Running a wedding venue — barn, marquee site or country house — combines property income, catering and event-management tax questions. How 2026/27 rules apply.
Self-employed wildlife and stock photographers have specific camera equipment, licensing income and international royalty questions. How 2026/27 Self Assessment treats them.
How Wimbledon's ball boy and ball girl scheme works, whether participants are paid, and how UK tax rules apply to young people earning income for the first time.
Window cleaning is a low-overhead self-employed trade, but the van, water-fed pole system and round-buying costs still add up. Full worked example on £30k-£45k turnover, capital allowances on equipment, and Self Assessment basics.
Running or winning an office World Cup sweepstake in 2026? Here's the UK tax position on informal betting pools and gambling winnings, in plain English.
How UK YouTubers should treat AdSense income, sponsorships and channel memberships for tax purposes, including foreign currency conversion and expenses.
Business Asset Disposal Relief rose from 14% to 18% on 6 April 2026, still well below the standard 24% Capital Gains Tax rate on business sales. Worked example on a £500,000 gain, with the £1m lifetime limit.
How HMRC taxes an ordinary business partnership in 2026/27: each partner is taxed individually on their share of profit, regardless of how the split is agreed. Worked example for a 60/40 split.
How Capital Gains Tax works between separating spouses in 2026/27: a 3-tax-year no gain/no loss window from separation, or unlimited time under a formal divorce agreement, with a worked example.
How the capital gains tax chattels exemption protects personal possessions sold for £6,000 or less, how marginal relief softens the tax just above that line, and which chattels are wholly exempt regardless of value.
Civil partners and married couples get identical tax treatment in the UK in 2026/27 — the same Marriage Allowance, Capital Gains Tax transfers and Inheritance Tax exemption. Here is what is, and is not, different.
Cohabiting couples in the UK get none of the tax reliefs available to married couples and civil partners in 2026/27 — no Marriage Allowance, no unlimited spousal IHT exemption, no automatic CGT no gain/no loss transfers.
