Need help with Self assessment: Any other UK income?

icicat

Hello all,
I feel like this years self assessment is more difficult than last years I'm having difficulty understanding a question and HMRC arn't answering their calls so if anyone can help I'd appreciate it.
So my situation is I work full-time, though I also take on un-related freelance work creating digital artworks for individuals. They pay me through paypal.
Now the question I'm having difficulty with is: Any other UK income?
So I'm not sure what 'other' uk income is? Is this referring to other income (ie. freelance work) other than my full -time job? The help section refers to: 

• miscellaneous income from casual earnings, commission or freelance income, not exempted by the trading income allowance

Not sure what it means by not exempt by the trading income allowance?!

Can anyone help shed light on what this could mean for my work situation? Thanks

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Have you completed a Self employment page for your freelance work?

Jeremy535897

The reference to the trading allowance means that if all your earned income that is not subject to PAYE (such as your freelance income) is no more than £1,000 in the tax year, it is covered by the trading allowance, and you don't have to register as self employed.

If your profit from these activities exceeds £1,000, you next have to decide if it amounts to self employment (it normally does unless it is a one off). If it is self employment, you have to register as self employed. See https://www.gov.uk/set-up-sole-trader

icicat

Thanks for your replies. I'm registered as self employed so have to fill in one of these each year. Ok great that makes sense. I will definitely need to tick this as yes.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Tick what as yes, self employment or other UK income?

oldbikebloke

given your other question re paypal receipts from non UK customers thinking it was "foreign income" for SA purposes,  please be careful to treat all your income as one total when working out if it exceeds the trading allowance or not. In reality your are undertaking self employment not receiving "other income" so should be declaring on the SE pages of a tax return 

Jeremy535897

You need to start a separate thread as your question has nothing to do with the previous query. The short answer is that it might be a dividend (other income (not earned)), or a capital distribution possibly subject to capital gains tax. Did the specialist company not explain how to deal with it?

yellowelise

I spotted my mistake must have been just as you were replying @Jeremy535897. This has been corrected. Thanks for the above also.