Self-employed tax
made easy

If you’re earning any untaxed income within the tax year (6 April to 5 April), you need to report it to HMRC, regardless of the amount. If you earn more than your Personal Allowance of £12,570, you’ll need to start paying tax on your income.

The amount you pay depends on how much you make.

You’ll most likely only need to pay Income Tax and National Insurance, unless you have capital gains or anything else to report.

Learn more here.

Side hustles are considered another form of work alongside your main employment. Because it’s untaxed income, you need to declare it to HMRC.

However, everyone in the UK has a tax-free Trading Allowance of £1,000. If you earn less than this, you don’t need to report your untaxed income to HMRC. 

If you do earn more than £1,000, you’ll need to file a Self Assessment tax return and pay tax.

A contractor, someone who works for a client or company, can either be self-employed or an employee of an umbrella company. 

If you’re self-employed and are a sole trader, you can file a tax return to report your income.

If you work for a client through your own limited company and pay yourself a salary, you’ll pay tax via PAYE.

If you only pay yourself via dividends, you’ll need to file a tax return and pay dividend tax. 

If you work for an agency or umbrella company, you’re an employee and will pay tax through PAYE.

Anything you buy for work, that you only use for work, can be deducted as an expense from your income. 

These include things like:

• Parking costs
• Car lease payments
• Mileage
• Insurance and repairs
• Breakdown cover
• Work phone bill 

And more! Check out our delivery driver tax guide for all the information you need.

Yes, you can! 

You can claim things like office rent, office decorations, work laptop/phone, protective gear for construction work, uniforms, fuel, and lots more!

Get the full list and all the details in our guide.

The one-off cost covers your Self Assessment being prepared and filed by an accredited accountant, VAT included. If anything extra comes up, we’ll let you know.

Yes, it’s official! TaxScouts is now Taxfix.

Over a year ago, we joined forces with one common goal: to simplify taxes across Europe. Now, we’ve taken the next step by bringing our services together under one single brand – Taxfix.

Nothing’s changing for you. You’ll continue to enjoy the same fast, simple, and reliable tax service you already know and trust. The only difference is that you now get it with the added innovation, technology, and support of Taxfix – Europe’s leading digital tax platform.

In short: we’re the same team, with the same dedication, but now united under one stronger brand to give you even more support.

The Accuracy Guarantee covers any mistakes made by your Taxfix accountant. If an error in the tax return is due to our work, we will refund you in full and resubmit your tax return at no additional cost.
Penalties that result from incorrect, incomplete, or missing information provided to us are not covered by the Accuracy Guarantee. You can find the full details in the T&Cs .

Every level delivers the same core outcome – a UK-accredited accountant prepares and files your tax return accurately, efficiently, and in full compliance with HMRC requirements, so you can feel confident everything has been handled correctly.
If you’d like more or less support than the level you originally selected, you can contact our support team.

If you are purchasing a service from Taxfix for the first time and select an annual subscription plan, you can get a 30% discount on your first year plan price. Full T&Cs are available here.

You can purchase each plan as a one-off purchase or an annual subscription. The services provided are exactly the same. If opting for the annual subscription option you will be entitled to a 30% discount as a new customer. If you purchase the annual subscription you can cancel at any time prior to your renewal date.