{"id":5992,"date":"2020-07-21T18:04:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T17:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2025-02-10T17:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:16:44","slug":"tax-deductions-for-influencers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/expenses\/tax-deductions-for-influencers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax deductions for influencers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s easy to fear that there are no tax deductions for influencers. What does HMRC know about content creating, right? Luckily, social media influencers are treated the same as any other self-employed worker.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to pay tax on your income (including some gifted items &#8211; <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/influencer-tax-is-it-even-a-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see our influencer blog<\/a> for how it all works) and deduct any expenses from your tax bill.<\/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 are expenses?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H2yyiSfSdoE?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\">What are the tax deductions for influencers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are 10 types of expenses that you can deduct from your tax bill:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tools (Phone, filming equipment, camera, insurance)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-gifted products that you bought to review<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online training courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Travel expenses (Including mileage)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software (Email marketing, image editing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subscriptions (Stock photographs, premium apps etc.) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing (Paid advertising, website, giveaways)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bills (Utility bills, broadband &#8211; that accounts for your work from home costs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office costs (Office chair, desk, rent etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accounting costs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that you can actually expense anything that legitimately accounts for your business costs. For more details on what HMRC will accept, take a look at their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/expenses-if-youre-self-employed\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guidelines<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do tax deductions work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All you have to do is keep a record of everything you spend on your business. HMRC will need to see all of this when it comes to doing your tax return. You will pay tax on your yearly earnings but you can deduct your business expense from the total. This means that the portion of your income that you pay tax on (your taxable income) is less.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To calculate how much you should pay, check out the below rates.<\/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<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy to fear that there are no tax deductions for influencers. 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