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Side-hustler

Income: Sub £30k

Team: 1 person

Structure: Sole trader or Limited company

You either want to:

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    Turn your side-hustle into a full-time business and quit your full time job

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    Make a bit of extra cash on the side to top up your full-time income

The biggest challenges in this phase

  • Declaring your side income in the right way so you don’t get in trouble with HMRC

  • Doing your taxes right (and not paying too much) for a second source of income

  • Keeping track of receipts and invoices you need for tax purposes

  • Trying to get enough jobs to make consistent income and pricing them right

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You just want the accounting done

Monetising a passion alongside employment takes some energy. You don’t want to be worrying about HMRC and year end taxes. For a small fee, you can take it off your to-do list altogether, confident everything is correct and will stand up to scrutiny.

Relief doesn’t cost a lot

Depending on what you need, support starts at £50 +VAT per month.

How we can help

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    SOFTWARE

    Get you set up on Freeagent so you can track your finances and nail the admin

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    ACCOUNTING

    Have us take care of your accounting requirements, so you’re filing accurate tax returns

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    ADVICE

    Help you decide between sole trader or limited company and provide setup support

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