HMRC email updates, videos and webinars if you’re self-employed

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Subscribe to the HMRC help and support email service to get information on a wide range of topics for individuals, businesses, employers and agents.

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Registering and joining webinars

You can register for webinars in advance but we recommend you join each webinar 5 minutes before the start.

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Register for the next live webinar about record keeping for the self-employed.

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Self Assessment penalties

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Watch a collection of videos to find out about UK property income — tax returns.

You’ll learn about:

• filling in tax returns if you have income from a property
• Rent a Room relief
• joint lettings
• the property income allowance
• rent, rates, insurance and ground rent
• property repairs and maintenance
• loan interest and other financial costs
• other allowance property expenses

How to complete your online tax return — employment

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Watch a recorded webinar about how doto I complete myan online tax return —for employment to learn about:

• filling in your online tax return
• signing in and starting your return
• showing your employment details
• finishing and submitting your return
• paying anything you owe

How to complete your online tax return — self-employment

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about understanding and paying your Self Assessment tax bill to learn about:

• filling in your online tax return
• signing in and starting your return
• showing your self-employment details
• finishing and submitting your return
• paying anything you owe

Understand and pay your Self Assessment tax bill

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about understanding and paying your Self Assessment tax bill, to learn about:

• what’s included in your tax bill
• what happens when you’re employed and self-employed at the same time
• how payments on account are calculated
• budgeting for your first tax bill
• how to pay HMRC
• what to do if you are unable to pay

Online tax return help for landlords

Check help and support for landlords to watch catch up webinars on how to complete your online tax return for income from property.

Business expenses

Watch our short series of videos about expenses:

Basic record keeping for the self-employed.

Watch a video about basic record keeping for the self-employed.

Basic record keeping for the self-employed

What expenses can I include in my Self Assessment tax return

Watch a video about what expenses to include in your Self Assessment tax return.

What expenses can I include in my Self Assessment tax return?

Cash basis and simplified expenses

Watch a video about cash basis and simplified expenses.

Cash basis and simplified expenses

Car expenses and the self-employed

LiveRecorded webinar

Register for the next live webinar about car expenses and the self-employed.

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about car expenses and the self-employed.

This webinar is for self-employed sole traders and self-employed partnerships. It is not suitable for limited companies, or company directors. The webinar covers:

• how to use the simplified expenses method for car expenses
• how to calculate the actual costs method for car expenses (including capital allowances)
• leasing a car and personal contract purchases

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about car expenses and the self-employed.

Residential property income for individuals

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Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about residential property income for individuals — an introduction to learn about:

• what we mean by income from property
• furnished holiday lettings
• when to record income and expenses (traditional accounting and cash basis)
• property income allowance
• the Rent a Room Scheme

This webinar will not tell you about:

• allowable expenses and deductions from property income
• Capital Gains Tax
• Stamp Duty Land Tax
• Inheritance Tax

Residential property income for individuals — expenses and deductions

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about residential property income for individuals — expenses and deductions to learn about:

• revenue and capital expenses
• repairs and improvement costs
• expenses before you start letting your property
• mortgage and finance costs
• travel costs for business journeys
• Replacement of Domestic Items Relief

This webinar will not tell you about the basics of letting property.

Individuals with income from UK residential property.

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about individuals with income from UK residential property.

This webinar covers the taxation of income from UK residential property for individuals, including:

• how to tell HMRC you are receiving income from property
• allowable deductions and expenses
• new topics such as using cash basis, mileage rates and finance costs

This webinar is not suitable for businesses or those dealing with commercial properties.

Business expenses for the self-employed

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about business expenses for the self-employed.

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about business expenses for the self-employed to learn about:

• what business expenses are
• the most common expenses, to show what is and is not allowable
• how to enter accurate figures on your tax return

Capital allowances

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about capitalbusiness allowancesexpenses for the self-employed.

Capital allowances

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about capital allowances for the self-employed to learn about how to claim tax relief when buying or improving vehicles and equipment for your business.

Live webinar

Register for the next live webinar about capital allowances for the self-employed.

Research and development tax relief for small and medium-sized businesses

Recorded webinar

Watch a recorded webinar about research and development tax relief for small and medium-sized businesses.

This webinar is an overview of research and development tax relief for small and medium sized businesses, and explains:

• what it is
• who qualifies
• how to claim

Selling alcohol

If you’re a small or medium business buying or selling alcohol you can find out if you need to apply for approval to sell alcohol to another business.

How to add a tax to your business tax account

Watch a video about how to add a tax to your business tax account.

How to add a service through your business tax account

HMRC community forums

You can use the online HMRC community forums to ask questions, see what others are asking and get answers.