# The Paid Hour

> Tax, invoicing and bookings for UK freelancers, in one place


## Posts

- [How Much To Save For Tax When Self-Employed](https://thepaidhour.com/how-much-to-save-for-tax-when-self-employed/): How much to save for tax when self-employed: no HMRC rule says 25–30%. Real 2026/27 numbers — 15.1% at £30,000 profit, 23.1% at £60,000.
- [Freelance Contract UK: The Clause Checklist](https://thepaidhour.com/freelance-contract-uk-checklist/): What should a UK freelance contract include? A practical checklist covering scope, payment, IP ownership, and notice clauses.
- [Fixed-Price Quotes vs Day Rate: Which Should You Charge?](https://thepaidhour.com/day-rate-vs-fixed-price-freelance/): Day rate vs fixed price freelance work compared — which pricing model suits which project, and how scope creep hits each one differently.
- [Employed and Self-Employed at the Same Time: Tax and NI](https://thepaidhour.com/employed-and-self-employed-at-the-same-time/): Employed and self-employed at once? Here's exactly how PAYE and Self Assessment combine for tax and National Insurance in the UK.
- [Do Sole Traders Need a Business Bank Account? Not Legally](https://thepaidhour.com/do-sole-traders-need-a-business-bank-account/): No law requires a business bank account — but your bank probably does. Santander and Barclays both say a personal account for business breaches their terms.
- [Class 2 vs Class 4 National Insurance Explained](https://thepaidhour.com/class-2-vs-class-4-national-insurance/): Confused about Class 2 vs Class 4 National Insurance? Here's who actually pays each one in 2026/27, and why Class 2 rarely means a bill anymore.
- [Disallowable Expenses for the Self-Employed (2026/27)](https://thepaidhour.com/disallowable-expenses-for-self-employed/): Disallowable expenses for self-employed sole traders: client entertainment, fines, ordinary clothing, and mixed-use costs HMRC won't let you claim.
- [Chasing Unpaid Invoices UK: The Freelancer's Action Playbook](https://thepaidhour.com/chasing-unpaid-invoices-uk/): A step-by-step playbook for chasing unpaid invoices in the UK — reminder timing, adding statutory interest, formal notices, and small claims court.
- [Best Invoicing Software for UK Freelancers (2026)](https://thepaidhour.com/best-invoicing-software-for-uk-freelancers-2026/): Don't need full bookkeeping software yet? Here's a comparison of dedicated invoicing tools for UK freelancers, prices and features checked for 2026.
- [Do I Need to File a Tax Return? The £1,000 Rule](https://thepaidhour.com/do-i-need-to-file-a-tax-return/): Who must send a UK Self Assessment return, straight from HMRC’s list — and why the £1,000 threshold is measured before you take off expenses.
- [Sole Trader vs Limited Company: 2026/27 Dividend Rate](https://thepaidhour.com/sole-trader-vs-limited-company/): Sole trader versus limited company at 2026/27 rates: Corporation Tax, dividend tax at 10.75%, liability and admin — and why we will not give you a threshold.
- [Can't Pay Your Tax Bill? HMRC Time to Pay Explained (2026)](https://thepaidhour.com/hmrc-time-to-pay-explained/): HMRC Time to Pay and the Budget Payment Plan explained: what you need, what HMRC asks, and why setting one up before the deadline costs nothing.
- [Marriage Allowance for Freelancers: Free 4-Year Backdate](https://thepaidhour.com/marriage-allowance-freelancers/): Marriage Allowance cuts a couple’s tax by up to £252 a year and backdates to April 2022. The test is profit, not turnover — which is why sole traders miss it.
- [Capital Allowances for Sole Traders: 2026/27 Rules](https://thepaidhour.com/capital-allowances-for-sole-traders/): Capital allowances for sole traders: the private use restriction, what you cannot claim AIA on, and why the year you buy is the year that counts.
- [How Long to Keep Business Records (HMRC Rules)](https://thepaidhour.com/how-long-to-keep-business-records/): How long UK sole traders must keep business records, what counts as a record, and what to do if yours are lost — with HMRC’s own worked example.
- [Student Loan Repayments for the Self-Employed](https://thepaidhour.com/student-loan-repayments-self-employed/): Student loan repayment thresholds for 2026, and why self-employment changes the calculation: HMRC uses your whole-year combined income, not month by month.
- [Cash Basis vs Traditional Accounting for 2026/27](https://thepaidhour.com/cash-basis-vs-traditional-accounting/): Cash basis versus traditional accounting for UK sole traders. Cash basis is now the default, and it means never paying tax on an invoice that has not been paid.
- [How to Register as a Sole Trader with HMRC](https://thepaidhour.com/register-as-sole-trader-hmrc/): Started working for yourself in 2025/26? Register for Self Assessment by 5 October 2026: when the £1,000 rule bites, how to register, what a missed date costs.
- [VAT Registration Threshold: The £90,000 Rule](https://thepaidhour.com/vat-registration-threshold-90000/): When you must register for VAT in the UK, both triggers explained with HMRC’s own examples — and why registering late means paying VAT you never charged.
- [Simplified Expenses: HMRC Flat Rates for 2026/27](https://thepaidhour.com/simplified-expenses-flat-rates-2026-27/): Simplified expenses flat rates for 2026/27. Mileage rose to 55p for the first 10,000 miles, and the home-working rate has a 25-hour gate most people miss.
- [Self-Employed Tax Rates 2026/27: What You Actually Pay](https://thepaidhour.com/income-tax-rates-2026-27/): Self-employed tax rates for 2026/27: no single rate exists — Income Tax and Class 4 NI both land on the same profit. Combined totals, and the 62p band.
- [The £1,000 Trading Allowance Explained](https://thepaidhour.com/trading-allowance-1000-explained/): Earn under £1,000 from a side project and you usually need not tell HMRC at all. Over it, you choose between the allowance and expenses — which wins?
- [Self Assessment Late Filing Penalties Explained](https://thepaidhour.com/self-assessment-late-filing-penalties/): UK Self Assessment penalties explained. £100 at one day late, £900 at three months, then £300 twice more — £1,600 in total even on a zero tax bill.
- [What Is Xero and How Does It Work?](https://thepaidhour.com/what-is-xero-how-it-works/): What Xero is, how it works day to day, what it costs from 1 September 2026 — and the three groups of UK freelancers who should not buy it.
- [Self-Employed National Insurance Rates 2026/27](https://thepaidhour.com/self-employed-national-insurance-2026-27/): Self-employed National Insurance for 2026/27: earn £7,105 or more and Class 2 is free. Earn less and protecting your record costs £189.80 a year.
- [Xero UK Price Increase: What's Changing in Sept 2026](https://thepaidhour.com/xero-price-increase-uk-september-2026/): Xero's UK price increase, from 1 September 2026: the exact new prices for every plan, why Ignite rises the most, and how to avoid paying more.
- [How to Set Your Freelance Day Rate in the UK](https://thepaidhour.com/how-to-set-freelance-day-rate-uk/): A £300 day rate sounds like £78,000. After holiday, sick days and the unpaid quarter of your time, it is nearer £49,500 — before tax. Price for that.
- [Best Business Bank Accounts for UK Sole Traders (2026)](https://thepaidhour.com/best-business-bank-accounts-uk-sole-traders/): Starling, Monzo, Mettle and Tide compared for sole traders — including what each free plan limits, like Tide’s five transfers a month.
- [What a UK Invoice Must Legally Include](https://thepaidhour.com/what-a-uk-invoice-must-include/): A UK invoice must carry a unique number, both dates, and — for sole traders — your own name and a legal-documents address. What is required, what just helps.
- [Late Payment Interest UK: What Freelancers Can Legally Charge](https://thepaidhour.com/late-payment-interest-uk-freelancers/): Late payment interest runs at 11.75% plus £40, £70 or £100 per invoice, automatically — no contract clause needed. What it comes to, and what gets you paid.
- [Payments on Account: Why Your First Tax Bill Is 150%](https://thepaidhour.com/payments-on-account-explained/): A Self Assessment bill over £1,000 means HMRC asks for it plus half again in advance — both on 31 January. How payments on account actually work.
- [Allowable Expenses for UK Freelancers: 2026/27 List](https://thepaidhour.com/allowable-expenses-for-uk-freelancers/): The mileage rate rose from 45p to 55p in April 2026 and most guides have not caught up. What sole traders can claim, and the mistakes that cost money.
- [FreeAgent vs Xero for sole traders: which one, and why](https://thepaidhour.com/freeagent-vs-xero-for-sole-traders/): Xero Ignite is cheaper on paper but capped at 20 invoices a month. FreeAgent is free if you bank with NatWest. The real cost of each over two years.
- [How to File Self Assessment as a Freelancer, Step by Step](https://thepaidhour.com/first-self-assessment-freelancer/): Your first Self Assessment in order: tell HMRC by 5 October, file and pay by 31 January, and budget for the payment on account nobody warns you about.
- [Best Accounting Software for UK Freelancers in 2026](https://thepaidhour.com/best-accounting-software-for-uk-freelancers/): FreeAgent, Xero and QuickBooks compared on what they actually cost after the introductory offer, with the plan limits that catch sole traders out.
- [MTD for Income Tax: What Changes for Sole Traders](https://thepaidhour.com/making-tax-digital-income-tax-sole-traders/): MTD for Income Tax started 6 April 2026 for sole traders over £50,000. What quarterly updates involve, who is caught and when, what does not change.
- [Business Travel or Commuting? It Is Not About Distance](https://thepaidhour.com/business-travel-vs-commuting-self-employed/): A bricklayer 55 miles from home could claim. A milkman driving to one depot could not. HMRC tests how predictable your places of work are, not how far.
- [Statutory Demand: Free to Send, £2,952 to Follow Through](https://thepaidhour.com/statutory-demand-unpaid-invoice/): Free to send, £750 against a company and £5,000 against a sole trader. What a statutory demand really does, and when not to send one.
- [Claiming Food and Drink: When Lunch Is Allowable](https://thepaidhour.com/claiming-food-and-drink-self-employed/): You eat to live, not to work, so everyday lunches fail. HMRC does allow food on overnight trips, for itinerant trades, and on journeys outside your pattern.
- [Claiming a Laptop or Phone: Forget Capital Allowances](https://thepaidhour.com/claiming-laptop-and-phone-self-employed/): Cash basis has been the default since 2024/25, and under it equipment is just an expense when you pay for it. Cars are the exception; phones split by use.
- [Claiming Clothing: The £60 Allowance Is for Employees](https://thepaidhour.com/claiming-clothing-self-employed/): HMRC allows uniforms, protective clothing and costumes. Everyday clothes fail even if you only wear them for work, and the £60 flat rate is employees only.
- [Registered Office Address: What It Costs and Who Needs One](https://thepaidhour.com/registered-office-address-uk/): Form a limited company and your home address is public the same day. What a registered office service costs, the Companies House rules, and who needs one.
- [Dext Review: Is Receipt Scanning Worth Paying For?](https://thepaidhour.com/dext-review-uk/): Dext captures receipts and feeds them into your books for Making Tax Digital. What it does that a phone photo and a spreadsheet do not — and who needs it.
- [Business Storage UK: What It Costs and What You Can Claim](https://thepaidhour.com/business-storage-sole-traders-uk/): Self storage rent for stock or tools is an allowable expense. What a unit costs at the UK average rate, the VAT catch, and how to claim it on your return.
- [Revolut Business Review for UK Freelancers](https://thepaidhour.com/revolut-business-review/): Revolut Business money is safeguarded, not FSCS protected — Revolut's own words. What that means if it fails, and where the paid plans earn their fee.
- [Mettle Review: NatWest's Free Business Account](https://thepaidhour.com/mettle-review/): Mettle is free and bundles FreeAgent, which lists at £190 a year. The condition attached, the cash and cheque limits, and who NatWest will not accept.
- [Monzo Business Account Review 2026](https://thepaidhour.com/monzo-business-account-review/): Monzo Business has three plans and one real question: is Pro worth £9 a month? The MTD filing, Tax Pots and cash handling, weighed for a UK sole trader.
- [Starling Business Account Review 2026](https://thepaidhour.com/starling-business-account-review/): Starling business banking is free and FSCS protected to £120,000, but cash deposits stop at £5,000 a day and £20,000 a year. Who that rules out.
- [FreeAgent Review 2026: Worth It for Sole Traders?](https://thepaidhour.com/freeagent-review-2026/): FreeAgent is £19 a month for sole traders — or free if you bank with NatWest, RBS, Ulster or Mettle. What the free route requires, and where it falls short.
- [SimplyBook.me Review 2026: Can It Actually Stop No-Shows?](https://thepaidhour.com/simplybook-me-review-2026/): SimplyBook.me's cancellation policy does not charge a no-show. Deposits do, and they need the Basic plan. What it really costs a UK mobile beauty business.
- [Small Claims Court Costs: Your Solicitor Is Not Recoverable](https://thepaidhour.com/small-claims-court-cost-uk/): You can hire a solicitor for a small claim and never recover the fee, whatever the outcome. Rule 27.14 is built for people representing themselves.
- [Booking Software for UK Sole Traders: Which Ones Let You Charge for a No-Show](https://thepaidhour.com/booking-software-uk-sole-traders/): Square, Setmore, SimplyBook.me, Calendly and Acuity compared for UK sole traders: what each free plan really gives you, and the cheapest way to charge for a no-show.
- [Money Claim Online: What It Costs to Sue for an Invoice](https://thepaidhour.com/money-claim-online-unpaid-invoice/): £70 to claim £1,000, £205 to claim £5,000, then 5% of the claim above £10,000. The fee is added to what you claim, not lost. But a judgment is not money.
- [Already File a Tax Return? You May Still Need to Register Again](https://thepaidhour.com/register-for-self-assessment-again/): Already have a UTR? A new self-employment still needs its own registration by 5 October 2026 — and skipping it quietly costs you National Insurance years, not tax.
- [Registering a Partnership by 5 October: The Penalty Every Partner Pays](https://thepaidhour.com/register-a-partnership-self-assessment-5-october/): A UK partnership needs two registrations, and the deadline falls in its second tax year. Miss the return and HMRC charges every partner, not just the one who files.
- [Letter Before Action: 30 Days or 14, Depending Who Owes](https://thepaidhour.com/letter-before-action-uk-freelancers/): If your client is an individual or sole trader, the debt protocol gives them 30 days and three enclosures. If it is a limited company, 14 is usually enough.
- [SA1, CWF1 or SA400? Which Self Assessment Registration Route You Need](https://thepaidhour.com/which-self-assessment-registration-form/): Registering for Self Assessment before 5 October 2026? Sole traders, landlords and partners each use a different HMRC route. Here is which one applies to you.
- [Small Business Commissioner: Free, 12 Months, Not Binding](https://thepaidhour.com/small-business-commissioner-late-payment/): The Small Business Commissioner is free and needs no lawyer, but cannot order anyone to pay. Five filters, a 12-month limit, and what the new Bill changes.
- [Proforma Invoice: Not an Invoice, and No 30-Day Clock](https://thepaidhour.com/proforma-invoice-explained/): A proforma invoice is not an invoice — HMRC's own manual says so. It starts no payment clock, is not a bookkeeping record, and no VAT can be reclaimed on it.
- [Business Credit Cards for Sole Traders: The £25,000 Line](https://thepaidhour.com/business-credit-cards-for-sole-traders/): Business credit cards for sole traders: the claim that they never carry Section 75 does not hold up. Who lends, what it costs, and the £25,000 line.
- [Card Payments for Freelancers: The Fee You Cannot Pass On](https://thepaidhour.com/accepting-card-payments-as-a-freelancer-cost/): Card payments cost 1.5% + 20p with Stripe and 2.9% + 30p with PayPal; Direct Debit is capped at £4. And you cannot surcharge a consumer client.
- [Cyber Insurance for Freelancers: What It Will Not Cover](https://thepaidhour.com/cyber-insurance-for-freelancers/): Cyber insurance for freelancers: Cyber Essentials bundles £25,000 of cover if you opt in — and excludes money stolen electronically. What to check first.
- [Invoicing Deposits: Refundable Is Still Taxable](https://thepaidhour.com/invoicing-deposits-and-part-payments/): Invoicing deposits: a refundable one still creates a VAT tax point the day it lands — HMRC says so outright. What goes on the invoice, and when it counts.
- [Cloud vs Desktop Accounting Software: The Real Cost](https://thepaidhour.com/cloud-vs-desktop-accounting-software-sole-traders/): Cloud vs desktop accounting software: HMRC never says which. VT Transaction+ is £90 a year, not a one-off, and FreeAgent is £0 with the right bank.
- [Recurring Invoices for Retainer Clients: Set Up Right](https://thepaidhour.com/recurring-invoices-for-retainer-clients/): Recurring invoices for retainers: still one invoice per period, with its own number. How to automate the schedule and avoid the numbering trap.
- [Is FreeAgent Free for UK Freelancers? What You Actually Get](https://thepaidhour.com/is-freeagent-free-uk-freelancers/): FreeAgent is genuinely free with NatWest, RBS, Ulster or Mettle — one transaction a month keeps it alive. Everyone else: £19, and a closer call.
- [Business Savings Accounts for Your Tax Pot](https://thepaidhour.com/business-savings-accounts-tax-money-freelancer/): Where the tax pot lives: easy access beats notice, interest meets the PSA, and FSCS now covers £120,000 — with e-money outside the scheme entirely.
- [Trademarking a Business Name as a Sole Trader](https://thepaidhour.com/trademarking-your-business-name-as-a-sole-trader/): A trading name owns nothing — a registered trade mark does. What £205 buys, what you can’t register, and when a freelancer should bother.
- [Employers' Liability Insurance: £2,500 a Day Uninsured](https://thepaidhour.com/employers-liability-insurance-self-employed/): Employers' liability insurance is the only cover UK law forces on a small business. When a sole trader counts as an employer, who is exempt, and the daily fine.
- [Professional Indemnity Insurance: What Sole Traders Miss](https://thepaidhour.com/professional-indemnity-insurance-sole-trader/): No law makes a sole trader buy professional indemnity insurance — a regulator or a client might. And the cover has to outlive the business by six years.
- [Public Liability Insurance Cost: What the Ads Leave Out](https://thepaidhour.com/public-liability-insurance-cost-self-employed/): Public liability insurance cost: the from-£5.40 headline is the cheapest tenth of customers, before monthly charges. Real published prices for sole traders.
- [Public Liability Insurance: Do the Self-Employed Need It?](https://thepaidhour.com/public-liability-insurance-self-employed/): Public liability insurance is not a legal requirement — only employers' liability is. What it covers, when a client insists, and why the premium is deductible.
- [Crypto Pooling Rules UK: Same Day, 30 Days, Then Pool](https://thepaidhour.com/crypto-pooling-rules-uk/): UK rules do not let you pick which coin you sold. How the same-day rule, the 30-day rule and the Section 104 pool combine — with a worked example.
- [Crypto Losses UK Tax: The Four-Year Deadline](https://thepaidhour.com/crypto-losses-uk-tax/): A crypto loss only counts if you tell HMRC within four years of the tax year you disposed of it. The offset order, and when a dead token can still be claimed.
- [Crypto Mining Tax UK: Trade, Hobby and the £1,000 Rule](https://thepaidhour.com/crypto-mining-tax-uk/): Mined crypto is taxed twice: on its value when the reward lands, and on any gain when you sell. Where the £1,000 allowance fits, and when HMRC calls it a trade.
- [Receipt-Scanning Apps: Will HMRC Accept a Photo?](https://thepaidhour.com/receipt-scanning-apps-hmrc-digital-records/): Does HMRC accept photos of receipts? Yes, with conditions. What counts as an acceptable copy, the batching mistake to avoid, and how long to keep them.
- [HMRC Enquiry Into Your Tax Return: What Triggers One](https://thepaidhour.com/hmrc-enquiry-tax-return-triggers/): How long HMRC has to open an enquiry into your return — 12 months, then 4, 6 or 20 years. What triggers an HMRC enquiry, and what to do if one arrives.
- [What Happens If You Miss the MTD for Income Tax Deadline](https://thepaidhour.com/mtd-penalty-points-miss-income-tax-deadline/): MTD penalty points do not start until 2027/28 — nothing for a missed quarterly update in 2026/27. How the four-point £200 threshold and late charges work.
- [Tax Year Dates 2026/27: Every Deadline UK Freelancers Need](https://thepaidhour.com/tax-year-dates-2026-27-calendar/): Every tax deadline a UK sole trader actually meets in 2026/27 — filing, payments on account, MTD quarterly updates, National Insurance and the rolling VAT date.
- [How Long Can You Chase an Unpaid Invoice in the UK?](https://thepaidhour.com/how-long-can-you-chase-an-unpaid-invoice-uk/): There is a real cut-off after which an unpaid invoice becomes legally uncollectable. What the Limitation Act 1980 means for freelancers chasing old debts.
- [MTD Bridging Software: Do You Need Full Software?](https://thepaidhour.com/mtd-bridging-software-explained/): MTD bridging software lets spreadsheet users stay compliant. What the digital link rule actually bans, and how to pick a tool from HMRC’s own list.
- [Self-Employed State Pension Forecast: Fix the Gaps](https://thepaidhour.com/state-pension-forecast-self-employed/): Most self-employed people never check their State Pension forecast. How the 35-year rule works, why freelancers have more gaps, and when filling them pays.
- [HMRC Platform Reporting: Vinted, eBay and Etsy Rules](https://thepaidhour.com/hmrc-platform-reporting-rules-vinted-ebay-etsy/): How HMRC sees your Vinted sales: what Vinted, eBay and Etsy actually report, the £1,700 threshold, and whether you owe any tax on it.
- [Crypto Tax UK: What a Sole Trader Actually Owes](https://thepaidhour.com/crypto-tax-uk-sole-traders-2026/): Crypto tax UK, for sole traders: Capital Gains Tax vs trading income, mining and staking, getting paid in crypto, and the 2026 HMRC reporting change.
- [E-Money Accounts vs Bank Accounts: The Difference](https://thepaidhour.com/e-money-accounts-vs-bank-accounts-difference/): A lot of popular freelancer business accounts are e-money accounts, not banks. The money is kept safe differently — worth knowing how before you rely on it.
- [Hiring a Subcontractor as a Sole Trader: Status First](https://thepaidhour.com/hiring-a-subcontractor-as-a-sole-trader/): Hiring a subcontractor as a sole trader means proving they are genuinely self-employed. Get it wrong and HMRC can pursue the unpaid tax from you.
- [Switching Business Bank Accounts: The Easy 7-Day Process](https://thepaidhour.com/switching-business-bank-accounts-7-day-process/): Switching business bank accounts takes 7 working days under the Current Account Switch Service, with a guarantee against fees if anything goes wrong.
- [VAT Invoices: What Changes Once You Register](https://thepaidhour.com/vat-invoices-explained-what-changes/): VAT invoices need fields a normal invoice doesn't, plus a 30-day issue deadline. Here's what changes once you're VAT registered.
- [Business Rates When Working From Home: When They Apply](https://thepaidhour.com/business-rates-when-working-from-home/): Most home-based freelancers never pay business rates. Once the Valuation Office gives part of your home a rateable value, that changes — here is when.
- [FSCS Protection on Business Accounts: What's Covered in 2026](https://thepaidhour.com/fscs-protection-on-business-accounts-2026/): The FSCS limit rose to £120,000 in December 2025 — but whether your business account is covered depends on your bank’s licence, not just its name.
- [Reducing Your Payments on Account: When and How to Apply](https://thepaidhour.com/reducing-payments-on-account-sa303/): HMRC lets you reduce payments on account if you expect a lower bill — get the estimate wrong and interest runs on the shortfall. How SA303 works.
- [Foreign Income Tax for UK Freelancers: How It Works](https://thepaidhour.com/foreign-income-self-employed-uk-freelancers/): UK tax residents generally owe tax on foreign income when they earn it, wherever the money sits. How residency, reporting and double taxation relief work.
- [High Income Child Benefit Charge When Self-Employed](https://thepaidhour.com/high-income-child-benefit-charge-self-employed/): Self-employed income is hard to predict, which makes the Child Benefit charge easy to misjudge. How adjusted net income works — and how a pension changes it.
- [Free Accounting Software for Sole Traders in 2026](https://thepaidhour.com/free-accounting-software-for-sole-traders/): Free accounting software for sole traders is real, but almost every free tier shares one catch: no MTD submissions. What is genuinely free in 2026.
- [Switching Accounting Software Without Losing Records](https://thepaidhour.com/switching-accounting-software-2026/): HMRC expects six years of VAT records. Here is how to switch accounting software without losing the history you are still legally required to produce.
- [Wise Business Review 2026: Fees, FX and the FSCS Catch](https://thepaidhour.com/wise-business-account-review-uk-freelancers/): Wise Business charges a one-off £50, no monthly fee, and transfers from 0.24% at the real exchange rate. When that beats a standard UK business account.
- [Taxfix (TaxScouts) Review 2026: Is £99 Worth It?](https://thepaidhour.com/taxfix-taxscouts-review-uk/): TaxScouts is now Taxfix. What a UK accountant actually does at the £99–£349 tiers, and when the price is worth paying against filing yourself.
- [FreshBooks UK Review 2026: What It Really Costs](https://thepaidhour.com/freshbooks-uk-freelancers/): FreshBooks review for UK freelancers: real GBP pricing, confirmed MTD VAT support, and what is still unconfirmed for MTD for Income Tax.
- [MTD for Income Tax: Quarterly Deadlines 2026/27](https://thepaidhour.com/mtd-for-income-tax-quarterly-deadlines-2026-27/): The first £50,000-plus cohort's opening quarterly update was due 7 August 2026. Here are the MTD for Income Tax deadlines and what missing one costs.
- [Linking Your Bank to Accounting Software: Is It Safe?](https://thepaidhour.com/linking-your-bank-account-software-2026/): Connecting a business bank account to accounting software takes two minutes. Here is what the connection can actually see, and how Open Banking protects it.
- [Zoho Books Free Plan Review 2026: What You Actually Get](https://thepaidhour.com/zoho-books-free-plan-uk-freelancers/): Zoho Books offers a genuinely free UK accounting plan with MTD and SA100 support. Here's exactly what's included, what's missing, and who it suits.
- [Do You Need Accounting Software as a Sole Trader?](https://thepaidhour.com/need-accounting-software-sole-trader-2026/): Not automatically. Plenty of sole traders stay compliant on a spreadsheet — until VAT, MTD mandation or sheer transaction volume changes the answer.
- [Working From Home Tax Relief for Sole Traders](https://thepaidhour.com/working-from-home-tax-relief-sole-traders-2026/): Most sole traders working 25–50 hours a month from a spare room can claim £10 a month, and many never do. Both routes to the relief, compared.
- [Voluntary Class 2 National Insurance: Worth It in 2026/27?](https://thepaidhour.com/voluntary-class-2-national-insurance-2026-27/): Voluntary Class 2 NI costs £189.80 for 2026/27. If profits dipped below the small profits threshold, it may be the cheapest pension year you can buy.
- [Autumn Budget 2025 Self-Employed: What Actually Changed](https://thepaidhour.com/autumn-budget-2025-self-employed-changes/): Most of the Autumn Budget 2025 headlines do not touch a sole trader's tax bill. A few do — and one of them matters more than the coverage suggested.
- [Simply Business for Sole Traders: Not an Insurer](https://thepaidhour.com/simply-business-sole-trader-insurance/): Public liability, professional indemnity and other cover sole traders compare through Simply Business — what it costs from, and how the broker model works.
- [Splitting Income With a Spouse When Self-Employed](https://thepaidhour.com/splitting-income-with-a-spouse-self-employed-2026/): Marriage Allowance is worth up to £252 a year for filling in one form — and it is the first thing to check before splitting income in riskier ways.
- [Sage Accounting Review 2026: The Best Fit for Sole Traders?](https://thepaidhour.com/sage-accounting-review-sole-traders/): Sage Accounting's UK pricing and features for sole traders — what the Start plan includes, and what it costs once the intro offer ends.
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