Self-employed market traders buy stock upfront and pay pitch fees at each market, with cash and card sales to track. Full worked example on £29,000 turnover across multiple markets.
The reduced-rate 'married woman's stamp' National Insurance election, abolished for new claims in 1977, still reduces State Pension entitlement for some women reaching pension age in 2026/27.
Self-employed massage therapists often hire treatment rooms and need specific professional insurance. Full worked example on £23,000 turnover and what's deductible.
Going back to study as a mature student while working part-time raises different tax and student loan questions than a typical school-leaver. What actually changes in 2026/27.
How the Seafarers' Earnings Deduction works, the 365-day qualifying period, eligible voyages, and a worked example of how it can reduce a merchant navy worker's UK income tax to nil.
Clergy stipends are taxed as employment income, but a minister's rent-free house is usually tax-free while a housing allowance paid in cash is fully taxable. Here is how clergy tax works in 2026.
Self-employed mobile car valeters carry water tanks, pressure washers and detailing products between jobs. Full worked example on £25,000 turnover and van conversion costs.
Self-employed mobile hairdressers drive between clients, carry their own kit and often work from a home base too. Full worked example on £26,000 turnover, mileage claims and what counts as a deductible tool.
Mobile locksmiths run a van-based emergency call-out business with significant stock and tool investment. Full worked example on £45,000 turnover, capital allowances, and what a locksmith actually keeps after tax.
Self-employed notaries public and process servers travel to clients and courts, with specific professional indemnity and Faculty Office fee questions. How 2026/27 Self Assessment applies.
Driving for Uber, delivering for Deliveroo and renting out a spare room on Airbnb at the same time still means one Self Assessment return. How to combine multiple gig income streams for 2026/27.
If you have two jobs, HMRC usually gives your Personal Allowance to your main job (tax code 1257L) and taxes your second job entirely at basic rate (BR) from the first pound. Here is how to check and fix it in 2026/27.
