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Sole trader income that requires a return

1000 GBP (more than)

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

you were self-employed as a ‘sole trader’ and earned more than £1,000 (before taking off anything you can claim tax relief on)
key
uk/gov/self-assessment/sole-trader-threshold
value
1000 GBP (more than)
period
—
effective
— to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/who-must-send-a-tax-return
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
scope
UK Self Assessment for the 2025-26 tax year (6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026); dates roll forward each year.
hash
sha256:4dc54d707ebe8de0f31245776beb3b10c9b6cdb71c9083d949201a94bf0533e6
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/self-assessment/sole-trader-threshold?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/self-assessment/sole-trader-threshold

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  "value": 1000,
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  "quote": "you were self-employed as a ‘sole trader’ and earned more than £1,000 (before taking off anything you can claim tax relief on)",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
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  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "UK Self Assessment for the 2025-26 tax year (6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026); dates roll forward each year.",
  "hash": "sha256:4dc54d707ebe8de0f31245776beb3b10c9b6cdb71c9083d949201a94bf0533e6",
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