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What HMRC's 'Help for Hustles' Means for Extra Income Earners

Shared from Tax Insider: What HMRC's 'Help for Hustles' Means for Extra Income Earners
By Mark McLaughlin, July 2025

Mark McLaughlin highlights the potential tax implications for individuals undertaking activities to earn extra income. 

Early in 2025, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) ran a ‘Help for Hustles’ campaign to support people who earn extra income to understand the extent of any tax obligations. 

Nice little earners 

HMRC has published a guide ‘Take the hassle out of your side hustle’ (taxhelpforhustles.campaign.gov.uk/), which covers five common sources of additional income: 

  • Buying or making things to sell; 

  • ‘Side gigs’ (e.g., making deliveries); 

  • ‘Working for myself doing multiple jobs’ (e.g., dog walking, online tutoring);;

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