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  • Self-employment: detailed information

    Guidance, forms and helpsheets for self-employment. Including setting up your business, filing returns, claiming expenses and how to get help and support.

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  • Self-employment and Universal Credit

    Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods

  • Employment status

    Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

    • Overview

      In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…

    • Worker

      A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…

    • Employee

      An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…

    • Employee shareholders

      An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…

    • Self-employed and contractor

      A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…

    • Director

      Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…

    • Office holder

      A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…

    • Legal decisions on employment status

      A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…

  • Become a sole trader

    Become a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.

  • Help with self-employment on your Self Assessment tax return

    Find information on completing the self-employment section of your Self Assessment tax return.

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  • Stop being self-employed

    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.

  • Understanding self-employment

    Research exploring the choices made by self-employed people, and their views on the benefits and challenges of self-employment.

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  • Self Assessment: self-employment (short) (SA103S)

    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.

  • Expenses if you're self-employed

    Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed

  • Self Assessment: Self-employment (full) (SA103F)

    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.