--- title: Latest Blogs from Vanilla Accounting (3) description: Blog - Vanilla Accounting Theme (3) --- [![header-logo](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Vanilla-Accounting-Theme/Images/logo.webp?width=235&height=47&name=logo.webp "header-logo")](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/) - [0115 945 2222](tel:0115%20945%202222) - [info@vanilla-accounting.co.uk](mailto:info@vanilla-accounting.co.uk) - [Free Business Finance Review](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/get-your-free-financial-health-check-report) - Outsourced Accounting Services - [Outsourced Accounting](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/outsourced-accounting) - [Payroll](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/payroll-vanilla-accounting) - [Xero Accountants](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/xero-accountants) - Business Advisory Services - [Business Growth Consultancy](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/business-growth-consultants) - [Virtual Finance Director](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/virtual-finance-director) - [Management Accounting](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/management-accounting) - Compliance Services - [Bookkeeping](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/bookeeping-accountancy) - [Tax Services](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/tax-services) - [About Us](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/about-us) - Resources - [Blog](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/blog) - [Free Guides](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/central-resources) - [Case Studies](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/blog/tag/case-studies) - [Portal](https://portal.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/signin) - [Contact Us](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/contact-us) # Blog [![Business professionals discussing financial documents and data on a tablet in an office, emphasising the need for SMEs to have their books in good shape. ](https://d37oebn0w9ir6a.cloudfront.net/account_48630/are-your-books-in-good-shape-simple-accounting-tips-for-smes-in-2025_4cbd863d40665c76ffbb1d9197dbbc61.jpg)](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/blog/accounting-tips-for-smes) 19th May 2025 ## [Are Your Books In Good Shape? Simple Accounting Tips For SMEs In 2025](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/blog/accounting-tips-for-smes) With the end of the HMRC 2024-2025 financial year now over, look forward to the rest of the year by staying on top of your books – not simply to maintain compliance but also to give your business a strong financial... [Read More](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/blog/accounting-tips-for-smes) [![A man looking stressed and holding a ](https://d37oebn0w9ir6a.cloudfront.net/account_48630/dont-do-your-tax-at-the-last-minute_cdbd9ac4ae5b23177a75be74439938d8.jpg)](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/blog/take-control-of-your-finances) 12th May 2025 ## [Don’t Do Your Tax At The Last Minute!](https://www.vanilla-accounting.co.uk/blog/take-control-of-your-finances) Many self-employed professionals and small business owners take the same approach to their taxes as they did to their assignments at university: ‘if it’s not due day tomorrow, it’s not do day today.’ Let’s be frank:... 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