{"id":6848,"date":"2020-08-28T17:35:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T16:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=6848"},"modified":"2022-05-13T14:54:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T13:54:54","slug":"tax-deductions-for-a-personal-trainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/expenses\/tax-deductions-for-a-personal-trainer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax deductions for a personal trainer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a self-employed personal trainer, HMRC lets you deduct your business expenses from your overall income when you do your tax return. This means that you only pay tax on your profits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not self-employed, you may also be able to claim back some of your expenses. But these must be things you\u2019ve had to buy exclusively for work that your employer has not reimbursed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To read more about this, take a look at our article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/p87-claim-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">P87 form<\/a>. It\u2019s what you need to claim back employment expenses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What can I claim back as a personal trainer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of expenses that personal trainers commonly claim back on their tax returns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fitness studio rent<\/li><li>Protein shakes (that you sell to your clients)<\/li><li>Merchandise&nbsp;<\/li><li>Mileage (not including your commute)<\/li><li>Marketing costs<\/li><li>Training equipment<\/li><li>Accounting costs (including Taxfix)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can actually expense anything, as long as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/taxation-of-employee-expenses-call-for-evidence\/taxation-of-employee-expenses-call-for-evidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wholly, exclusively and necessarily<\/a> a spend made for your business.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/glossary\/expenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expenses<\/a> here.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a self-employed personal trainer, HMRC lets you deduct your business expenses from your overall income when you do your tax return. 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