Sole Trader Tax (Income Tax + NIC)
Calculate a UK sole trader's income tax plus Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance on trading profit (2025/26), with net profit and effective rate.
Gegevens gecontroleerd · juli 2026
Do I still pay Class 2 NIC?
Not if your profits are above the £6,725 Small Profits Threshold — it was abolished for you from April 2024, and the benefit entitlement is credited automatically. Below the threshold you can pay it voluntarily.
Bron: HMRC — Income Tax rates (gov.uk/income-tax-rates); Self-employed National Insurance rates (gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates), 2025/26. · bijgewerkt 2026
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Alles over Sole Trader Tax (Income Tax + NIC)
📋Overzicht+
A self-employed sole trader pays income tax and National Insurance on trading profit (income minus allowable expenses) via Self Assessment. For 2025/26: income tax at 20/40/45% above the £12,570 personal allowance, Class 4 NIC at 6% between £12,570 and £50,270 then 2% above. Class 2 NIC is no longer compulsory above the Small Profits Threshold.
💡 Best practices
- Keep evidence of allowable expenses — they reduce both income tax and Class 4 NIC pound for pound.
- Payments on account mean your first Self Assessment bill can be 150% of the tax due — budget for it.
- Above ~£50,000 profit, incorporating and taking dividends may reduce total tax — compare with the IR35/limited-company route.
🔢 Concreet voorbeeld
£45,000 trading profit: £6,486 income tax + £1,946 Class 4 NIC (no Class 2 due) = £8,432, leaving £36,568 net — an 18.7% effective rate.
📖Handleiding+
Zo gebruikt u deze rekentool
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Enter your trading profit (turnover minus allowable business expenses).
- 2
Add any other taxable income so the bands are placed correctly.
- 3
Adjust the personal allowance only for edge cases (e.g. blind person's allowance).
- 4
Read your income tax, Class 4 NIC and net profit.
📚Woordenlijst+
- Trading profit
- Business income minus allowable expenses — the figure income tax and Class 4 NIC are charged on, not turnover.
- Class 2 / Class 4 NIC
- Class 2 (flat weekly) is no longer payable above the £6,725 Small Profits Threshold from 6 April 2024, but the entitlement is credited. Class 4 is 6% then 2% on profit bands.
ℹ️Bronnen & updates+
Laatste gegevensupdate
7 juli 2026
Bronnen en referenties
HMRC — Income Tax rates (gov.uk/income-tax-rates); Self-employed National Insurance rates (gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates), 2025/26.
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FAQ — Sole Trader Tax (Income Tax + NIC)
Do I still pay Class 2 NIC?+
Not if your profits are above the £6,725 Small Profits Threshold — it was abolished for you from April 2024, and the benefit entitlement is credited automatically. Below the threshold you can pay it voluntarily.
Is this the same as sole trader vs limited company?+
This shows the sole-trader tax only. Compare the net figure with the outside-IR35 limited-company take-home to see which is cheaper.