Tax Torch is now live—and April has been a busy month behind the scenes.
From core feature enhancements to essential UI fixes, we’ve been working on one thing: making it faster and easier for accounting firms to deliver personal tax planning that actually works.
If you’re a partner, founder or director of a UK accounting firm, these updates are designed for you.
Because you don’t have time for more complexity—you need better tools, better workflows, and more clarity when you’re supporting clients with tax.
Let’s walk through what’s new, what’s better, and what it means for your firm.
🧮 New features that unlock smarter, scenario-based planning
April’s biggest upgrades sharpen our core focus: giving firms an easier way to model, plan and present personal tax positions.
CIS deducted: now supported in scenarios
You can now add CIS deductions into the platform. For any client earning under CIS, this lets you calculate the net tax due taking this into consideration.
Why it matters: CIS subcontractors are some of the most common clients for smaller UK firms, and their tax needs are often misunderstood or delayed. This change makes it easier to support them proactively.
Student loan deduction box added
A new input field lets you edit student loan repayments deducted through employment. It means your total tax calculation now reflects a more accurate picture of what’s been paid—especially important when planning cashflow or take-home pay.
Why it matters: It’s one more reason to trust the platform as your go-to source of truth for real-time planning, not just year-end tidy-ups.
High income child benefit charge: updated rules built in
We’ve incorporated the updated rules for the child benefit charge into Tax Torch—so the platform now accounts for higher thresholds when calculating this clawback in future years.
Why it matters: This update keeps you compliant and up-to-date with legislation changes, especially when planning income around the £60k–£80k zone where marginal rates can spike dramatically.
📊 Better planning, clearer outputs
We’ve made several key improvements to the scenario planner and dashboard that make it easier to explain the tax impact of different client choices.
Scenario planner: banding now matches dashboard
All income bands now match between the dashboard and planner, including a new view for income up to £100k. You’ll see consistent, easy-to-follow banding across all pages.
Scenario planner display now includes child benefit charge
If a client receives child benefit and is over the relevant threshold, this is now displayed on the scenario planner and in the final tax figure in your scenario plan.
Dashboard updates: visibility of the £100k taper
Clients going over the £100k limit now get an additional explanation on the dashboard to help visualise why their band sizes shift and why marginal tax rates spike.
Why it matters: These changes help you deliver better, more visual explanations—no spreadsheets, no guesswork, no hours lost writing client notes.
🧹 Fixes and quality-of-life upgrades
They may be behind the scenes, but these fixes make everyday usage smoother and reduce the friction of delivering tax planning as part of your firm’s workflow.
- Reporting layout fixes: Tables and rows now align correctly, including scenario reports with full outputs and no overlap.
- Stripe table update: Database tables adjusted to reflect new lower pricing—tidier for clients managing subscription costs.
- Dashboard key repositioned: The old header blocked core data. We’ve moved it so it no longer gets in your way.
- Staff sign-up improvements: All invited team members now tick terms of use and privacy policy boxes during sign-up.
- Permissions bug fixed: No more error messages when clicking quickly between permission toggles.
- Scenario planner tooltip updates: More “?” hover marks added to clarify numbers and tax effects at a glance.
- Email clarity: We’ve reworded the client email request flow to better explain what’s being asked for and why.
What this means for your firm
Whether you’re just trialling Tax Torch or already rolling it out with clients, these changes support a common goal:
➡️ Faster planning
➡️ Clearer explanations
➡️ Less firefighting in January
➡️ More proactive conversations year-round
If you’ve been relying on spreadsheets or not doing personal tax planning at all, now’s the time to try the new way.
The tools are simpler, the logic is clearer, and the time savings speak for themselves.
Want to see it for yourself?
Run one real scenario, for one real client, and see how much easier tax planning can be.
We continuously improve Tax Torch based on user feedback. If there’s a feature you’d like to see, please let us know here.
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