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Updated on 6 April 2024

Partnerships

If you don’t want to run your business as a sole trader or a limited company, then you might decide to run the business in partnership with others. This page explains what a partnership is and the tax issues partnerships should be aware of.

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Updated on 6 April 2024

Gig work and the flat rate VAT scheme

This page provides further guidance on VAT for low-income workers. If, after reading this guidance, you decide you want to register for VAT, we would strongly recommend that you seek professional advice and assistance, due to the additional administrative obligations it would place on you. We ...

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Updated on 6 April 2024

Gig work - what to do if you are behind on your taxes

Outstanding tax issues can have long term consequences. Below, we explain more about the different issues that can arise and the support that is available to help you bring your tax affairs up to date. If your gig work has stopped or reduced and you are in significant difficulties we also explain ...

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Updated on 6 April 2024

Social media influencers

There are lots of ways to make money from your social media presence. You might become an online influencer by creating videos, uploading photos or starting a blog – usually through digital platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Patreon or YouTube. This page discusses some of the tax issues you ...

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Updated on 6 April 2024

Online traders and using platforms

The cost-of-living crisis and growth in the gig economy has seen an explosion of suggestions as to how to make some extra money online to help make ends meet. But the tax consequences often get little or no mention. You must be on top of your taxes from the start, so that you don’t accidentally ...

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Updated on 6 April 2024

Gig economy

The ‘gig’ economy is tempting more people to earn extra cash by using one of the many available online platforms to offer rides, run errands, make deliveries, be an influencer on social media or do something else. This is a developing area of the economy and there are some important tax issues to ...

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