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How to register as an employer (register for PAYE with HMRC)
How to register for PAYE with HMRC, making your business an EMPLOYER. Not a bad process, but there are a couple of quirks to watch out for.
I'm neck deep in making videos for my Patreon channel at the moment, and this is one that, when I was watching it back, I thought could be useful as a standalone piece of advice.
If this is the way you like to be taught about the accounting and tax then come join us over at the The Accounting Tea Break Library on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/copperlibrary
It's £10 a month, it's full of all the tax and accounting stuff you wish you knew when you started your own business and it will save you some combination of time, money and stress.
Let me know if you have any questions in the comments.
Thanks for watching!
www.thecoppercoins.co.uk/
If we haven't met yet, then hi, I'm Benedict, I'm a Chartered Accountant. This channel is my place to give tips and advice to freelancers, small business owners, start ups, entrepreneurs... anyone who might need a bit of guidance from an accountant in the UK.
My accounting firm is called The Copper Coins; head over to my website if you need more help than a UA-cam video can provide.
DISCLAIMER TIME: Are you my client? No? You don't have an engagement letter from me with my signature on it? Well then I guess you're not my client, not right now at least. So, of course, I have to warn you that this is just general information, just me talking about my experience with accounting, and that my company and I can't be held responsible for what you do with this information. I make these purely to be helpful, but I may have made a mistake, or brushed over some subtleties of the law, or you might be in a situation that means this information is wrong for you. If you want personal accounting advice, go find an accountant and talk to them and maybe hire them. I might be taking on new clients if you want to get in touch. Thanks.
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The five types of VAT
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Anything you sell should fall into one of these five VAT categories. This is a video from my Patreon channel that, when I was watching it back, I thought could be useful as a standalone piece of advice. Whatever goods or services you sell, you should probably be aware of the category (or categories) you fall into for VAT. It is, admittedly, less important if you are under the VAT threshold and ...
The ICO: why do I have a letter from the Information Commissioner's Office?
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This is a video from my Patreon channel that, when I was watching it back, I thought could be useful as a standalone piece of advice. This is something that everyone running a business needs to know, and doubly so if you've received a letter from the ICO - the Information Commissioner's Office - asking you for money. If this is the way you like to be taught about the accounting and tax and (in ...
The Accounting Tea Break Library, on Patreon
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... The Accounting Tea Break library is my attempt to teach you how to do the tax and accounting for your UK business. Not just a quick tea break like I do here on youtube, but a full cookery course. And hiring an accountant is like eating in a restaurant: it’s nice, but it’s expensive, and not always conve...
How to Pay Yourself as a Ltd Company - Directors Salary 2021/2022 - Dividends vs Salary UK
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... Need to see this written down? Put your email in here and I'll send you a PDF: www.thecoppercoins.co.uk/salary2122.html Yes, having a limited company can save you tax versus self employment! And no, it's not at all obvious how or why! Let me tell you how to tax efficiently take money out of your UK limi...
How to Start a UK Ltd Company in 2021: WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NEXT (s1e6)
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... Welcome to my short playlist on how to register a limited company in the UK in 2021. ua-cam.com/video/6ATRN8ixxuM/v-deo.html I’ve broken this down into a short series of videos: - First, the one minute summary, for the tik tok generation (s1eX) - Then episode zero, THE IDEA (s1e0) - Episode one is all a...
How to Start a UK Ltd Company in 2021: HMRC AND TAXES (s1e5)
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... Don't fear the reaper! Yes, the tax man's coming now you've set up your limited company, but if you know what to expect and when, you've got nothing to be afraid of. Let me give a quick explanation of the main taxes for limited companies and their owners. Sign up here to be notified when I open the Patr...
How to Start a UK Ltd Company in 2021: INSURANCE, BANKING, etc. (s1e4)
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... Well done on starting your limited company! Here's a quick trip through insurance, banking and accounting to get you through the first month. Sign up here to be notified when I open the Patreon Membership site: www.thecoppercoins.co.uk/patreonnotification.html Or watch this video if you don’t know what ...
How to Start a UK Ltd Company in 2021: SCREEN BY SCREEN WALKTHROUGH (s1e3)
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This is the big one@: screen by screen walkthrough of the limited company registration process in the UK. We got this! Sign up here to be notified when I open the Patreon Membership site: www.thecoppercoins.co.uk/patreonnotification.html Or watch this video if you don’t know what I mean by Patreon Membership site: ua-cam.com/video/KgcM0qX1LKM/v-deo.html CH annexes for naming rules: www.gov.uk/g...
How to Start a UK Ltd Company in 2021: WARNINGS! (s1e2)
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... This won't take long, but I need to give you a couple of warnings before you actually start clicking through screens with me on Companies House. You're about to create a new legal entity, that's what a limited company is, and I want you just to pause here for a minute to check there isn't any reason tha...
How to Start a UK Ltd Company in 2021: PROS AND CONS (s1e1)
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... Before you learn how to start a company, you need to know if you *should* start a company. And for that, you need to learnt he main pros and cons. Sign up here to be notified when I open the Patreon Membership site: www.thecoppercoins.co.uk/patreonnotification.html Or watch this video if you don’t know ...
How to Start a UK Ltd Company in 2021: THE IDEA (s1e0)
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... You don't need an idea to start a company, you can do it just for practice, or just to sell whatever you create later on. But I think coming up with an idea is an important part of the process that people don't mention when they tell you how to start a company. If nothing else, I hope this video will te...
How to Start a UK Ltd Company in 2021 IN ONE MINUTE (s1eX)
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... One minute? It's almost *too much* time to tell you how to start your company. Sign up here to be notified when I open the Patreon Membership site: www.thecoppercoins.co.uk/patreonnotification.html Or watch this video if you don’t know what I mean by Patreon Membership site: ua-cam.com/video/KgcM0qX1LKM...
Don't waste your £2,000 tax-free dividend allowance
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... If you own a company, that has profit, and you haven’t taken any dividends this year then you are about to throw away your £2,000 annual dividend allowance, and with it £150 of tax (if you are a basic rate taxpayer… it’s £650 if you are a higher rate taxpayer). Declare a £2,000 dividend for yourself, pr...
Pre-registration VAT saves you tax
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I’ve made a library, it’s on Patreon, and you should join: www.patreon.com/copperlibrary ... Pre-registration VAT means claiming back the VAT on things you bought before you registered for VAT. Really! You're allowed! There are rules of course - there are *always* rules - but this is usually worth hundreds if not thousands of pounds for the business that has recently registered for VAT. Allow m...
Tax free gifts... for you and your employees!
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Tax free gifts... for you and your employees!
Extend your Self Assessment deadline by a year!
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Extend your Self Assessment deadline by a year!
How to Become Self Employed (in 39 seconds)
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How to Become Self Employed (in 39 seconds)
How to sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD4VAT)
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How to sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD4VAT)
Tax on selling business assets (in the UK)
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Tax on selling business assets (in the UK)
Christmas/business/office party tax savings
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Christmas/business/office party tax savings
Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed
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Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed
Lost Company Authentication Code (Companies House, UK)
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Lost Company Authentication Code (Companies House, UK)
Lost Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR from HMRC, UK)
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Lost Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR from HMRC, UK)
How to account for VAT
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How to account for VAT
How to work out your income tax (in the UK)
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How to work out your income tax (in the UK)
HMRC PAYE "specified charge" letter
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HMRC PAYE "specified charge" letter
Is there vat on yoga? (Or dancing? Or golf? Or any other private tuition?)
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Is there vat on yoga? (Or dancing? Or golf? Or any other private tuition?)
The five essential profit figures in a limited company and four for a sole trader
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The five essential profit figures in a limited company and four for a sole trader
Travel expenses, tax, and "temporary" places of work
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Travel expenses, tax, and "temporary" places of work

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @misterbonzoid5623
    @misterbonzoid5623 17 днів тому

    Brilliant; just what I needed. Thank you.

  • @247wes
    @247wes 17 днів тому

    Thank you for the information. Much appreciated.

  • @aallin1_mtr
    @aallin1_mtr 20 днів тому

    Should a tax agent be registered as self employed?

  • @richardjackson4353
    @richardjackson4353 Місяць тому

    Hi could you tell me where to put activation code in for paye ?

  • @ghilesidir447
    @ghilesidir447 Місяць тому

    Comment

  • @anenglishman3545
    @anenglishman3545 2 місяці тому

    can you only pay a dividend if the company has profit? for example a company has a loan of £10,000 outstanding but has £3,000 in its bank account so a net £7,000 owed, can a dividend be paid from the £3,000 in the bank or would this be classed as the company is not making profit

  • @anenglishman3545
    @anenglishman3545 2 місяці тому

    If you use 2 cars for work is the 10,000 mile cap per car or per person?

  • @IdrisShenaee
    @IdrisShenaee 2 місяці тому

    My accountant already have all these details and registered but I want to log in PAYE myself without telling my accountant because I want to see history of my employees. I asked my accountant to send me those details he said no what to do to log in HMRC port and see my PAYE please help

  • @theycallmethequeen
    @theycallmethequeen 2 місяці тому

    nope - there is no place to "request authentication code"

  • @PaulGorrigan
    @PaulGorrigan 2 місяці тому

    10 / 10 to that man! Method 2 worked for me🙂

  • @chantelbriody1418
    @chantelbriody1418 3 місяці тому

    Hello please could you tell me how i add my carers to my account. I have carers due to my disability

  • @_J4CK4L_
    @_J4CK4L_ 3 місяці тому

    Thanks mate

  • @abihasami7287
    @abihasami7287 3 місяці тому

    thanks a lot

  • @megangaze
    @megangaze 4 місяці тому

    Oh, let’s not forget council tax, road tax, and even tax for simply watching your tv that you’ve already paid for (for which the overall cost already included Tax A.K.A - VAT).

  • @kamranhashmi1575
    @kamranhashmi1575 4 місяці тому

    If you've lost your utr it might awell gone down a black hole, can't open up a hmrc acount tried everything its been 6 months can't get hold of it 😮

  • @anyihobson
    @anyihobson 4 місяці тому

    You really get into the weeds in a way that others don't.

  • @ireneakurut3232
    @ireneakurut3232 5 місяців тому

    thank you for the break down . however, whats the difference between the Accounting Reference date and the Financial reporting period.. are they the same

  • @andyMSH700
    @andyMSH700 5 місяців тому

    In my opinion the ICO has no teeth and pretty much useless to the general public....government organisations hide behind this service referring you back to them knowing full well they will close your query down....why are they being paid by the tax payer?

  • @TessMcKenney
    @TessMcKenney 5 місяців тому

    So useful - thank you

  • @Richard-w6c
    @Richard-w6c 6 місяців тому

    I have done a tax refund and HMRC said WB Employment Internal Accounts has not sent them a P60. I had written too my company employment agency and no reply. I used a company called taxed to claim a refund Richard Bealey Exeter Devon UK

  • @WH05DAT
    @WH05DAT 6 місяців тому

    mate, love the wah you explain things, super helpful

  • @motochileiros-motopackers103
    @motochileiros-motopackers103 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for the video. I'm planning to buy a brand new motorbike under sole trader expenses, can I claim the whole value under AIA/Capital allowances? Or even under cash basis? What about an Electric car for personal use? The main reason is to bring the tax brackets down to the basic level.

  • @emmaa3376
    @emmaa3376 8 місяців тому

  • @theone-nm2xu
    @theone-nm2xu 8 місяців тому

    Get over it and get back to the office hmrc should tax the wfh lot more than non work from staff

  • @emmanuelesoko2593
    @emmanuelesoko2593 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for the video. Straight to the point. Nice one bro.

  • @Anna-vk2kp
    @Anna-vk2kp 8 місяців тому

    Great video thank you! I received a specified charge letter but when I logged into my account online there is no sign of any charge or late payment in my PAYE account. It specifically says I don't owe anything so I'm even more confused. Could it be that their system hadn't caught up to the fact that they had since received my RTI but the letter was still sent as it's automated?

  • @piggypiggypig1746
    @piggypiggypig1746 8 місяців тому

    Double tax bills while your income grows each year. I mean, why else are we in business. We aim to grow each year right? Our only relief from tax is when our bodies are broken and we're forced into retirement. Not bitter at all. :(

  • @OmarRyan-r9g
    @OmarRyan-r9g 8 місяців тому

    I mean I would appreciate it if you show us on the company house website where to find request the code. I can never find this tab any where on Company house website.

  • @jlty6163
    @jlty6163 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for the info

  • @robmcmeekin6663
    @robmcmeekin6663 9 місяців тому

    Can I claim tax relief on business mileage when I am using a company car?

  • @hamidsaghir9430
    @hamidsaghir9430 9 місяців тому

    Hi Benedict! Thanks for the video, can we claim the purchases pre-registration VAT for the goods that we bought for trading (sales)? also, do we need to pay the VAT over the pre-registration sales? (selling on Amazon UK)

  • @beelucas-buckley9998
    @beelucas-buckley9998 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for your very clear videos. I bought my first fixed assets (small UK limited company) in tax year 2020/21, and did the double entry bookkeeping for the depreciation and it all works great (after much initial misunderstanding) and everything balances. I've also been claiming AIA 100% first year and the super-allowance in the second year. I haven't been showing the capital allowances in my accounts because I thought (probably naively) that the capital allowances was for tax purposes only. In the tax year 2022/2023, I made a profit before tax but, after capital allowances, made a loss. Am I doing this right - do I just gaily carry on with my double entry bookkeeping (add back the depreciation to my pre-tax profits, work out the tax then say "oh but I made a loss for tax purposes" and carry it forward against tax for future years without it affecting my accounts? I'm totally confused about it.

  • @MrDaveRotherham
    @MrDaveRotherham 9 місяців тому

    I keep reading that you MUST keep a physical logbook with odometer readings before and after every applicable journey (and personal vehicle use too, some say) - is that not the case?

  • @chiaojijijhijn9566
    @chiaojijijhijn9566 9 місяців тому

    Thanks so much for making this video, I have a quick question: Is it ok to claim for an item worth over £1000 for the year on the cash basis? I asked because you mentioned avoiding going over £1000 for a single item for AIA but does that count also for the Cash Basis? Say for example you purchase a machine for work which costs £2000 and you want to put through as an expense using the Cash Basis, would you be able to claim for the full year with this amount for the single item? If so, how many years do you need to make sure you keep hold of the machine for after the submission of the item as an expense for that year. Thanks in advance!

  • @cyderryder
    @cyderryder 10 місяців тому

    Hi Thanks for a great video. I am a sole trader using cash basis. I bought a van (£3000 deposit £15000 loan (including interest)) Do I just put the total £18000 as an expense ? Can this be done in simplified expenses? Any advice would be most appreciated!!

  • @danc2647
    @danc2647 10 місяців тому

    On the question of import end export you suggested to answer no, "but you can still do those things"... can you elaborate a little more on the implications perhaps of answering yes vs no? Just feels a little odd to say 'no' and then start buying goods and selling to the EU and internationally straight away... and what do you meant by "it won't be your main business". Thanks!

  • @classicalbum
    @classicalbum 10 місяців тому

    If I complete a SA form for the tax year - April 2023 to April 2024. This form has to be in in January, so do I just provide as estimate for the last three months of the tax year? Or when I do a SA form, do I indicate it's from April to January?

    • @misterbonzoid5623
      @misterbonzoid5623 17 днів тому

      You do it a year later; otherwise how do you know the figures to enter?

  • @ossplus
    @ossplus 10 місяців тому

    I am a Chinese and register a British Limited company, and plan to open a store on Amazon in the US through this company, I will not operate it locally in the UK and have no income from UK sources. In this case, is it UK tax-free (offshore tax-free)? If taxes need to be paid, what taxes need to be paid? Thanks.

  • @DilDilpakistan1947
    @DilDilpakistan1947 11 місяців тому

    Very informative vlog, thanks

  • @thomasfinch3123
    @thomasfinch3123 11 місяців тому

    Very useful, also very much enjoyed the delivery

  • @josephbaggs3864
    @josephbaggs3864 11 місяців тому

    HMRC make the criteria to claim overly complex so normal people feel nervous to claim and in the end do not claim in fear of a hugh re-payment and probably penalty fine years down the line. In essence HMRC are crooked (keeping money that is owed to workers) they should explain in simple and workable terms that a normal person can understand and apply confidently. I have changed work place recently, i will spend over 40percent of my time at this place of work but it is expected to be my workplace for under 24 months. The way i read HMRC's riddles is that this becomes a temporary place of work and i can claim back upto the 45p per mile (32p after i deduct the 13p my employer reimburses me). Unless there is some other obscure caveat i have missed? It is wrong really, if they were that clever they could translate their wording into understandable language on their wedsite but i highly doubt they're capable of doing this. Very frustrating....

  • @lexya2160
    @lexya2160 11 місяців тому

    Very detailed explaination. Thank you! I tried calling up with no success 😅. Current situation being, helping a friend out for a few months, irregular income but possibly will be over the £1000 threshold. No plans to carry on as a freelancer after this, what’s the best way to go abouts this? Do I need to register as self employed?

  • @ArsHaD-dg1gb
    @ArsHaD-dg1gb Рік тому

    But, the Value of money of £10,000 which I claimed to Tax is not as the same value which will be in the next 4 years right? Then how can we say the profit level of £40,000 is unchanged?

  • @jonhollandjazz
    @jonhollandjazz Рік тому

    the 13 digit "reference" on HMRC letters was confusing indeed. thank you.

  • @vimog2834
    @vimog2834 Рік тому

    How long does it take to come registered on Thursday and it's Saturday today ???

  • @cjsonconstruction6048
    @cjsonconstruction6048 Рік тому

    Seems like you have some decent content. No videos made in the last two years. You should get back here and make some up to date ones as they’re the easiest ones to listen to when compared to the other UK accountants. Hope to see you soon

  • @vallitaCost
    @vallitaCost Рік тому

    Whether the payment comes from us or from the the government to the ICO, we are still the ones ultimately paying. It's always our money.

  • @tetanusforbreakfast3500
    @tetanusforbreakfast3500 Рік тому

    i am confused about one thing: Do i need to register as 'Sole Trader' at all? (Or to start with?) Or just do the self-assesment? I have the HMRC Gateway login (10 digit), and NI codes. I would like to do Freelancing as my main income.

  • @goldman8531
    @goldman8531 Рік тому

    so if I am a seller and I have information about people, address, email number and I send the supplier to send them the product, I do all that for my company, I don't need to pay, that's okay?

  • @infokrona9601
    @infokrona9601 Рік тому

    good video, best video regarding ICO