Self Employed

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First of all, you need to register with HM Revenue & Customs as a self employed person. You must do this within three months of commencing to trade, otherwise you may become liable to late registration penalties. The easiest way to register is to do it online via the HMRC website (see below) but you can also do it by phone or by downloading a form to post.

You will need to have to hand the following information

name
address
National Insurance number
date of birth
contact telephone number
contact email address
the date your self-employment commenced
the nature of your business
your business address
your business telephone number
Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) if you were previously within Self Assessment
the business's UTR if you are joining an existing partnership
where relevant, the full name(s) and date(s) of birth of your business partner(s)

You can register online using the following link: Register online

Telephone helpline 0845 915 4515

If you wish to appoint an agent, you’ll also need to complete and sign a form 64-8 (Authorising your agent) form. You can obtain one here

Finally, the Government are quite helpful and supply several guidelines on the following page of their website here

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