HMRC email updates, videos and webinars if you’re self-employed

Learn more about your responsibilities if you’re running a small business including registration, tax returns, record keeping, tax bills and payments.

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Subscribe to the HMRC help and support email service to get information on a wide range of topics for individuals, businesses, employers and agents.

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Registering and joining webinars

You can register for webinars in advance but we recommend you join each webinar 5 minutes before the start.

Tax basics — a starter guide for small businesses

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about tax basics — a starter guide for small businesses.

If you’re thinking of starting your own business, you can find out about why it is important to get your tax right and all the basics you’ll need to know.

You will learn about:

Income Tax, VAT, Corporation Tax, National Insurance contributions
employing people and Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
registering your business with HMRC
how tax works if your business is a side hustle
what happens after you start paying tax

Record keeping

Live webinar

This webinar is aimed at sole traders and partnerships. It is not suitable for those with limited liability partnerships or limited companies.

This webinar gives an overview on and the importance of keeping good business records.

You will learn about:

using records to work out taxable profits

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about record keeping for the self-employed.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Live webinar

This webinar will help you understand more about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and the steps you can take to get yourself ready.

You will learn about:

what you or your agent will need to do
signing up for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
how to authorise an agent

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about how to get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

Get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you are a landlord and joint property owner

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you are a landlord and joint property owner.

You will learn about:

what you or your agent will need to do

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you are a landlord and joint property owner.

Get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re a sole trader or landlord without an accountant or bookkeeper

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about how to get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re a sole trader or landlord without an accountant or bookkeeper.

This webinar will cover how to sign up and be ready for Making Tax Digital when you have to start using it.

You will learn about:

what you need to do

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about how to get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax if you’re a sole trader or landlord without an accountant or bookkeeper.

New to Self Assessment

Watch a collection of videos about Self Assessment on YouTube.

You will find out about:

the tax return
the HMRC app

Watch a collection of videos to find out about starting Self Assessment on YouTube.

You will find out about:

how to register for Self Assessment
which structure to use when registering
why you would be sent a tax return
your first Self Assessment tax return

Online Self Assessment tax return

Watch a collection of videos about your online Self Assessment tax return on YouTube.

You will find out about:

starting your tax return the different sections of the return including:
- the self-employment section
- the UK property section

Filling in tax returns

Watch a collection of videos to find out about filling in tax returns on YouTube.

You will find out about:

tailoring your Self Assessment tax returns
declaring foreign income to HMRC
claiming expenditure against Capital Gains Tax

Self-employed tax returns

Watch a collection of videos to find out about self-employed tax returns on YouTube.

You will find out about:

what expenses you can include in your Self Assessment tax return
calculating your business expenses for rent, rates power and insurance costs

Watch a collection of videos to find out about Self Assessment tax bills on YouTube.

You will find out about:

viewing your Self Assessment tax return calculation
budgeting for your Self Assessment tax bill
paying your Self Assessment tax bill
using the HMRC app to make a Self Assessment payment
help if you cannot pay your tax bill
appealing a late filing penalty

Watch a collection of videos to find out about student loan and postgraduate loan tax returns on YouTube.

You will find out about:

why your tax return asks about income contingent student loans
why your tax return asks about postgraduate loans

UK property income — tax returns

Watch a collection of videos to find out about UK property income — tax returns on YouTube.

You will find out about:

filling in tax returns if you have income from a property
Rent-a-Room relief
the property income allowance

Starting your online tax return

Live webinar

This webinar will cover how to get started with completing your online Self Assessment tax return.

You will learn about:

who must send a tax return
the ‘Tell us about you’ page

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about starting your online tax return.

The employment section of your online tax return

Live webinar

This webinar will help you understand more about filling in the employment section of your online Self Assessment tax return.

You will learn about:

what employment records you will need
the employment page of your tax return
claiming tax relief on work related expenses

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about the employment section of your online tax return.

The self-employment section of your online tax return

Live webinar

This webinar will cover how to fill in the self-employment section of your online Self Assessment tax return.

You will learn about entering:

tax deducted and Class 4 National Insurance contributions

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about the self-employment section of your online tax return.

The UK property section of your online tax return

Live webinar

This webinar will cover filling in the UK property section of your online Self Assessment tax return.

You will learn about:

the qualifying conditions for furnished holiday lettings
the property income allowance
the property expenses page
adjustments for other property income
profits and losses for other property income

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about the UK property section of your online tax return.

Live webinar

This webinar will help you understand other income and tax reliefs on your online tax return.

You will learn about what qualifies as other income, such as:

High Income Child Benefit Charge

And what you may get reliefs on, including:

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about other income and tax reliefs on your online tax return.

Finishing your online tax return

Live webinar

This webinar will help you understand how to finish your online Self Assessment tax return.

You will learn about:

what to do if you’ve not paid enough tax
amending your return after you’ve sent it

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about finishing your online tax return.

Live webinar

The webinar will cover your Self Assessment tax return calculation and payments.

You will learn about:

what’s included in your calculation
the full Self Assessment calculation
what to do if you cannot pay on time

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about your Self Assessment calculation and payments.

Online tax return help for landlords

Check help and support for landlords to watch catch up webinars on how to fill in your online tax return for income from property.

Business expenses

Watch our short series of videos about expenses.

Self-employment records you need to keep

Watch a video about self-employment records that you will need to keep.

What self-employment records do I need to keep?.

You will find out about:

Self-employed expenses you can include in your tax return

Watch a video about what expenses to include in your Self Assessment tax return.

What self-employed expenses can I include in my tax return?.

You will find out about:

Car expenses for the self-employed

Live webinar

This webinar is for self-employed sole traders and self-employed partnerships. It is not suitable for limited companies, or company directors.

You’ll learn about:

what a business journey is

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about car expenses for the self-employed.

Residential property income for individuals

Residential property income for individuals — an introduction

Live webinar

You’ll learn about:

what we mean by income from property
when to record income and expenses (traditional accounting and cash basis)
the Rent-a-Room Room Scheme

This webinar will not tell you about:

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about residential property income for individuals ― an introduction.

Residential property income for individuals — expenses and deductions

Live webinar

You’ll learn about:

expenses before you start letting your property
travel costs for business journeys
replacement of domestic items relief

This webinar will not tell you about the basics of letting property.

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about residential property income for individuals ― expenses and deductions.

Business expenses for the self-employed

Live webinar

You’ll learn about:

what allowable business expenses are
the most common business expenses, to show what is and is not allowable
entering accurate figures on your tax return

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about business expenses for the self-employed.

Capital allowances

Live webinar

This webinar is for the self-employed who use traditional accounting and not cash basis accounting.

You will learn about tax relief for plant and machinery, including business vehicles, computers and equipment.

You will also learn about:

This webinar does not tell you about tax relief for cars used for business. To learn about this, there is the webinar ‘Car expenses for the self-employed’ in the ‘Business expenses’ section.

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about capital allowances for the self-employed.

Online sellers

Watch a collection of videos about online sellers on YouTube.

You will find out about:

reporting rules for online sellers
what you need to do

How to add a tax to your business tax account

Watch a video about how to add a tax to your business tax account.

How to add a tax through your business tax account.

You will find out how to add services to your business tax account including:

How to store your National Insurance number to your Apple or Google wallet

Watch a video about how to store your National Insurance number to your Apple or Google wallet.

Storing your National Insurance number to your Apple or Google wallet.

You will find out about:

adding your National Insurance number to Apple or Google Wallet
signing in to the HMRC app for the first time
when you’re in the app
using your online account to add to your wallet

Labour fraud

Watch a collection of videos about fraud in the labour supply chain on YouTube.

You will find out about:

what mini umbrella company fraud is
what labour fraud is in the construction industry

Watch a collection of videos about the State Pension and tax on YouTube.

You will find out about:

how increases to the State Pension can affect your pay
how you pay any tax due on your State Pension if it’s more than your Personal Allowance

Stamp Duty Land Tax: when is a property not suitable for use as a dwelling

Watch a video about Stamp Duty Land Tax: when is a property not suitable for use as a dwelling.

Stamp Duty Land Tax: when is a property not suitable for use as a dwelling.

You will find out about the situations when a property is not suitable for use as a dwelling for Stamp Duty Land Tax purposes.

What is the Informants Scheme when reporting tax fraud or avoidance

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar on the Informants Scheme when reporting tax fraud or avoidance.

The Informants Scheme is a campaign to encourage people to report tax fraud in exchange for a reward.

You will find out about:

what the Informants Scheme is
who can make a report
what information you’ll need to provide
what happens after making a report
the confidentiality of the information you provide