Marc Gill
HMRC Director Individuals and Small Business Compliance
Find free tools, guidance and digital services to help UK businesses thrive. From tax support to spam protection, SMEs can find assistance at every stage of their journey.
Small businesses are the backbone of the UK economy, and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is committed to helping you meet your responsibilities to pay the right tax at the right time. But whether you are starting out or established, our support is much broader than that.
Supporting businesses
Did you know that HMRC offers a range of free, accessible information and guidance throughout the life of your business?
Registering for an online account lets you use our services securely at a time that suits you. Our user-friendly HMRC app helps you stay on top of your personal tax matters. Around 1.7 million customers use it every month.
Free guidance
HMRC’s GOV.UK guidance receives more than 750 million views a year. From understanding self-employment and Self Assessment to learning more about VAT, we’ve got it covered. We keep it relevant and are creating clearer interactive information, including our:
- Step-by-step guide if you plan to set up as a sole trader, work for yourself and run your own business as an individual.
- Interactive guidance to check what taxes may apply to your business as a sole trader, rules to follow and registrations you may need to complete.
- Tool to check what registering for VAT may mean for your business.
If your business faces financial
hardship, we can ease the pressure
with a Time to Pay arrangement.
Improved services
Our online services, including Making Tax Digital for VAT, are already helping customers, and our digital assistant offers support with topics including Self Assessment. If you’re an employer, we have improved PAYE online to help your payroll, and we can support your National Minimum Wage obligations.
We help importers and exporters access the Customs Declaration Service which handles all import declarations, with more than 70 million submitted in 2023/24.
Protecting businesses
If your business faces financial hardship, we can ease the pressure with a Time to Pay arrangement. Our security experts protect your data and ours, blocking cyber-attacks and shutting down rip-off scams. We also investigate those who bend and break the rules.
We want to support you every step of the way to help businesses like yours thrive and grow.
For more information, search ‘HMRC’ on GOV.UK.
