Business Registration

Here you’ll find everything you need to know about registering your business, including choosing between sole trader and limited company, the paperwork you need to fill in to register your chosen business structure as well as where to find it and what happens next.

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Business Structures

Choosing a business structure is often the trickiest part of registration often causes a huge amount of worry. In the business structures section, you’ll find helpful guides explaining the difference between all the most common business structures available as well as some help with choosing which one is right for you.

Form a Limited Company

If you’ve decided forming a Limited Company is right for your business or side hustle, then the next step is to start filling out the paperwork and understanding the forms you’ll need to complete each year. In the Form a Limited Company section, you’ll find guides explaining what you need to do to register with Companies House and what you’ll be responsible for doing as a Company Director.

Register as Self Employed

Registering as self-employed is the quickest and easiest way to let HMRC know you’re working for yourself. In the Register as Self Employed section, you can find out how to complete your registration online on the HMRC website.

Register a Partnership

Setting up a partnership is ideal if you want to work with someone, share the profits and minimise the paperwork. In the Register a Partnership section, you can find out more about registering a partnership, how the tax works and the forms you need to complete.

When Should You Move From Sole Trader to Limited Company?

Find out the key issues you need to consider to help decide when you should move from sole trader to Limited Company including taxes and protecting your personal assets.

Is it Worth Setting Up a Limited Company?

Find out whether it is worth setting up a Limited Company, the pros and cons of doing so and what else you need to consider.

Partnership Tax Returns (SA800) Explained

The SA800 is the code given by HMRC to the partnership tax return. Find out more about this form and the information it contains.

How Does Tax Work in a Partnership?

Once you’ve decided to set up a partnership, then next question that often plays on peoples mind is ‘how does tax work’? If this question is at the top of your worry list, then this guide is for you. Here’s you’ll discover more about tax for partnerships, how you report earnings, how much you’ll pay and where you can find more reading on legally reducing your tax bill.

Do I Have to Register My Side Hustle as a Business?

Are you lying awake at night worried the tax-man is lurking around the corner because you should have registered your side hustle as a business? Well, worry no more! In this guide, I’ll show you the rules you need to know about registering a business, what it means for your taxes, tax code and what you need to do next.