Tax
The £1,000 trading allowance: a UK maker's guide (2026)
The £1,000 trading allowance lets UK makers earn before declaring to HMRC, but the small print catches a lot of side-hustlers out. Three worked examples and the multi-platform tracking trap explained.
2 June 2026 · 18 min read
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