For many traditional office workers the idea of ditching their 9-5 job and becoming their own boss sounds like a dream.

A sole trader, also known as a sole proprietor, is a self-employed individual who runs a business. This is the simplest form of business structure compared to other options, like being a limited ...

Sole traders, farmers and their spouses will have received their pre-completed tax returns in MyTax in the last week of ...

A limited company is the most popular legal structure for operating a business in the UK. Read on to find out more.

Our opinion is our own. Read more on our methodology here. Sole trader bank accounts are designed for self-employed individuals. If you work for yourself, either part-time or full-time ...

A "manipulative" rogue trader who conned his customers out of £35,000 has been given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to ...

The fastest way to start a business is as a sole trader. You can start trading straight away and have three months to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of your self-employed status before you incur a ...

When the new financial year begins, new fiscal measures, such as changes to tax rates, usually take effect, which can have a ...

Whether you pass the VAT threshold or register for VAT voluntarily, we explain everything you need to know about Value Added Tax Whether or not you need to pay Value Added Tax (VAT) as a sole trader ...

Some 28% of sole traders have never applied for a mortgage because they believe they will get rejected or the process will be ...