Self-employedSole trader
Allowable expenses for the self-employed
Which business costs sole traders and self-employed people can deduct, how the wholly-and-exclusively rule works and what records HMRC expects.
Guides
Evergreen plain-English guides for Self Assessment filers — checked against official GOV.UK guidance.
Self-employed
Self-employedSole trader
How to file a Self Assessment tax return
Step-by-step help for filing a UK Self Assessment return online — who must file, registering, UTR, Government Gateway sign-in and paying HMRC.
Self-employedSole trader
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: what changes and when
How Making Tax Digital for Income Tax changes Self Assessment from April 2026 — who is mandated, quarterly updates, digital records and deadlines.
Self-employedSole trader
Payments on account, explained
How HMRC payments on account work, why January bills surprise filers and when a reduction request is appropriate.
Self-employedSole traderLtd director
Self Assessment deadlines and penalties
Key Self Assessment dates for paper and online filing, the late-filing penalty ladder, interest on unpaid tax and reasonable excuse basics.
Sole traderSelf-employed
Self Assessment for sole traders
Plain-English guide for UK sole traders — record-keeping, allowable expenses, National Insurance classes and which Self Assessment pages to complete.
Self-employedSole traderLtd director
VAT: a comprehensive guide for UK businesses
How UK VAT works — registration thresholds, rates, schemes, Making Tax Digital, returns and reclaiming VAT on business expenses.
Sole trader
Self-employedSole trader
Allowable expenses for the self-employed
Which business costs sole traders and self-employed people can deduct, how the wholly-and-exclusively rule works and what records HMRC expects.
Self-employedSole trader
How to file a Self Assessment tax return
Step-by-step help for filing a UK Self Assessment return online — who must file, registering, UTR, Government Gateway sign-in and paying HMRC.
Self-employedSole trader
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: what changes and when
How Making Tax Digital for Income Tax changes Self Assessment from April 2026 — who is mandated, quarterly updates, digital records and deadlines.
Self-employedSole trader
Payments on account, explained
How HMRC payments on account work, why January bills surprise filers and when a reduction request is appropriate.
Self-employedSole traderLtd director
Self Assessment deadlines and penalties
Key Self Assessment dates for paper and online filing, the late-filing penalty ladder, interest on unpaid tax and reasonable excuse basics.
Sole traderSelf-employed
Self Assessment for sole traders
Plain-English guide for UK sole traders — record-keeping, allowable expenses, National Insurance classes and which Self Assessment pages to complete.
Self-employedSole traderLtd director
VAT: a comprehensive guide for UK businesses
How UK VAT works — registration thresholds, rates, schemes, Making Tax Digital, returns and reclaiming VAT on business expenses.
Ltd directors
Ltd director
Corporation Tax: a guide for UK limited companies
How UK Corporation Tax works for limited companies — rates, registration, filing with HMRC and Companies House, deadlines and penalties.
Ltd director
Do company directors need to file Self Assessment?
When UK company directors must file Self Assessment — dividends, salary, benefits in kind and the cases where HMRC still expects a personal return.
Self-employedSole traderLtd director
Self Assessment deadlines and penalties
Key Self Assessment dates for paper and online filing, the late-filing penalty ladder, interest on unpaid tax and reasonable excuse basics.
Self-employedSole traderLtd director
VAT: a comprehensive guide for UK businesses
How UK VAT works — registration thresholds, rates, schemes, Making Tax Digital, returns and reclaiming VAT on business expenses.