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Kit for keeping tax records straight

To claim a loss you need to show HMRC how you worked it out — sometimes years later. A short shelf of things that help: up-to-date tax guides, organisers for paper records, scanners for going digital, calculators and secure storage.

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Shelves

UK tax guides & booksA good annual tax guide is a handy companion to GOV.UK — but tax rules change every year, so check which tax year a book covers before you rely on it. For losses on your…5 ideas → Receipt & document organisersHMRC can ask for the paperwork behind a loss years after you claim it. A simple system — one place per tax year — makes that easy.4 ideas → Scanners & digital recordsScanning paper records gives you a backup, and makes it easier to keep digital records if Making Tax Digital applies to you.4 ideas → CalculatorsFor checking your workings — gains and losses, pooled costs, and the figures on your return.3 ideas → Secure storage & shreddingTax records contain personal and financial details. Store them safely while you need them, and destroy them securely when you don’t.3 ideas →

Good places to start

  • A4 expanding file organiser

    A pocket for each month or category keeps receipts, contract notes and statements for one tax year together.

    What to look for

    • A4 size so statements fit without folding
    • Enough pockets for your categories
    • A label area for the tax year

    File by tax year (6 April to 5 April), not calendar year — that’s how HMRC asks for records.

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  • Annual UK tax guide (2026/27 edition)

    A general guide to income tax, Capital Gains Tax and Self Assessment for the current tax year — useful for seeing how losses fit into the bigger picture.

    What to look for

    • The tax year on the cover matches the year you’re dealing with
    • Coverage of Self Assessment and Capital Gains Tax
    • A recent publication date

    Always check figures against our key figures page or GOV.UK — books go to print months before the tax year ends.

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  • Desktop calculator with a large display

    A large-key desktop calculator for checking sums of gains, losses and expenses.

    What to look for

    • Enough digits for your largest figures
    • Memory functions
    • A display you can read easily

    Our set-off illustrator lays out the capital loss order for you.

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  • Fire-resistant document bag

    Somewhere safer for originals you can’t replace — contracts, share certificates and key HMRC letters.

    What to look for

    • A stated fire-resistance rating and what it was tested to
    • Fits A4 documents flat

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  • Portable document scanner

    A compact scanner for receipts and statements as they arrive, so nothing fades or goes missing.

    What to look for

    • Saves to PDF
    • Works with your computer’s operating system
    • Handles small receipts

    Name files with the date and what they are, and keep them in a folder per tax year.

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We don’t test products and we’re not paid to list them. Choose what suits your records — and remember HMRC accepts digital copies of records as long as they’re complete and readable (see records and evidence).