Quick Guide to your DLA

Carolyn Walsh • June 12, 2026

Getting your Ducks in a Row will Pay Dividends!

HMRC is tightening up the rules on how directors use their company bank accounts. Generally, any transaction which is not a payment of the director's salary or a dividend which has been properly reported, will be recorded in the Director's Loan Account; this is a practice that HMRC is targeting in an ongoing campaign.


It's fairly easy to keep your ducks in a row and avoid an unexpected tax bill with a new approach and regular monitoring.



This infographic summarises the key points; you can download an information sheet below.

Download Key Rules
By Carolyn Walsh May 31, 2026
The Digital Tax Revolution is Certainly Making us Change the Way we do Business
By Carolyn Walsh May 25, 2026
How a Bookkeeper with Expert Xero Skills Can Add Real Value to Your Small Business
By Carolyn Walsh May 17, 2026
Directors' drawings under the spotlight!
By Carolyn Walsh April 23, 2026
HMRC plans to tighten up the way you take money and assets from your company
By Carolyn Walsh March 24, 2026
New HMRC Consultation puts the Director's Loan Account into Focus
By Carolyn Walsh February 10, 2026
Get a step by step guide to your Personal Tax Account
By Carolyn Walsh February 6, 2026
HMRC billions of pounds of overpaid taxes not refunded to taxpayers
By Carolyn Walsh January 17, 2026
A combined digital platform plus accounting support for just £10 per week.....
By Carolyn Walsh November 27, 2025
How are the New MTD Rules Going to Affect CIS Subcontractors?
By Carolyn Walsh November 24, 2025
What's behind the biggest overhaul in the UK tax system?