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Another Self Assessment question

Last financial year I trialled buying with the intention of selling online and sold just over the £1000 Trading Allowance threshold. All the advice I've seen suggested this counted as a 'side hustle' and filing a SA return was relatively straight forward. The SA form assumes I am self-employed and asks for a Business name. Is going down this path the only way to file a return? Thank you

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  • MyRealNameToo
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    SidJ said:
    Last financial year I trialled buying with the intention of selling online and sold just over the £1000 Trading Allowance threshold. All the advice I've seen suggested this counted as a 'side hustle' and filing a SA return was relatively straight forward. The SA form assumes I am self-employed and asks for a Business name. Is going down this path the only way to file a return? Thank you
    Yes, it's straight forward. You are self employed if you bought them in your own name and sold them on your own name, which is what it sounds like you did.  The alternative would be that you formed a company with Companies House and the company did the buying/selling in which case the company does a return and you do a return as the director/shareholder of the company... this is more complicated set of returns to do but manageable. 
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    SidJ said:
    Last financial year I trialled buying with the intention of selling online and sold just over the £1000 Trading Allowance threshold. All the advice I've seen suggested this counted as a 'side hustle' and filing a SA return was relatively straight forward. The SA form assumes I am self-employed and asks for a Business name. Is going down this path the only way to file a return? Thank you
    Yes that's correct. I trade and my 'business' name is exactly the same as the name that file my self assessment form under. So for instance if my name was Soolin fluffybunny, my 'business ' name is 'Soolin fluffybunny' 
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  • SidJ
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    Thank you for clarifying
  • RFW
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    There are a load of help, pages, tutorials, videos on HMRC website. You can also call them and ask questions,
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