Tax guides

Tax, sorted for your trade

Tax looks different depending on what you do for a living. Find your line of work for a plain-English guide to what you can claim and what you need to file.

Taxi & private-hire drivers

Mileage vs actual costs, licence and app fees, and the expenses that cut your bill.

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Delivery & courier drivers

Why your mileage does the heavy lifting, plus insurance and the apps.

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Electricians & trades

The Construction Industry Scheme, tools, van costs — and how to claim your refund.

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Cleaners

Products, equipment, travel between jobs — kept refreshingly simple.

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Hairdressers & beauticians

Chair rent, products, tools and working from home.

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Musicians

Mixing employed and self-employed income, gear, travel and what you can claim.

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Photographers & videographers

Kit, software, studio and travel costs — and claiming big purchases well.

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Landlords

Rental expenses, how mortgage interest relief works now, and MTD for property.

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Plumbers & heating engineers

The Construction Industry Scheme, tools, van and parts — and claiming any refund you're due.

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Personal trainers

Gym rent, kit, insurance and qualifications — and what mobile and online coaching lets you claim.

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Private tutors

Mixing a teaching job with tutoring income, platform fees, and what you can claim.

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Content creators & influencers

Sponsorships, gifted products (yes, taxable), kit and software — the creator tax picture.

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Dog walkers & pet sitters

Travel, kit, insurance and DBS — the costs that cut a pet-care tax bill.

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Gardeners & landscapers

Tools, fuel, van and green-waste costs — and when landscaping brings in CIS.

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Makeup artists

Kit, insurance, training and travel — plus mixing a counter job with freelancing.

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Selling on Vinted

Clearing your wardrobe? No tax. Reselling for profit? Here's where the line is.

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Selling on eBay

Old clutter vs a business — the trading test, HMRC data-sharing and what to claim.

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Etsy sellers

Making to sell is trading — the £1,000 allowance, fees, materials and how to file.

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Clergy & ministers of religion

The SA102M pages, the 25% vicarage deduction, robes and the service-benefit cap.

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Locum doctors

Employment status and IR35, the NHS Pension (Locum A & B), indemnity and what to claim.

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Don't see your line of work?

Whatever you do, if you're self-employed we can help. More trade guides are on the way — and in the meantime, we're happy to talk through your situation.

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