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What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.
What makes you self-employed, what counts as trading and what to do, including registering for Self Assessment.
Register as a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
Sign in and send your Self Assessment tax return online.
Sign in or set up a personal or business tax account, Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, PAYE for employers, VAT and other services.
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
Guidance, forms and helpsheets for self-employment. Including setting up your business, filing returns, claiming expenses and how to get help and support.
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
Use supplementary pages SA103F to record self-employment income on your SA100 Tax Return if your annual turnover was above the VAT threshold for the tax year.
Self Assessment tax returns - deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections and returns for someone who has died.
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.
Use a simpler calculation to work out income tax for your vehicle, home and business premises expenses
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.
Learn more about your responsibilities if you're running a small business including registration, tax returns, record keeping, tax bills and payments.
Check how to register and file your Self Assessment tax return, apply to reduce payments and find information on keeping records.
National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed - rates and exceptions.
Find guidance to help decide the employment status of a worker, including employment intermediaries.
Find out how much you need to put aside for your Self Assessment tax bill if you're self-employed by using HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC's) self-employed tax calculator.
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