Guides to swapping services, valuing your work and growing your business.
News
From April 2027, sole traders and landlords with more than £30,000 of gross income will keep digital records and send quarterly updates. Here's who's in, how it works and what we'd do to get ready.
26 Oct 20265 min read
Swapping services
How to barter services with another UK business fairly, from finding a match and pricing both sides in pounds to writing the deal down and recording the swap for tax.
23 Oct 20267 min read
Money and tax
Yes, swapping work counts as trading income at market value, and it can count for VAT too. Here's how HMRC sees bartering, what it could cost you in tax and how to record a swap properly.
16 Sept 20266 min read
Working for yourself
Reviews, a complete Google Business Profile, local referrals and swapping skills for help you can't pay for: what the recent figures say, how far we'd trust them, and a five-hours-a-week plan.
19 Aug 20267 min read
Working for yourself
Your freelance day rate comes from the profit you want, what the business costs to run and the days you can really bill. Here's the full sum for a made-up Leeds designer, using this year's tax rates and real UK benchmarks.
15 Jul 20265 min read
Swapping services
A contra deal swaps your services for someone else's instead of paying cash. Here's how to value one, how HMRC treats it, and when we think it's worth doing.
17 Jun 20266 min read
Swapping services
Swapping services can work well for small businesses, as long as you put a cash price on both sides, write down the scope and record the swap as a sale, which is how HMRC sees it.
20 May 20265 min read