{"id":1890,"date":"2026-07-08T14:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:44:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:44:37","slug":"what-do-self-employed-people-most-often-forget-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/what-do-self-employed-people-most-often-forget-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Self-Employed people most often forget in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many people believe that once they register as self-employed, all they need to do is work and earn an income. In reality, there are several important responsibilities that are often overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common mistakes include not keeping accurate records of income and expenses, failing to save receipts and invoices, and not setting money aside for tax. As a result, many people face an unexpected tax bill at the end of the tax year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s also essential not to miss the deadline for submitting your Self Assessment Tax Return to HMRC. Late filing or late payment can result in penalties and interest charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To avoid mistakes and unnecessary stress, it\u2019s important to keep your records organised from the start. We can help with your bookkeeping, prepare and submit your tax return, so you can focus on your business with confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people believe that once they register as self-employed, all they need to do is work and earn an income. In reality, there are several important responsibilities that are often overlooked. The most common mistakes include not keeping accurate records of income and expenses, failing to save receipts and invoices, and not setting money aside&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/what-do-self-employed-people-most-often-forget-in-the-uk\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1890"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1899,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1890\/revisions\/1899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalaccountants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}