Compliance guide · 7 min read

Manage allowances, adjustments, and profit summaries

Review annual allowances, update business adjustments, and refresh the HMRC profit summary after records change.

Follow the sequence

Work through the steps in order and return to this guide whenever the next action is unclear.

Keep the records current

Capture and review information as it happens, rather than leaving the whole quarter until the end.

Review before you finish

Check the details and any supporting evidence before completing the task.

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What this guide covers

Annual adjustments sit above the quarterly cashbook. Keep each business separate and refresh its HMRC summary whenever later submissions make an earlier calculation out of date.

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1. Choose the business and tax year

Open Filing, select the relevant tax year, and choose the self-employment or UK property business. Allowances and adjustable summaries are held separately for each business.

Open Filing
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2. Review annual allowances and adjustments

Enter only the annual figures that apply to the selected business and check the descriptions carefully. These are not a replacement for transaction categories and may require professional judgement.

Manage annual figures
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3. Trigger the HMRC profit summary

Use the Business Source Adjustable Summary area to request the latest HMRC calculation for the business. Review its income, expenses, additions, deductions, and resulting profit or loss.

Open profit summaries
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4. Resolve an out-of-date summary

A later quarterly or annual change can make a previous adjusted summary stale. Re-trigger the summary, recheck the figures, and submit a new adjustment only when one is genuinely required.

Review the year-end flow
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Before you move on

  • The correct business and tax year are selected
  • Annual entries are supported by records or professional advice
  • The HMRC profit summary reflects the latest submissions
  • Stale adjustments were refreshed before final declaration
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