Tax looks different depending on what you do for a living. Find your line of work for a plain-English guide with a worked example for 2026/27, what you can claim, and when Making Tax Digital applies to you.
Every guide reviewed by Rob Webb · Last reviewed September 2026
The Construction Industry Scheme, tools, van costs — and how to claim your refund.
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Gas Safe, tools, the van, and the workwear you can claim — ordinary clothes you cannot.
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Products, equipment and travel between jobs, kept simple.
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Equipment, green waste, seasonal income and the mileage between jobs.
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Insurance, mileage, DBS checks and the kit you can claim.
Read the guide →Tick off what you have spent and see the total — including the things people try to claim and cannot.
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Chair rent, stock and kit, and mileage to mobile appointments.
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Kit, travel to shoots, and the products you use on yourself.
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Gym rent, kit, qualifications and your own membership.
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Instruments, gigs, PRS and the stage costume rule that surprises everyone.
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Kit, editing software, travel to shoots and studio hire.
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Brand deals, gifted products, platform income and what counts as taxable.
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Working from home, materials, platform fees and the £1,000 line.
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A wardrobe clear-out is not trading. Here is where the line actually falls.
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What eBay reports to HMRC, and why your figures need to match theirs.
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Making to sell is trading from the first sale. Materials, fees and postage.
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No National Insurance on rental income — but mortgage interest is no longer an expense, and the 20% credit that replaced it costs more than most landlords realise.
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Is the stipend taxed? Manse, heating, light and cleaning, the SA102M pages — and the Making Tax Digital exemption for ministers.
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Self-employed sessions alongside an NHS salary, indemnity, exams and GMC fees — and why a first January is so much bigger than expected.
Read the guide →Side hustle, a rental, or just not sure? Here's how to tell whether HMRC wants a return from you — and when.
Read the guide →The personal allowance, the tax bands and National Insurance — with a plain worked example.
Read the guide →The everyday costs you can knock off your income — and the ones people wrongly think they can.
Read the guide →Why HMRC asks for tax in advance, how it's worked out, and how to keep it from stinging.
Read the guide →The one first step with HMRC — when to do it, what a UTR is, and the National Insurance side.
Read the guide →Register, file, pay: the four dates to know each year — and the one people always mix up.
Read the guide →The penalties, the interest, and the calm steps to stop it getting any worse.
Read the guide →What MTD for Income Tax really means, when it starts for you, and why it turns one tax return into quarterly updates.
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