Claiming for Training Courses when Self-Employed
There are so many variations when it comes to different training courses and claiming them as tax-deductible expenses for your business. The HMRC are actually much tighter than you might... Read More
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Claiming Personal Hygiene Products as a Fitness Professional
As a Fitness Professional (Personal Trainer, Fitness Presenter etc) you will sweat more for than the average person for the purpose of your business, which in-turn means you will be... Read More
IR35 Explained for Self-Employed Contractors in the Public Sector
The government have recently introduced the IR35 scheme which has left many self-employed contractors within the public sector confused as to how they will now be paid. This article will... Read More
Claiming Expenses when Travelling Abroad for Business
A grey area seems to have emerged with self-employed individuals not knowing what they can and cannot claim for when travelling abroad for business so I thought I’d write a... Read More
Can I Claim My Gym Membership as a Personal Trainer?
If you’re a PT and have ever completed a tax return you’ll have likely seen the taxable expense category ‘Memberships’ and be thinking “I wonder if I can claim my... Read More
Can I Claim for Fitness Clothing as a Personal Trainer or Fitness Instructor?
As something of a fitness industry Accountant specialist, a very common question I get asked is “Can I claim my fitness clothing as a taxable expense because I’m a Personal Trainer (PT) or Fitness... Read More
How to setup an Escrow Account for your business
First and foremost what is an ‘Escrow’? Well quite simply it’s a third-party account which holds money on behalf of a client/customer which then releases the funds to the service... Read More
How to work out your redundancy pay
Being made redundant is a horrible time for anybody, but the silver lining is of course the redundancy payout that comes with it. Not many people know this but there... Read More
What Documents to Keep for your Tax Return
If you’ve just become self-employed then you’re likely going through the motions of finding out about your self-assessment tax return. I’ve been there myself and know how daunting it is... Read More
You Can Legally Discuss Your Work Pay
For years and years I have heard people worried about discussing their pay with other colleagues at work because they’ll “get into trouble” or even worse “get the sack”! Well... Read More