A directory of all our blogs

Here is a list of all our blogs, click on the links to read an individual blog.

• Could Working in Your Pjs Mean You Pay More Tax? - If you have started working from home this year, then you may be able to claim portions of your bills,…
• Who needs to submit a self-assessment tax return? - If you live in the UK and are selling products or services, then you may need to file a tax…
• 5 Great Benefits to Filing Your Tax Return Early - Stop procrastinating on your taxes - save money, be safe, and free up time in the future by filing your…
• What Impact has COVID 19 had on Tax Returns? - The Winter Economy Plan has changed the ways in which HMRC deals with UK Tax Returns. Learn more about new…
• What Can YouTubers Claim as Expenses? A Complete Guide - Many YouTubers maker serious money with their channel, but miss out on claiming expenses or claim the wrong thing. Learn…
• An Overview of Expenses a Model Can Claim - As a model, you can save on taxes by claiming clothing, advertising, agents fees, and more. Read our overview of…
• What Can Actors Claim On Their Taxes? - As an actor, you can save monye on your taxes by claiming certain items as a business expense. Learn about…
• Impact of the Government’s latest COVID 19 announcements on your taxes - Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the world! It seems we are faced with further…
• An Overview of Expenses a Sports Professional Can Claim - Sports professionals and athletes can claim a number of expenses when filing there taxes. Learn more in our FAQ guide…
• Can Actors Take Temporary Work and Still Claim Expenses? - Actors can absolutely claim expenses for other part-time work. Learn more about how to claim expenses on survival work as…
• The Latest Bestseller – Expenses Most Authors Don’t Know They Can Claim - If you are working as a writer/author, there are a number of items you can claim on your taxes in…
• 5 Ways to Earn Loyal YouTube Subscribers - YouTube creators can make serious money on their channel - but they need to have a significant number of subscribers.…
• 5 Ways to Protect Your Mental Health for Social Media Creators - Social media and blogging comes with its own unique stresses. Protect your mental health by limiting screen time, meditating, asking…
• Paying Taxes on a Child’s YouTube Channel Earnings - Find out more about how the rules on your child's YouTube earnings, including expenses, tax thresholds for children, accounting laws,…
• How to Earn Money on YouTube - Learn how to actually make money with YouTube, through ads, affiliate links, sponsorship, and more - and get your expenses…
• Could TikTok provide a platform for your talents or a lucrative income stream? - TikTok is the social media sensation of lockdown! The Showbiz Accountant lets you know how actors, YouTubers, and even families…
• Help For the UK’s Self-Employed During the Coronavirus - We can bring you up to speed with the latest from Rishi Sunak, which brings some reassurance if you’re self-employed…
• COVID-19: What Your Accountant Can Do To Help – Loans & Grants - At The Showbiz Accountant, we know that these are worrying times. We are here to help. Learn more about the…
• When to Go Full-Time With Your YouTube Channel - When is the right time to go full-time with your YouTube channel? The Showbiz Accountant explores the journey from hobby…
• How Can You Develop the Skills Necessary to Be a Successful Actor? - Only 2% of actors make a living from their craft. Read more about the business skills needed to be a…
• How Can You Develop the Skills to Build a Successful Business Through YouTube? - How can you develop the skills to build a successful business through YouTube? Find out more in our blog that…
• Can YouTubers Claim Clothing as an Expense? - The camera sees everything. Clothing, and looking good on camera, is an essential part of producing YouTube videos. So surely…
• ‘Merry Christmas Everybody!’ – or is it? - Taking the terror out of tax People in the entertainment industry are often very creative. They don’t necessarily spend their…
• Tax returns - People in the entertainment industry are often very creative. They don’t necessarily spend their time thinking about boring things like…
• Tax overview - The Beatle’s song, ‘Taxman’, might suggest that they were paying 95% tax but fortunately, I don’t think you’ll need to…
• Should you form a limited company? - Many people working in showbusiness are self-employed. However, there are occasions when it might make more sense to form a…
• A guide to musicians’ expenses - The excerpt below was the lament of the Kinks in the 1966 hit, ‘Sunny Afternoon’. But don’t let it happen…
• Can Actors Deduct Travel Expenses? - We all know the familiar feeling of traveling to an audition. Making sure that you don’t accidentally mess up the…
• The life of a sound engineer - Kim Watson has been a sound engineer for the past 20 years, working with artists such as The Subways, Shane…
• How Actors File Taxes For Their Side Gig - Only 2% of actors make a living from acting According to a recent study by Queen Mary University of London,…
• The pros and cons of registering for VAT - People in the film industry need to consider carefully whether or not it’s worth registering for VAT. For some, this…
• What counts as self-employed income? - What do you do? It’s the dreaded question at social events. The classic conversation starter to get the small talk…
• The dangers of a personal service company - In a well-publicised case, actor Robert Glenister recently found himself at the end of a lengthy battle with the taxman.…
• Do child actors pay taxes? - Working with children and animals The old adage says that actors should never work with children or animals. I disagree…
• Vlogging and tax - Income tax can be a complex subject at the best of times. But how does it apply to new professions…
• Brexit and the film industry - The British screen industries have enjoyed a golden period in recent years, with film production expenditure alone reaching a record…
• Can Actors Claim Clothing As An Expense? - Is clothing a deductible expense for actors? “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and…
• Tax investigations - Dostoyevsky might not have had taxation on his mind when he wrote his classic novel (although who knows?) but the…
• You Might Save Money As Well As Time - Last year was one of the most fruitful for me as an actor. I toured in a small Shakespeare for…
• The Autumn Budget - In his Autumn Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond said that the recent (seemingly endless) period of austerity is drawing to a…