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Articles and guides for UK sole traders, featuring expert advice on the specific tax and legal obligations for persons operating under this type of business structure.

Business Ideas & Planning

Registering your business: sole trader or limited company? 

Here, we speak to four small business owners about the decisions they faced when registering their company and what influenced their choices.

Business Ideas & Planning

Six tips for thriving in a one-person business

In this piece, Kati McKeon shares six crucial tips to ensure your one-person business will thrive.

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Sole trader to limited company: Making the change

Nadeem Malik of Sleep & Beyond faced a number of challenges in going from sole trader to limited company, but making the change can be worth it for many entrepreneurs.

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Should I choose sole trader or limited company?

Rebecca Durrant discusses the factors to consider when weighing up sole trader or limited company for your business structure.

Business Ideas & Planning

Electricians to plumbers – the best cities for building a career in a trade

With 25 new trade start-ups opening their doors every day, new research shows the best cities in the country to start a trade business.

Accounting

Sole traders spend 9.5 million hours doing their tax returns

Sole traders are spending vast amounts of company time on slow and outdated tax return processes, a new study reveals.

News

Sole traders bear the brunt of late payment woes

East of England residents are the worst culprits when it comes to paying local sole traders late, creating an annual loss of £6,108 per microbusiness over the last year.

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Sole Trader Case Study: Running a SEO business

Sam Wright started SEO and web content provider Blink in 2010. He talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about starting up and how the lifestyle of a sole trader suits him.

Accounting

Business expenses claimable against Income Tax

I am a sole-trader who has been trading for 3 years. I currently have rented office space, however I am in the process of extending my home to provide me with the facilities to work there instead. What build / equipment costs, if any, can I write off against tax?

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The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

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How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?