Find out if you need to tell HMRC about your online selling
Free, no login, takes about 60 seconds. Work out whether your selling counts as trading, then see your real profit after marketplace fees.
Based on current HMRC rules · No login required · Not affiliated with HMRC
What TaxLaidOut does
- Checks whether your online selling looks like trading under HMRC’s ‘badges of trade’.
- Explains the £1,000 trading allowance and when you might need a Self Assessment tax return.
- Calculates your real profit after marketplace fees, with an estimate of tax to set aside.
- Gives a clear, plain-English answer in about a minute — no account, no cost, no spam.
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Guides & explainers
Plain-English guides on selling online and UK tax: