Lawpack's Self-Employment Kit contains business advice, self-employment information and accounting documents to help you set yourself up as self-employed, set up a business and develop your own accounting systems. We all know the self-employment dream. But how do we become self-employed in reality? The benefits of running your own business as a self-employed business person are highly attractive and highly rewarding. This Lawpack Self-Employment Kit provides a practical framework for those who are, or wish to be, self-employed as 'sole traders'. The Self-Employment Kit combines a wealth of self-employment advice on the legal and tax requirements, as well as advice and support with the day-to-day practicalities of self-employment. It includes template documents for organising and preparing those all-important business accounts. This Self Employment Kit has been written by Hugh Williams FCA, award-winning Chartered Accountant and business adviser. Don't just dream about being self-employed. Make it work with Lawpack's Self-Employment Kit. The 48-page Manual covers: the basics of self-employment and getting started on the right footing; putting together cash flows and budgets, and possible sources of funding for your business; the consequences of VAT registration should you or shouldn t you?; the practicalities of deciding where you will work, stationery, office equipment, and filing systems; understanding accounts, with detailed guidance on how to keep records for Income Tax and VAT; running costs and the other expenses that you can offset against your tax bill.