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Guides
All guides →Tax summaryPound Sterling (GBP) · key ratesShowHide
| VAT (standard) | 20% |
|---|---|
| Corporation Tax | 19% – 25% |
| Income Tax | 20% – 45% |
| Employer NIC | 15% |
Starting a business in the United Kingdom?
Begin with sole trader registration — a step-by-step guide with fees, documents and timelines.
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All United Kingdom guides (113)
Every guide we publish for the United Kingdom, grouped by topic.
Business registration & legal
- How to Register as a Sole Trader in the UK (2026 Guide)
- UTR Number: What It Is, How to Get One and Where to Find It (2026)
- Public Limited Company (PLC) in 2026: What It Is, the Rules and PLC vs Ltd
- How to Set Up a Limited Company in the UK (2026 Step-by-Step Guide)
- CIS Registration in 2026: A Guide for Contractors and Subcontractors
- Sole Trader vs Limited Company in 2026: Which Pays Less Tax?
- Companies House Filing in 2026: Confirmation Statements, Accounts and Deadlines
- Public Liability Insurance for Sole Traders: Do You Need It, How Much Cover, and What Else to Consider (2026)
- What Is Meant by a Limited Company? A Plain-English UK Guide for 2026
- How to Change Your Registered Office Address in 2026: AD01, Rules and Costs
- Company Secretary in 2026: Do You Need One, What They Do and How to Appoint or Remove One
- Confirmation Statement in 2026: Fee, Deadline, What You Confirm and How to File
- Dormant Company in 2026: What It Means, What You Still File and How to Restart
- How to Register a Trademark in the UK (2026): IPO Process, Classes, Fees and Timeline
- Sole Trader Business Names in 2026: The Rules, Disclosure and How to Protect Your Name
Starting & growing a business
- HMRC Contact Numbers (2026): Helplines by Topic, Opening Hours and Scam Checks
- HMRC Personal Tax Account: How to Sign In, Update Your Address and Check Your Tax (2026)
- Small Business Rate Relief in 2026: Who Qualifies and How to Check Your Rates
- How to Close a Limited Company in 2026: Strike-Off, Liquidation and Tax
- How to Start a Business in the UK: the 2026 Step-by-Step Guide
- How to Start a Cleaning Business in the UK: the 2026 Guide
- How to Start an Online Shop in the UK: the 2026 Guide
- How to Start a Cafe in the UK: the 2026 Step-by-Step Guide
- Starting a Food Business From Home in the UK: 2026 Guide
VAT
- How to Register for VAT in the UK (2026)
- UK VAT Registration Numbers in 2026: Format, Where to Find One and How to Check It
- Construction VAT Reverse Charge in 2026: When It Applies, Invoices and VAT Returns
- The VAT Cash Accounting Scheme in 2026: Thresholds, Rules and Whether It Suits You
- VAT Flat Rate Scheme (2026): Rates, the Limited Cost Test and Whether It Pays
- VAT Invoice Requirements in 2026: Full, Simplified and Modified Invoices Explained
- VAT Returns in 2026: Deadlines, Boxes 1 to 9, Paying HMRC and Penalties
Income & corporation tax
- Self Assessment Tax Return (2026): Who Files, Deadlines and How to Do It
- How to Claim a Tax Refund from HMRC in 2026
- Corporation Tax in the UK (2026): Rates, Marginal Relief, Deadlines and Allowances
- Making Tax Digital (2026): Who Must Join, Deadlines and How It Works
- Tax on Dividends in the UK (2026): Rates, Allowance and Worked Examples
- Business Rates in 2026: How They're Calculated, New Multipliers and Reliefs
- HMRC Tax-Free Allowances in 2026: The Personal Allowance and Every Extra Allowance
- How to Calculate Self-Employed Tax in 2026 (UK, with Worked Examples)
- UK Business Tax Rates in 2026: Every Tax Your Business Pays, With Worked Examples
- HMRC Pension Savings Limits in 2026: Annual Allowance, Tax Relief and Smart Contributions
- Valuation Office Business Rates in 2026: How Your Rateable Value Is Set and How to Challenge It
- Universal Credit When You're Self-Employed: Minimum Income Floor, Start-Up Period and Monthly Reporting (2026)
- HMRC Mileage Allowance in 2026: Approved Rates, Advisory Fuel Rates and How to Claim
- Allowable Expenses for the Self-Employed in 2026: What You Can Claim, What You Can't and How
- Business Asset Disposal Relief in 2026: Rates, Conditions and Worked Examples
- Business Property Relief in 2026: The £2.5m Allowance, 50% Relief and AIM Shares
- Cash Basis Accounting in 2026: How HMRC's Default Method Works for Sole Traders
- How to Pay Yourself as a Director in 2026: Salary vs Dividends, With Worked Figures
- Director's Loan Account (2026): Overdrawn Balances, s455 at 35.75% and How to Clear Them
- IR35 in 2026: Off-Payroll Rules, Small-Client Thresholds and a Worked Contractor Comparison
- Payments on Account in 2026: How They Work and How to Plan for Them
- Self Assessment Late Filing Penalties in 2026: £100, Daily Penalties, Interest and How to Appeal
- Self-Employed National Insurance in 2026: Class 4 Rates, Class 2 and Your State Pension
- Side Hustle Tax in the UK (2026): When You Owe Tax, When to Register and What You'll Pay
- The £1,000 Trading Allowance in 2026: Side Hustles, Online Selling and When to Tell HMRC
- Use of Home as Office in 2026: Working From Home Expenses for Sole Traders and Directors
HR, payroll & employment
- Help to Save: How the 50% HMRC Bonus Works and Who Can Get It (2026)
- Maternity Pay When You're Self-Employed: How Maternity Allowance Works in 2026
- Statutory Sick Pay in 2026: The New Day-One Rules for Employers
- Employing Agency Staff in the UK (2026): What Hirers Must Know
- National Minimum Wage UK (2026): Rates by Age and How to Check You Pay It
- How to Register as an Employer in the UK (2026)
- Apprenticeship Levy in 2026: Who Pays, How It's Worked Out and What Changed
- Workplace Pension Auto-Enrolment for Employers (2026): Duties, Thresholds, Costs and Penalties
- Company Car Tax in 2026-27: BIK Rates, Electric Cars, Fuel and Worked Examples
- Disciplinary Procedure in the UK (2026): The Acas Steps, Your Rights and the 25% Uplift
- Emergency Tax Code in 2026-27: Why You're on It, How Long It Lasts and Getting Your Money Back
- Employer National Insurance in 2026: Rates, Thresholds, Employment Allowance and Worked Examples
- Employer Pension Contributions in 2026: Minimums, Earnings Bases, Tax Relief and What They Really Cost
- Employment Allowance in 2026: Who Can Claim £10,500 and How to Claim It
- Employment Contracts in the UK (2026): What to Put in Writing From Day One
- Expenses and Benefits for Employers in 2026: What's Tax-Free, What's Taxable and How to Report It
- Flexible Working Requests in 2026: The Day-One Right, the 2-Month Deadline and the Coming Reasonableness Test
- Grievance Procedure in the UK (2026): How to Raise, Handle and Appeal a Grievance
- Holiday Entitlement in 2026: How Much Leave Workers Get and How to Pay It
- How to Calculate Holiday Pay in 2026: the 52-Week Average, Overtime, 12.07% and Rolled-Up Pay
- Statutory Notice Periods in the UK (2026): How Much Notice, Notice Pay, PILON and Garden Leave
- P11D and Benefits in Kind (2026): Deadlines, Class 1A and Worked Examples
- P45 in 2026: When to Issue It, What Each Part Does and Starters Without One
- P60 in 2026: Who Gets One, the 31 May Deadline and How to Read It
- Payroll Year End 2026-27: Final FPS, P60s, P11Ds and the New Tax Year
- Payrolling Benefits in Kind in 2026: Voluntary Payrolling Now, Mandatory Payrolling from April 2027
- What Must Be on a Payslip in the UK (2026): The Legal Checklist
- Probation Periods in the UK (2026): Length, Extensions, Dismissal and the 2027 Unfair Dismissal Change
- Statutory Redundancy Pay in 2026: How Much to Pay and How to Do It Fairly
- The Redundancy Process in the UK (2026): Selection, Consultation, HR1 and Alternative Work
- Right to Work Checks in 2026: How to Check Staff and Avoid a £60,000 Penalty
- Salary Sacrifice in 2026: Pension Savings, OpRA Rules, the Minimum Wage Floor and the 2029 NI Cap
- Settlement Agreements in the UK (2026): Requirements, Independent Advice and Tax
- Statutory Maternity Pay in 2026: An Employer's Guide With Worked Examples
- Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave in 2026: Employer's Guide to Rates, Day-One Leave and Reclaims
- Student Loan Deductions in 2026-27: Thresholds, Notices and Worked Payslips
- Tax Codes Explained for 2026-27: Numbers, Letters, K Codes and Week 1/Month 1
- Termination Payments and Tax in 2026: The £30,000 Exemption, PENP, Notice Pay and Class 1A
- TUPE in the UK (2026): When It Applies, Employee Liability Information and Consultation
- Unfair Dismissal in the UK (2026): Fair Reasons, the 2027 Six-Month Rule and What a Claim Is Worth
Finance & accounting
- Business Electricity and Gas Rates in the UK (2026): What You Pay and Why
- Business Bank Accounts in the UK (2026): When You Need One and How to Open It
- Business Savings Accounts in 2026: How to Find the Best Rate, Stay Protected and Handle the Tax
- Mortgages for the Self-Employed in 2026: Documents, Income Rules and How to Improve Your Chances
- Pensions for the Self-Employed in 2026: How to Set One Up and Get the Tax Relief
- Buy-to-Let Mortgages Through a Limited Company in 2026: SPVs, Tax and a Worked Comparison
- Small Business Bank Loans in the UK (2026): Types, Rates, Government Schemes and How to Get Approved
- Bookkeeping for Small Businesses in the UK (2026): Records, Methods, Software and a Routine That Works
- Capital Allowances in 2026: AIA, Full Expensing, Writing Down Allowances and Cars
- Employers' Liability Insurance (2026): Who Needs It, the £5m Minimum, Exemptions and Fines
- How Long to Keep Business Records in the UK (2026): Every Retention Period in One Place
- Late Payment Interest in the UK (2026): How to Charge Statutory Interest and Compensation
- R&D Tax Credits in 2026: The Merged Scheme, ERIS and How to Claim
- How to Write a Sole Trader Invoice in 2026: What to Include, Numbering and Payment Terms
- Start Up Loans in the UK (2026): Rates, Eligibility, Repayments and How to Apply
