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Sync Accountants Limited

Chartered Accountant and Tax Advisors helping UK businesses.

We specialise in helping E-Commerce businesses such as those selling on Amazon marketplace, eBay, Shopify, Own Website, Etsy and more.

28/10/2026

Today's Budget announced that from 1 October 2027, Amazon, eBay and other online marketplaces will collect VAT on sales by UK businesses that are VAT-registered or sell more than £90,000 a year on one platform.

If you are not VAT-registered, the £90,000 is counted separately for each platform. Second-hand goods, personal sales of your own belongings and sales to other businesses are excluded.

Also from 6 April 2027, the trading allowance goes up from £1,000 to £3,000. If your gross trading income is £3,000 or less, you will not need to report it through Self Assessment.

The Budget also raised the approved mileage rate for cars and vans to 55p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles, effective from 6 April 2026.

Full guide in the first comment.

21/10/2026

HMRC is signing up sole traders for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax where their qualifying income was over £50,000 in the 2024 to 2025 tax year. Qualifying income is sales before expenses, not profit.

HMRC confirms the sign-up by letter, in your HMRC online account or by post. The first steps on gov.uk are signing in to HMRC online services, checking the income sources HMRC holds, and getting compatible software.

The update due by 7 November 2026 covers 6 April to 5 October. HMRC will not apply penalty points for late quarterly updates in the 2026 to 2027 tax year.

Full guide in the first comment.

15/10/2026

Self-employed Universal Credit claimants report money in and money out for each monthly assessment period, and marketplace payouts count when the money reaches you, not when the orders were placed.

Black Friday 2026 is on 27 November and Cyber Monday on 30 November. If one month's earnings are £2,500 or more over the limit at which Universal Credit stops, the amount over £2,500 counts as earnings again in the next assessment period. That £2,500 level runs until 31 March 2027.

Every month has to be reported, even a month with no income or expenses, and a late report can delay the payment.

Full guide with a worked example in the first comment.

08/10/2026

If you sell online and your sales are getting close to £90,000 a year, November is the month to watch.

The VAT threshold is checked on a rolling 12 months at every month end, not on the tax year. A quiet November last year dropping out and a Black Friday November coming in can take you over in a single month.

In our worked example, a seller goes from £78,000 at the end of October to £93,000 at the end of November. HMRC has to be told by 30 December 2026, and registration starts on 1 January 2027.

If VAT is not charged on sales after the date registration should have started, HMRC treats the prices as including VAT, so one sixth of the gross is due anyway.

Full guide and a checklist for the run-up to Black Friday in the first comment.

22/09/2026

Joybuy has been trading in the UK since March 2026. It is owned by JD.com, one of China's largest online retailers, and it ships from its own warehouses in Milton Keynes and Luton.

At the moment it sells its own stock rather than hosting other sellers. That changes in the second half of this year, when it opens to third-party sellers.

Two things are worth knowing if you sell online and are thinking about it.

It will be curated. JD.com has said it will vet the sellers it admits, so signing up and listing the same afternoon is not how this one will work.

And the fees have not been published. The figures circulating online carry no source from JD.com, and they are quoted in US dollars for a platform that trades in pounds and euros.

Our guide covers what is confirmed so far, plus a 90-day checklist for getting ready:
https://syncaccountants.co.uk/selling-on-joybuy-uk/

27/08/2026

Selling on eBay, Vinted, Etsy or TikTok Shop?

If you made more than £1,000 in gross sales from trading between 6 April 2025 and 5 April 2026, HMRC needs to hear from you by 5 October 2026.

Gross means before fees, postage and the cost of your stock, so plenty of sellers are over the line without realising it. Clearing out your own wardrobe is different; that is not trading and is not taxed.

We have written the whole thing up: who is caught, how the £1,000 trading allowance works, how to register, and what to do if the date has already gone.

https://syncaccountants.co.uk/register-for-self-assessment-online-seller

16/07/2026

Heads up, UK sellers 👋

There's a Self Assessment tax bill due on 31 July, your second Payment on Account. And because it's based on last year's profit, a lot of sellers end up paying more than they need to.

The good news: if this year's been quieter than last, you may be able to reduce it. But the maths needs to be right, or HMRC adds interest.

Not sure what you owe, or whether you're overpaying? Book a free call and we'll check it with you:
https://calendly.com/syncaccountants/new-client-meeting

Full breakdown in the comments 👇

25/06/2026

Heads up, UK sellers 👋

HMRC is consulting on a change that could see Amazon, eBay and Etsy collect the VAT on your sales, instead of you doing it yourself.

The important bit: nothing has changed yet. It is a proposal, open until 18 August 2026. But if it goes ahead it would affect your cash flow and your bookkeeping, so it is worth knowing about now.

Not sure where your VAT stands? Book a free call and our team will review it with you:
https://calendly.com/syncaccountants/new-client-meeting?back=1

Full plain-English breakdown in the comments 👇

21/04/2026

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Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
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