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Self-employment
List of information about Self-employment.
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Services
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Register for and file your Self Assessment tax return
Register for Self Assessment, sign in and send your Self Assessment tax return online
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Self Assessment tax returns
Self Assessment tax returns - deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections, paying your tax bill and returns for someone who has died
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Pay your Self Assessment tax bill
Payment options for your Self Assessment tax bill - Direct Debit, bank transfer, through your tax code, debit or credit card, cheque and flexible payments
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Set up as a sole trader
Register as a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs and legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader
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Pay your VAT bill
Payment options for your VAT bill, including VAT MOSS - Direct Debit, credit or debit card online, Faster Payments, online banking and standing orders
Guidance and regulation
- Check employment status for tax
- HMRC calculators and tools
- Understanding off-payroll working (IR35)
- Self Assessment commercial software suppliers
- Business Income Manual
News and communications
Research and statistics
- Self-employment for people with disabilities and health conditions
- New Enterprise Allowance: April 2011 to December 2018
- Pensions and long-term savings trials for self-employed people
- Drivers of savings behaviour for retirement among the self-employed
- New Enterprise Allowance: April 2011 to June 2018
Policy papers and consultations
- OTS to explore self-employed tax reporting and payment
- National Insurance (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill – Factsheet
- OTS suggests PAYE equivalent for online platform workers
- Disguised remuneration: self-employed schemes
- Revenue and Customs Brief 2 (2016): deduction of Income Tax at source from payments of peer-to-peer interest