24 articles tagged with Trading Allowance.
Selling on eBay, Vinted or Depop in 2026? HMRC now receives your data from platforms. We explain the £1,000 trading allowance, what counts as trading, and when you need Self Assessment.
Self-employed candle makers selling at craft markets and online face wax, wick and fragrance costs, pitch fees, and mandatory CLP safety testing. Full worked example on £15,000 turnover and what you actually keep.
Self-employed CV writers and career coaches run one of the lowest-overhead service businesses around. Full worked example on £32,000 turnover shows what you actually keep after tax and NI.
Dog walking and pet sitting is one of the UK's fastest-growing side hustles — but £1,000+ a year in cash and app payments means HMRC registration. Full guide to expenses, mileage, insurance and the tax bill on typical earnings.
Domestic cleaners working through agencies are often employees, while those with their own client list are usually self-employed. Full worked example on £16,000 self-employed turnover.
Selling on eBay, Vinted, Depop or Etsy? Online marketplaces now report seller data to HMRC once you pass 30 sales or £1,700 a year. Here's exactly what triggers reporting, what's actually taxable, and how to tell hobby decluttering from a business.
From mowing a few local lawns to running a full landscaping round with a van and equipment, self-employed gardeners have their own set of allowable expenses and registration thresholds. Here is how gardening income is taxed in 2026/27.
Whether you teach English as a foreign language, French GCSE revision or conversational Spanish over video call, tutoring income is taxable from the first pound above the trading allowance. Here is how self-employed language tutors are taxed in 2026/27.
How self-employed piano tuners in the UK handle Self Assessment, mileage between call-outs, tool and tuning-fork costs, and the VAT threshold in 2026/27.
How self-employed picture framers in the UK handle Self Assessment, materials and stock costs, workshop expenses and the VAT threshold in 2026/27.
How self-employed private chefs and personal cooks in the UK handle Self Assessment, ingredient costs, travel between clients and the VAT threshold in 2026/27.
Private tutoring — maths, English, music, languages, exam prep — is one of the most common self-employed side hustles for teachers and graduates. Full worked example on £20,000 tutoring income, deductible expenses, and when VAT applies.
How digital platform reporting rules work, the £1,000 trading allowance, and when selling on Etsy, eBay, Vinted or Depop actually needs to be declared to HMRC.
When market traders and regular car boot / trading sellers need to register as self-employed in 2026/27, the £1,000 trading allowance, and what HMRC expects to be declared.
Selling on Vinted, doing weekend freelance work, driving for a delivery app — side income is taxable above certain thresholds, and HMRC now gets data directly from platforms. Here's exactly when you need to register and what you owe.
How HMRC decides whether your Etsy shop, eBay reselling or content creation is a taxable trade or a tax-free hobby, and how the £1,000 trading allowance works in 2026/27.
When do you pay tax selling online in the UK? HMRC's digital platform reporting, the £1,000 trading allowance and the difference between decluttering and trading explained.
Leaving employment to go self-employed in 2026/27? Trading allowance, NI, payments on account, the £90,000 VAT threshold and when to register, explained.
How the GBP 1,000 trading allowance works for side hustles in 2026/27 - who qualifies, when to claim it, and when full expenses beat it.
Earn extra income from a side hustle? Know the GBP 1,000 trading allowance, Self Assessment thresholds, Class 4 NI rates, and how HMRC platform data-sharing affects you.
Selling online does not always mean a tax bill. Where the line sits between clearing out your wardrobe and trading, and what the marketplace data-sharing rules really mean.
A side hustle making £5,000 profit on top of a salaried job is well past the £1,000 trading allowance, so it must be declared. Depending on whether you are a basic or higher-rate taxpayer, the tax and Class 4 NI bill ranges from roughly £1,090 to £2,090. Here is the full breakdown.
HMRC now receives annual income data from Airbnb, eBay, Etsy, Fiverr, Vinted and Uber. Here's what to do if you sell online or work a side gig.
Earn from tutoring, Etsy, Uber or dog walking? The £1,000 trading allowance may protect you — but above it, Self Assessment is mandatory. Here's every threshold, deadline and worked example.
