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Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
If you’re self-employed, your business will have various running costs.…
Claim items you’d normally use for less than 2 years as allowable…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: vehicle insurance repairs…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: uniforms protective…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: employee and staff salaries…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: goods for resale (stock)…
Accountancy, legal and other professional fees can count as allowable…
You can claim allowable business expenses for: advertising in newspapers…
You can claim allowable business expenses for training that helps you:…
Keep records of all your business expenses as proof of your costs. Add up…
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Once your business is established and you’re making a profit on the…
Growing your business, whether through increased sales or improved…
How you go about increasing sales depends on your circumstances and how…
One way of finding new customers for your products and services is by…
If you’re looking to grow your business by improving your products and…
If you’re planning to develop new products and services, you should test…
As your business expands, you’ll need more capacity to produce or provide…
Business mentors can help you develop your ideas for growth by sharing…
Claim capital allowances so your business pays less tax when you buy assets - equipment, fixtures, business cars, plant and machinery, annual investment allowance, first year allowances.
How to measure the cost per transaction on your service: calculations and reporting.
Find out if simplified expenses suits your business. Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.
If you build, buy or lease a structure and all construction contracts were signed on or after 29 October 2018, you may be able to claim tax relief.
Information for students about what living cost funding is available (including student finance for 2024 to 2025 and 2023 to 2024) for those living in England.
How to claim Corporation Tax relief for costs on R&D if you're a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME).
Cashflow is an indicator of your company’s health.
Use a simpler calculation to work out income tax for your vehicle, home and business premises expenses
A beginner's guide on assessing whether a proposed housing project is financially viable.
How to use an economic evaluation to evaluate your digital health product.
How to claim R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) for Corporation Tax relief on your company's R&D, if you’re a large company or small and medium-sized enterprise.
Find out about tax reliefs and allowances available from HMRC if you run a business, employ people or are self-employed.
Find out if you could claim the cost of training as an allowable business expense if you are a self-employed individual.
If you’re a company, find out if you can claim full expensing or the 50% first year allowance on plant or machinery costs.
Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.
Apply for a Start-up visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, switch to this visa, bring your family.
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