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.
