by Kate | 25 Sep, 2026 | HMRC, Self Assessment, Sole Trader Accounting, Sole Trader Guides, Starting & Running a Business, Tax, Uncategorized
Started working for yourself? Whether you call it freelancing, a side hustle or running your own business, there comes a point when HMRC needs to know about it. If you earned money as a sole trader during the 2025/26 tax year, you may need to register for Self...
by Kate | 14 Aug, 2026 | Bookkeeping, HMRC, Making Tax Digital, Sole Trader Guides, Sole Trader Support
If you’re a sole trader who should already be using Making Tax Digital for Income Tax but haven’t signed up, there’s an important change coming. From September 2026, HMRC plans to start automatically signing up people it believes should already be within MTD. That’s...
by Kate | 24 Jul, 2026 | HMRC, Information, Making Tax Digital, Sole Trader Guides, Tax
Making Tax Digital sounds complicated. It doesn’t have to be. If you’ve heard people talking about Making Tax Digital, you might be wondering what it actually means for you. The name sounds technical, but the idea is quite simple. It’s a new way...
by Kate | 21 Jul, 2026 | Bookkeeping, Business Basics, HMRC, Making Tax Digital, Sole Trader Guides
Simple answers for sole traders. If you’re sending your first Making Tax Digital (MTD) update this August, you’re probably wondering what HMRC expects. The good news is that it isn’t another tax return, and it doesn’t have to be complicated....
