Whether you're a session musician, wedding band member or solo gigging artist, here's how UK Income Tax and expenses work for irregular music income in 2026/27.
Mystery shopping fees, reimbursed purchases and expenses are treated differently by HMRC. How the £1,000 trading allowance applies to mystery shopper income in 2026/27.
The 2026/27 tax year runs to 5 April 2027. Several frozen thresholds are due to start unfreezing around then, and some measures announced in recent Budgets take effect from April 2027. Here's what to watch for while there's still time to plan.
A teenager's paper round earnings raise real questions about tax, National Insurance and the trading allowance. How 2026/27 rules actually apply to young and casual delivery workers.
How offshore oil, gas and supply vessel workers in UK waters qualify (or don't) for the Seafarers' Earnings Deduction in 2026/27, and how it differs from standard offshore pay.
Is crofting a business for tax purposes? How croft income, the Crofting Commission, common grazings and the £1,000 trading allowance interact for Outer Hebrides crofters in 2026/27.
A plain-English explanation of the difference between a P45 and a P60, when you get each one, and why both matter for your 2026/27 tax record.
The legal deadlines for employers to issue a P60, P45 and P11D, what each document is actually for, and what to do if one doesn't arrive on time.
A P60 summarises your pay and tax for the year. A P11D reports benefits in kind like a company car or private medical insurance. Employees often confuse the two — here's what each one covers and why you might get both, one, or neither.
A P800 is HMRC's way of telling PAYE taxpayers they've paid the wrong amount of tax across the year. Here's what triggers one, how to read it, and what to do whether it shows a refund or a bill.
Most parish and town councillors are unpaid, but some receive a small allowance or Special Responsibility Payment. How HMRC treats these payments, and how they interact with a main job, in 2026/27.
Patreon's recurring membership model creates a different record-keeping picture from one-off gig income. How UK creators should handle Patreon tax in 2026/27.
