Comparing sole trader vs limited company tax at GBP 30k, GBP 60k and GBP 100k profit in 2026/27 -- the numbers may surprise you.
FTB SDLT relief reverted in April 2025: now 0% on first £300,000 (up to £500,000 purchase). What counts as a first-time buyer, joint purchases, and shared ownership relief.
How UC surplus earnings work, the carry-forward calculation, interaction with the Minimum Income Floor, seasonal income challenges, and managing fluctuating self-employed income.
HMRC lets remote workers claim GBP 6/week tax relief for working from home. Here is how to claim up to GBP 312 per year in 2026/27.
Step-by-step guide to registering for Self Assessment, getting your UTR (Unique Taxpayer Reference) number, setting up your HMRC Government Gateway account and what to do if things go wrong.
Most UK workers never need to do a Self Assessment. But about 12 million do. Here's the precise list of trigger conditions for 2024/25 and 2025/26 — and how to register if it turns out you do.
Running a Christmas market stall for just six or eight weeks still creates UK tax obligations. Self Assessment registration, the £1,000 trading allowance, and record-keeping for cash sales, explained for 2026/27.
HMRC taxes crypto mining in two separate stages: the coins you receive are miscellaneous income (or trading income) at the moment you receive them, and any later sale is a separate Capital Gains Tax event. Here's how both stages work in 2026/27.
How UK tax works for a frontier worker living in the UK and working in Ireland (or vice versa) — residency, double taxation relief, where National Insurance is paid, and how to register with HMRC in 2026/27.
How freezing the Personal Allowance and higher-rate threshold pulls more taxpayers into higher bands as wages rise — explained using the confirmed 2026/27 freeze, with no 2027/28 figures guessed.
How HMRC's common-law 'badges of trade' test decides whether an activity is a taxable trade or a tax-free hobby, how it interacts with the £1,000 trading allowance, and two contrasting worked scenarios.
How the frozen £12,570 primary threshold and £50,270 upper earnings limit mean a growing share of every pay rise is caught by National Insurance in 2026/27, even though the NI rates themselves haven't changed.
