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A second job - freelance web design

elDeeJay · 2008-04-19 20:10:50

I’m thinking of supplementing my income by doing a bit of web design as a second job. I work full time (and have cleared this with the company!) and wondered what implications this will have on my tax situation. I know I need to register for VAT, but what else is involved? I guess I will have to fill in a yearly tax return…

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theinsider Posts: 32 Forumite

22 April 2008 at 1:34PM

That's right, it is as simple as that. If you're not registered for VAT then you just charge a price and that is what your customers pay. They can't reclaim any VAT on it.

One thing to be careful of is when buying from business suppliers, most will not include VAT as a lot of their customers will claim this back. If you're not VAT registered, just be aware that you will be paying the full price including VAT like any other domestic consumer.

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