The creator tax guide
The complete UK tax guide for creators and influencers: the £1,000 trading allowance, registering with HMRC, what counts as income, payments on account and key deadlines.
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Free, current, plain-English guides to creator money — tax, gifted deals, expenses and VAT — from accountants who work with creators every day.
Gifts, PR and brand deals: what's actually taxable
When gifted products and press trips are taxable for UK influencers, how to value them, and how to invoice cash brand deals properly — the plain-English guide.
Read guideThe creator expenses guide
What UK creators can claim against tax: cameras and kit, editing software, home studio, phone and internet, travel, props — and the clothing rule that catches everyone.
Read guideVAT for creators, without the migraine
When UK creators must register for VAT, what counts towards the £90,000 threshold (including gifted deals), platform quirks like OnlyFans, and how MTD filing works.
Read guideHow to register as self-employed as a content creator
Making money on OnlyFans, YouTube or TikTok? Here's how UK creators register with HMRC, file a first Self Assessment and stay on the right side of the rules.
Read guideThe content creator's tax deadline calendar
Every UK tax deadline a creator needs — registration by 5 Oct, filing 31 Jan, payments on account, MTD from April 2026. Miss one and it costs you. Here's the calendar.
Read guideWhat to do if you have undeclared creator income
Earned from OnlyFans, YouTube or TikTok and never told HMRC? Coming forward voluntarily means much lower penalties. Here's how the Digital Disclosure Service works.
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