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Self Assessment
Records to keep for Self Assessment
What records to keep for Self Assessment, acceptable formats and the ordinary retention periods for different filing positions.
Updated 9 September 2026
Self-employed
Trading Allowance explained
Understand the £1,000 trading allowance, full and partial relief, exclusions and the choice between the allowance and expenses.
Updated 9 September 2026
Income Tax and PAYE
How to claim an Income Tax refund
Choose the correct official HMRC route for a possible Income Tax refund, including PAYE, P800 and Self Assessment cases.
Updated 9 September 2026
Self-employed
How to register as self-employed
Check when a sole trader must register as self-employed, the £1,000 gross-income test and the relevant Self Assessment dates.
Updated 9 September 2026
Income Tax and PAYE
Emergency tax codes: why they happen and what to do
Learn what W1, M1, X and NONCUM emergency tax codes mean, why they are used and how to check or update your PAYE details.
Updated 9 September 2026
Self Assessment
How to register for Self Assessment
How to register or reactivate Self Assessment for 2025/26, with the 5 October 2026 notification date and next steps.
Updated 9 September 2026
Income Tax and PAYE
UK tax codes explained
Understand UK PAYE tax-code numbers and letters, including 1257L, BR, K and emergency markers, for the 2026/27 tax year.
Updated 9 September 2026
Making Tax Digital
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: who must use it and when
Check MTD for Income Tax thresholds, staged start dates, digital duties and the live 2026/27 quarterly-update timetable.
Updated 9 September 2026
Self Assessment
Who needs to send a Self Assessment tax return?
Check who may need to file a 2025/26 Self Assessment return and what a new or returning filer should do by 5 October 2026.
Updated 9 September 2026
Self Assessment
Self Assessment deadlines and payment dates
Key 2025/26 Self Assessment registration, paper, online, payment and payments-on-account deadlines through July 2027.
Updated 9 September 2026
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