly British perspective.
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Recent Reading
A selection of the latest practical articles.
Professional
The £90,000 VAT threshold: the rolling test and your next decision
VAT registration depends on taxable turnover over a rolling 12 months, not simply sales in your accounting year. Here is the test, deadlines and next steps.
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Professional
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax in 2027: a practical preparation guide
Sole traders and landlords with qualifying income above £30,000 in 2025–26 enter Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from April 2027. Here is a practical way to check your position and prepare.
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Professional
Self Assessment 2027: why the January bill can feel bigger than expected
Your January Self Assessment payment can include last year's balance and an advance payment for the next year. Here is how to read the bill before the deadline.
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Professional
Companies House identity verification: what directors and PSCs must do
Directors and people with significant control need to verify their identity and provide a personal code for each relevant role. The deadline depends on the role.
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Editor’s picks
Selected articles from practical AI, time outdoors, home cooking and everyday life.
Professional
Client Data, Confidentiality and AI: A Risk Checklist for Accountants
Before putting client information into an AI tool, accountants should know what leaves their systems, why it is processed, where it goes and who remains accountable.
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Trips & Hobbies
Taking On an Overgrown Allotment: What to Do in Your First Month
A phased first-month plan for assessing a neglected plot, making access safer, starting a manageable bed and controlling the rest without buying everything at once.
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Anita’s Kitchen
Bábovka for a British kitchen: the Central European cake with many family versions
What makes a bábovka a bábovka, how family versions differ, and the practical steps that help a ring cake leave the tin intact.
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Journal
How to Make Friends as an Adult: Beyond “Join a Club”
Make adult friendships less daunting: choose recurring activities, start conversations, make small invitations and handle follow-ups without pressure.
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Free professional guide
The Professional AI Guide
A practical, free starting point for accountants, bookkeepers and small businesses using AI more deliberately.
- Clear questions to ask before information is shared or an output is relied on.
- A 16-page guide plus five practical implementation resources.
- Direct PDF and full resource-pack downloads, with no account or email required.
Available as a PDF and a six-file ZIP resource pack.
Editorial notebook
Ways of Looking Outward
“To explore is to give yourself a bigger, kinder frame for the everyday.”
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About thePerry.co.uk
Meet Peter and Anita, explore the subjects behind the website, and find out how to send a question or correction.
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