Aurestone Journal
Plain-English articles on self assessment, HMRC deadlines, allowable expenses, and cleaner business finances.
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A plain-English guide to choosing between staying a sole trader and setting up a limited company, including tax, admin, limited liability, and when incorporation may start to make sense.
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A plain-English guide to the UK side hustle tax headlines, the £1,000 trading allowance, online platform reporting, and when Vinted, eBay, Etsy or hobby income needs to be declared to HMRC.
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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is now here for many UK sole traders and landlords. Learn who is affected, the deadlines, software rules, penalties, and whether becoming limited is worth considering.
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Find out how much tax a UK sole trader pays in 2025/26, including Income Tax, National Insurance, Payments on Account, and what this means for your real take-home pay.
Read articleIf the same confusion returns every month, the problem is probably not one deadline. It is the operating layer underneath it.
Read articleReporting should make the next decision clearer. If it only creates more questions, it is not doing enough.
Read articleA heavier close rarely means the business is too complex. More often, it means finance admin is being left until pressure builds.
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