Further Advice

Online

You can find further help on the HMRC website with specific guidance on:

• Self-employment including booklets about
  • working for yourself (PDF 526K)
  • thinking of working for yourself (PDF 243K)
  • registration form CWF1 (PDF 41K)
• Capital Gains Tax
• Keeping records
• Shopping on the Internet
• VAT including the
  • registration form VAT1
• HM Revenue & Customs Advice Teams

Helplines

We have a number of dedicated helplines that can help you.

• If you are thinking about becoming self-employed or you are new to self-employment, phone the Helpline for newly self-employed on 0845 915 4515.
• If you need help completing your Self Assessment tax return, phone the Self Assessment Helpline on 0845 9000 444.
• If you need a Self Assessment tax return or any supplementary pages please phone the Self Assessment Orderline on 0845 9000 404
• For enquiries on VAT and Excise Duty, phone the National Advice Service on 0845 010 9000.

Hotlines

• If you know someone who is trading but isn’t paying their tax, phone the
  Tax Evasion Hotline on 0800 788 887 for Income Tax and National Insurance and/or Customs Confidential on 0800 595 000 for smuggling and any other suspicious activity.