<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Bank Solutions: Guides</title><description>Plain-English explainers for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies.</description><link>https://www.banksolutions.uk/</link><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><managingEditor>editor@banksolutions.uk (Bank Solutions)</managingEditor><webMaster>editor@banksolutions.uk (Bank Solutions)</webMaster><copyright>Copyright 2026 Bank Solutions</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><image><url>https://www.banksolutions.uk/images/banksolutions-logo.png</url><title>Bank Solutions: Guides</title><link>https://www.banksolutions.uk/</link></image><atom:link href="https://www.banksolutions.uk/guides/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Do Sole Traders Need a Business Bank Account?</title><link>https://www.banksolutions.uk/do-sole-traders-need-a-business-bank-account/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.banksolutions.uk/do-sole-traders-need-a-business-bank-account/</guid><description>No law requires a sole trader to hold one - HMRC&apos;s own guidance says a personal or business account may be used, subject to the bank. The rules that do apply are the bank&apos;s terms, HMRC&apos;s record-keeping requirements and, for limited companies, the separate-entity rule in company law. Here is what each says, in its own words.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Sam Allcock</dc:creator><media:content url="https://www.banksolutions.uk/images/do-sole-traders-need-a-business-bank-account.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"/><media:thumbnail url="https://www.banksolutions.uk/images/do-sole-traders-need-a-business-bank-account.jpg"/><category>Guides</category></item></channel></rss>