The UK self-employment tax guide, in plain English

Everything a sole trader needs to register with HMRC, file a Self Assessment return, and claim every expense they're entitled to — written by a tax professional, with nothing assumed.

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What the guide covers

Getting registered

  • When and how to register with HMRC
  • What happens if you register late
  • Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance
  • Setting up your Government Gateway account

Self Assessment

  • What a Self Assessment return actually is
  • Filling it in online, box by box
  • Deadlines and how the penalties stack up
  • Payment on Account, explained clearly

Expenses & saving

  • What counts as an allowable expense
  • Working-from-home and mileage claims
  • How much of every invoice to set aside
  • The records HMRC expects you to keep

Tattoo artists also get a trade-specific add-on covering ink and machines, chair and studio rent, conventions, guest spots and cash tips.

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TaxSurvivalGuide.uk was put together by a UK tax professional who spent years watching self-employed clients overpay — not through carelessness, but because no one had explained the rules in a way that made sense. The guide is what those clients should have had on day one.

It's updated every tax year, written for people with no tax background, and priced so that buying it costs less than a single expense claim most people miss.

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