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Register as a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
Supplementary guidance on how to check tax calculations or work out the trading profits of a business for Self Assessment tax return.
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
Find and use tools and calculators that will help you work out your tax.…
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
How to register for VAT, change your details, cancel your registration, register for VAT in EU countries.
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.
Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payme…
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.
Income Tax is a tax you pay on your earnings - find out about what it is, how you pay and how to check you're paying the right amount using HMRC's tax calculator.
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you sell shares, claiming tax relief
This legislation will ensure that trading or property income received in non-monetary form is fully brought into account in calculating taxable profits for transactions occurring on or after 16 March 2016.…
Find out about annual tax-free allowances for property or trading income and if you qualify.
Use supplementary pages SA103S to record self-employment income on your SA100 tax return if your annual business turnover was below the VAT threshold for the tax year.
This tax information and impact note details legislation introduced to expand the income tax cash basis for the self-employed and partnerships, and to set the cash basis as the default method of calculating trading profits.
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
Use supplementary pages SA108 to record capital gains and losses on your SA100 Tax Return.
Use form SA800 to file a Partnership Tax Return.
How to report your income and claim tax reliefs and any repayment due to you using the SA100 tax return.
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