You must report if gains pass £3,000, if total proceeds pass £50,000, or if crypto income passes the £1,000 allowance. Why losses are worth declaring even when nothing is due, and where crypto now goes on the SA108.
The PA302 collects tax on state pension, bank interest and PAYE shortfalls without a return, and over 1.3 million went out for 2023 to 2024. The 60 day window to query it, the payment deadlines, and the errors worth checking for.
Published UK ranges put a standard Self Assessment at £150 to £400 plus VAT and hourly rates at £50 to £150. Where crypto sits, from £99 flat rate filers to £2,000 specialist years, and what actually sets the number.
Trading 212 sends nothing about your Invest account trades to HMRC. Gains over £3,000 are taxed at 18% or 24%, dividends over £500 at 10.75%, and the ISA sits outside all of it. The pooling rules the app does not apply.
Ordinary cashback on cards, shopping and bank switching is not taxable for private individuals, per HMRC’s Statement of Practice 4/97. The exceptions are business spend and things that are really interest.
The tax year runs 6 April to 5 April, and everything else follows from it. Registration by 5 October, paper by 31 October, online and payment by 31 January.
The dividend allowance is £500 and the rates rose on 6 April 2026, to 10.75% at basic rate and 35.75% at higher rate. What you pay, when you report it, and what stays tax free.
Four steps, a few signatures, and the professional clearance process does the rest. What your old accountant can and cannot withhold, and when to time the switch.
Selling your own clothes below what you paid is never taxable. Why Vinted asked for your details, what gets reported, and where the actual tax line sits.
Thirty sales or about £1,700 gets you reported, but reporting is not owing. When selling is tax free, when it becomes trading, and what to do about the letter.