{"id":23343,"date":"2023-01-19T20:03:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T20:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=23343"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:43:01","slug":"how-much-tax-do-the-self-employed-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/self-employed-tax-returns\/how-much-tax-do-the-self-employed-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"How much tax do the self-employed pay?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-cta-mini m-blue m-align-left\">\n    \n    <div class=\"b-cta-mini__content\">\n\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"b-cta-mini__body\">\n            <div class=\"b-block-body\"><p><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">Our <strong>Making Tax Digital (MTD) software<\/strong> for landlords and sole-traders with built-in accountant support is now live. <strong>First month for free!<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><!-- notionvc: 227cc3b6-c5da-4b2e-bf21-eb65dbbc1eac --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accountant-led onboarding &amp; support<\/li>\n<li>Simple-to-use software<\/li>\n<li>Affordable pricing options \u2013 from \u00a324.99\/month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 48de0dbb-7d95-4353-9e6d-544141a3c651 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"b-cta-mini__action\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/mtd-for-itsa\/\" class=\"c-button m-large  m-mobile-fullwidth\">Learn more<\/a>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-cta-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n<p>Just joined the sole trader club? Then you\u2019re probably wondering how much tax the self-employed pay &#8211; hopefully among other more exciting musings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for the key information on how to pay, what to pay and when to pay  tax as a sole trader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First of all, what taxes do the self-employed pay?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before diving straight into <em>how much <\/em>the self-employed pay in taxes, it\u2019ll help to understand what type of taxes the self-employed have to pay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/income-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Income tax<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Just like if you\u2019re employed for a company, if you\u2019re self-employed, you have to pay income tax on your regular earnings.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/national-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>National insurance<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> If you\u2019re self-employed, you\u2019ll have to pay Class 4 National Insurance. See the various different other classes (a.k.a types) and rates of National Insurance in the table below.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-neutral m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <p><b>National Insurance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rates in the 2025\/26 tax year \ud83d\udc47<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NI class<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Who pays?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>How much?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class 1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employees earning over \u00a312,570<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8% on earnings between \u00a3242 and \u00a3967 per week<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2% if you earn \u00a3967+ per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class 1A\/1B<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voluntary contributions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a317.75 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Class 4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self-employed earning over \u00a312,570<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6% on profits between \u00a312,570-\u00a350,270<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2% on profits over \u00a350,270<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do the self-employed pay their taxes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The self-employed pay their taxes through a Self Assessment tax return. This is an online or paper form that lets HMRC know how much income and profit you\u2019ve earned throughout the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tax return has to be filed annually unless you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/stop-being-self-employed\">unregister for self-employment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tax in 10(ish) seconds - what is Self Assessment?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pMg5p0tJ-z8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I pay tax in my first year of self-employment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are newly self-employed, you have to fill in your Self Assessment tax return and pay tax by 31st January following the year that you started running your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In simpler terms, if you begun trading in May last year, you have to submit a Self Assessment in January next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In even simpler terms, check out this table with exact filing dates for the current tax year.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-neutral m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key dates in the current <\/span><b>2025\/26 tax year \ud83d\udc47<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Deadline<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Year<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax year starts<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6th April<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax year ends<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th April<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register for self assessment<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th October<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pay tax bill by PAYE salary<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30th December<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self assessment deadline<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31st January<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2027<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/static.elfsight.com\/platform\/platform.js\" data-use-service-core defer><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"elfsight-app-b3abc3f9-5655-42a9-adb4-882903674975\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, how much tax do the self-employed pay?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And now. The moment we\u2019ve all been waiting for! How much tax do the self-employed pay? \ud83e\udd41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, sorry to disappoint, but there\u2019s no set figure that all self-employed people pay. It depends totally on how much you earn each tax year. The more you earn, the more you pay. And if you earn less than what&#8217;s known as the personal allowance, you won&#8217;t be liable to pay either income tax or National Insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-neutral m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>income tax<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rates in the 2025\/26 tax year \ud83d\udc47<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Income<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tax rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tax band<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to \u00a312,570<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal allowance<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a312,571 to \u00a350,270<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a350,271 to \u00a3125,140<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over \u00a3125,141<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional rate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employed vs self-employed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/the-tax-basics\/income-tax-rates-in-the-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Income tax rates<\/a> for the self-employed are exactly the same as the rates paid employed people. But there is a difference. The self-employed only pay income tax on profits, not total earnings like salaried people.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> <!-- .c-body -->\n\n<div class=\"b-highlight-mini m-mint m-align-left\">\n    <div class=\"b-block-body\">\n        <h3>Par exemple:<\/h3>\n<p>Juliett\u00e9 is a self-employed (highly successful) pastry chef. \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udf73<\/p>\n<p>She made a total of \u00a3150,000 for the year, but \u00a312,000 of this was spent on bags of flour, so her profit is \u00a3138,000. She\u2019ll be taxed on the \u00a3138,000, not the entire \u00a3150,000.<\/p>\n<p>As Juliette\u2019s income exceeds \u00a3125,140, she\u2019s lost all of her \u00a312,570 tax-free <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/personal-allowance\/\">personal allowance<\/a>. It reduces by \u00a31 for every \u00a32 she earns <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/high-earner-tax-returns\/what-is-100000-after-tax\/\">over \u00a3100,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> <!-- .b-highlight-mini -->\n\n<div class=\"c-body\">\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Allowable expenses&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Self-employed people can deduct what is called \u2018allowable expenses\u2019 from their taxable profit to reduce their tax bill. These are essential costs to run your business i.e, office equipment such as stationery and desks (in Juliette\u2019s case, bags of flour).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know what you can claim as a business expense? Find out <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/self-employed-tax-returns\/self-employed-claimable-expenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maxing tax digital<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We know we said the self-employed file their taxes via paper or online, and it is true. But this is changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon(ish), you\u2019ll no longer be able to use HMRC\u2019s website to file your tax returns. Instead, you\u2019ll have to keep and submit digital records of your earnings and expenses using MTD-compatible software. This will come into effect in 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know more about making tax digital? Read all about it <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/tax-changes\/what-does-making-tax-digital-mean-for-self-employed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just joined the sole trader club? 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