Starting a business is both scary and thrilling at the exact same time but it does fill you up with questions. You’ll have questions about tax, National Insurance, business records and expenses? HMRC have released e-Learning courses that are free to business owners covering tax, National Insurance, business records and expenses. Here’s a list of the HMRC courses available:
• Starting Your Own Business – on the HMRC website
• Tax Advice for Driving Instructors (DIA) – on the HMRC website
• Tax Advice for the Construction Industry – on the HMRC website
• Tax Advice for Childminders – on the HMRC website
• Tax for Foster Carers – on the HMRC website
• Tax for Shared Lives Carers – on the HMRC website
• Exporting Goods (UKTI) – on the HMRC website
• Trading with other EU Countries (UKTI) – on the HMRC website
You can work through the courses at your own pace, you don’t need to do it all in one go. If you want to take a quick ‘bite-size’ approach you can tune into HMRC’s YouTube Channel for information on tax. They aim to answer frequently asked questions from business owners.
HMRC also provide webinars that are free to attend. These webinars are online presentations that enable you to attend a with the ease of attending without leaving the office. HMRC do webinars on a wide variety of topics such as business expenses for the self-employed, operating PAYE in real time, statutory sick pay, VAT awareness and many more. Find out about HMRC webinars here.
