Accounts. Tax. Payroll. In plain English. Call us: +44 7903 745701  |  info@amaassociates.co.uk
AMA Academy

Accounting and finance. In plain English.

Free videos, articles and guides that teach you how money, tax and business finance actually work — because the best protection from financial systems is understanding them.

Watch

Latest from our YouTube channels

Two channels. One mission: financial education that anyone can understand.

AMA Academy

Understanding Your Profit & Loss in 10 Minutes

What your P&L is actually telling you — and the one line most business owners ignore.

AMA Academy

Sole Trader vs Limited Company: The Honest Answer

The real tax, admin and risk trade-offs — without the sales pitch.

Af-Soomaali

Xisaabiye: Maaliyadda Ganacsigaaga

Financial education for the Somali community, in Somali — from the abdirisaaqxisaabiye channel.

Subscribe to AMA Academy Watch in Somali

Read

From the blog

Tax

Making Tax Digital: What Sole Traders and Landlords Must Do Now

MTD for Income Tax is here. Who’s in scope, what changes, and the three things to sort before your first quarterly update.

Read the article →
Business

The Five Numbers Every Small Business Owner Should Know

Forget the 40-page report. Track these five numbers monthly and you'll know more than most directors.

Tax

Salary or Dividends? How Director Pay Actually Works

The classic question, answered with current rates and worked examples — not last year's rules.

Property

A Landlord's Guide to Allowable Expenses

What you can claim, what you can't, and the grey areas where landlords most often get it wrong.

Business

Cash Flow: Why Profitable Businesses Still Go Bust

Profit is an opinion. Cash is a fact. How to read the difference before it reads you.

Start-ups

Starting a Business: Your First 90 Days of Admin, Sorted

Registrations, bank accounts, software and records — a checklist that saves you from expensive cleanup later.