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Published on 27 September 2024

Working students: check your tax

Starting or returning to studying this autumn? Planning on earning some money to help fund your way through your course? It’s important to understand your tax. Working students are taxed in the same way as other employees. This means that if you get an employed job – for example working shifts ...

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Published on 18 September 2024

HMRC must act now to defuse side hustle ‘time-bomb’

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is warning that the spectre of another ‘side hustle’ tax controversy looms as online platforms like eBay, Vinted and Deliveroo start sending reports to HMRC on the income of their sellers in January.

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Published on 16 September 2024

Why am I being asked for a VAT number to sell via an online platform?

Online platforms are now required to collect information about certain people selling goods or services through their site, and report it to HMRC. Because of this, they may have changed their sign-up processes (sometimes called ‘onboarding’ processes) and the questions they are asking. Here we help ...

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