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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
What makes you self-employed, what counts as trading and what to do, including registering for Self Assessment.
Guidance, forms and helpsheets for self-employment. Including setting up your business, filing returns, claiming expenses and how to get help and support.
Become a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
Check how to register and file your Self Assessment tax return, apply to reduce payments and find information on keeping records.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Use supplementary pages SA103F to record self-employment income on your SA100 Tax Return if your annual turnover was above the VAT threshold for the tax year.
What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.
Self Assessment tax returns - deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections and returns for someone who has died.
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
Support for self-employed people and those interested in starting their own business.
Sign in or set up a personal or business tax account, Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, PAYE for employers, VAT and other services.
Research exploring the choices made by self-employed people, and their views on the benefits and challenges of self-employment.
Use supplementary pages SA103S to record self-employment income on your SA100 tax return if your annual business turnover was below the VAT threshold for the tax year.
How Universal Credit works if you are self-employed and how to report your self-employed income and expenses to Universal Credit every month.
Sign in and send your Self Assessment tax return online.
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