- Barber: Chair rent vs PAYE, tools, and why the black T-shirt is not a uniform.
- Beauty therapist: Mobile vs salon, treatment products, insurance, and mileage between houses.
- Cleaner: Cash houses, mileage between jobs, products, and why “I only do a few hours” still counts.
- Electrician: CIS, test kit, NICEIC-type memberships, van, and certificates as part of the job.
- Freelancer: Invoices, platform fees, home office, and MTD if your gross income is already over the line.
- Hairdresser: Chair vs mobile, colour stock, and the HMRC employment-status questions salons still get wrong.
- Personal trainer: Gym desk fees, CPD, kit versus clothing, and online coaching income.
- Photographer: Bodies and glass, second shooters, travel to jobs, and editing software.
- Plumber: CIS, van, materials, and why the site paying you does not mean they did your tax.
- Tattoo artist: Chair rent, guest spots, cash tips and kit: the bits generic sole-trader articles skip.