FOR SELF-EMPLOYED GARDENERS
From regular maintenance to one-off garden jobs, record customer payments, business expenses and receipts—and see an estimate of your tax.
No monthly subscription. No bank connection.
Sole trader, we’ve got your back.
You finish a regular customer’s garden, collect a payment and pick up supplies for tomorrow. Fuel, tools and materials soon create a trail of receipts. Keep them organised as you go.
TaxSnapper gives you one place to record what came in and what you spent, so bookkeeping doesn’t become another job when you get home.
Record payments from mowing, hedge cutting, planting and garden maintenance. Keep earnings from regular rounds and one-off jobs together.
Whether a customer pays cash or by bank transfer, add the payment yourself. Review your recorded income and expenses without piecing together notebooks and spreadsheets.
Useful for: keeping track of earnings across different clients and jobs.
Record tools, equipment, business materials and other work expenses. Photograph receipts for purchases between jobs and attach them to the relevant expense.
Look back over your transactions and find attached receipts when you need them. For costs shared between work and personal use, record the appropriate business share.
Useful for: keeping records of tools, work materials and business travel.
Busy weeks feel better when you have a clearer view of your business figures. TaxSnapper uses your recorded income and expenses to show an estimate of your tax.
Check your estimate as you add records, helping you plan ahead instead of leaving everything until Self Assessment.
Your estimate depends on accurate records and your circumstances. It is a guide, rather than a final HMRC calculation.
Less chasing receipts. Less adding up at the last minute. For gardeners, TaxSnapper turns the income and expenses you record throughout the year into clear reports you can use when tax paperwork comes round.
End of year Self Assessment report
Bring your recorded business income, expenses and profit together for the tax year. Use the figures to help complete the self-employment part of your Self Assessment return, or share them with your accountant.
Quarterly reports
Export your recorded income and expense figures for each quarter. Review your business as you go and share your records with your accountant or use them with compatible software as part of your Making Tax Digital preparation.
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Keep your records up to date today, so there is less to sort out at the deadline. TaxSnapper provides reports and exports; your tax return and MTD updates are submitted separately through the appropriate service, compatible software or your accountant.
Keep maintenance rounds and larger projects in the same financial picture. A busy spring can hide costs that arrive later, so review income, purchases and the money reserved for tax throughout the year.
A customer pays £500 for a gardening job including materials. You pay £120 for qualifying materials and £30 in other allowable job costs. Starting profit is £350 before overheads and tax. If the customer buys the materials directly, do not record them as your purchase.
Equipment bought for use over time can need different accounting treatment from consumable materials. Keep purchase invoices and note any private use rather than automatically claiming every item in full.
These are simplified bookkeeping illustrations before tax and any further adjustments. Read the gardener expenses guide for conditions and exclusions, then see how to work out profit.
Keep entries up to date so your quarterly reports and end of year Self Assessment report start with figures you can check. TaxSnapper exports your recorded figures; tax returns and MTD updates are submitted separately.
FREE GUIDE FOR SELF-EMPLOYED GARDENERS
See common business costs self-employed gardeners may be able to claim, plus what records to keep.
A good fit if you work for yourself as a non-VAT-registered sole trader, have straightforward business finances and want a simple way to keep your records organised.
No. You add income and expenses yourself, keeping control of the records you enter.
Yes. Record cash payments from customers alongside your other business income.
It shows an estimate based on your records and the app’s supported calculations. Other income and individual tax circumstances can affect your final bill.
No. TaxSnapper organises your records and provides report exports. Use appropriate software or an accountant for submission.
Keep your earnings, expenses and receipts organised—so your evening can be yours again.
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