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When you run your eCommerce brand, one of your primary aims is to make as much profit as possible from your business activities. You will likely be running your eCommerce company<\/a> as a sole trader or limited company and incur expenses for business purposes, affecting your business’s total income. Where these business costs are allowable expenses, you may be able to deduct these from your profit, affecting your taxable profits. This benefits your internet brand, so deducting allowable business expenses is something you will likely do in your self-assessment tax return. This article will explain self-employed expenses in terms of legal deduction and compliance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What are Business Expenses?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your eCommerce business expenses include various costs enabling you to run your e-commerce brand. These are your business expenses. Where these expenses are counted as allowable, they can be deducted when you calculate your taxable profit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example, if your eCommerce brand has an annual turnover of \u00a350,000 and you have \u00a39,000 worth of allowable expenses, you can claim this. This means you pay tax on just \u00a341,000, your taxable profit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

There is an extra rule when considering expenses if you are a limited company. Although you can still deduct these from your profits as a sole trader and pay less tax, you must report items you use personally. These are your company benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Counts as an Allowable Expense? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can claim allowable expenses by deducting them from your profit to calculate your taxable profit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, you cannot use a \u00a31,000 tax-free \u2018trading allowance\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Allowable expenses include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n