Free self assessment courses for self-employed people

MSE_Jenny · 19 August 2008 at 6:33PM

If you’re self-employed, it’s worth knowing that the Inland Revenue offers a totally free course on doing your tax return.

What do you learn?

The course is called “self assessment for self-employed people” and lasts about half a day. You’ll get all kinds of tips:

How to complete your Self Assessment tax return
Which expenses and allowances you can claim
How and when to pay your tax

How to book

The course is offered at 100s of locations across the UK. To book a course, simply choose an area and fill in your details. You need to select a preferred location and note down any dates you can’t do.

Someone will get back to do you with times and dates available.

Thanks to MoneySaver chapperz for the suggestion in a recent weekly email's tax discussion.

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Angel_of_the_North_3 · 20 August 2008 at 12:48AM

:A Many thanks for this one - absolutely brilliant - just what I need and it's free!!!

luxor4t · 20 August 2008 at 8:49AM

My OH works for the HMRC and they run loads of free courses eg on PAYE, SSP, SMP,end-of-year-returns etc etc although aimed at employers, it is a great, free, way for any office staff (employed or seekingwork) to updating payroll skills.

Look at HMRC website under 'employers' and 'advice teams'.

Seaxwyn · 20 August 2008 at 11:15AM

None remotely near me unfortunately - and I live in the crowded south east!

Slimady · 20 August 2008 at 12:59PM

I can't get the form to submit... keeps giving me the following error:

Sorry

You have arrived at this page because either:

You are trying to submit a copy of a form stored on your computer or network, or
The privacy settings on your browser, firewall or third party security product are preventing the form from being sent.

Please ensure that you

Access the form directly from the HMRC website, and
Reset your browser and firewall settings as necessary.

I've allowed it to pass through my firewall by adding the url's to the safe list (this usually does it for unruly sites), and I've tried using both IE and Firefox.

Anyone else having this problem?

chapperz_2 · 20 August 2008 at 4:26PM

**Slimady**

Sometimes our website is funny about cookies and temporary files (for your security) so it may be worth deleting the temporary files and clearing cookies before trying the form. Also, as a general rule, it needs to be IE 5.0 or higher, or Opera 7.0 or higher (I think).

Hope you get sorted.

Chapperz

chapperz_2 · 20 August 2008 at 4:33PM

Yep, I also run these payroll courses too. Most of the people that attend are new to payroll, but we get folks wanting to brush up on certain areas, so it doesn't matter what your level of knowledge is.

Thanks for the mention by the way - just happy to help :j

Chapperz

stphnstevey · 20 August 2008 at 8:27PM

Submitted and will wait and see

dawsinho · 21 August 2008 at 1:50PM

Thanks, great link

healer002 · 22 August 2008 at 10:41AM

You can also get free courses on Vat .
Ring Advice line 0845 010 9000 if internet fails you. I went on one and it was very useful and staff very helpful. (Ok it's not a barrel of laughs but surely you don't expect it to be?)

poohster · 21 April 2010 at 6:29PM

cant see the self assessment for self-employed people coarse listed

Free self assessment courses for self-employed people

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