Running a Business from Home: Permissions, Rates & Tax

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About Course

Many businesses start at the kitchen table. This course explains the permissions you may need to run a business from home, when business rates might apply, insurance and health and safety, and how to claim working-from-home costs for tax, including the simplified flat rates.

This course gives general information for businesses in the UK and is not legal or tax advice. Planning, rates and licensing rules vary by nation and council.

What Will You Learn?

  • Check mortgage, landlord, planning and licensing permissions
  • Understand when business rates could apply
  • Sort out appropriate insurance and safety
  • Claim home-working costs correctly for tax

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Permissions
  • Business rates, insurance and safety
  • Tax: claiming home costs

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

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