Everything a sole trader needs for 2026/27, from how your tax and National Insurance are worked out to expenses, the trading allowance and going limited.
Working for yourself brings freedom, but it also makes you responsible for your own tax. These plain English guides cover everything a sole trader needs for the 2026/27 tax year, from how your tax and National Insurance are worked out to claiming expenses and deciding whether to go limited. Choose a topic below.
Inside or outside IR35, who decides your status, the tests and how to stay outside it legitimately, with a worked example.
Read moreWhen a side hustle or online selling is taxable, the trading allowance and the new platform reporting rules.
Read moreHow income tax and National Insurance work for sole traders, the trading allowance, deadlines and payments on account.
Read moreWhat you can and cannot claim to cut your tax bill, the wholly and exclusively rule, and keeping records.
Read moreClass 2 and Class 4 explained, the thresholds, and protecting your State Pension record.
Read moreHow to earn a small side income tax free, and when to claim the allowance instead of expenses.
Read moreWhat employees and the self employed can claim for working from home, and how to claim it.
Read moreThe tax, liability and admin trade offs, and the rough profit level where incorporating starts to pay.
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