Self Assessment brings your taxable income together. A platform statement is part of the evidence, but it does not replace checking other work, allowable expenses and tax already paid. If HMRC has issued a notice to file, deal with it even if you believe little or no tax is due.
Check registration and the tax year
Use HMRC’s registration checker if you are newly self-employed. Gross trading income over £1,000 will normally require a return; exceptions and other reasons to file can apply. The trading allowance is not an extra deduction on top of actual business expenses.
For 2025/26, the tax year ran from 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026. The usual online filing and payment deadline is 31 January 2027. If you needed to notify HMRC for the first time, the usual notification date was 5 October 2026. If that has passed, act promptly and check the deadline on HMRC’s notice.
Already missed a date or received a penalty? Use the missed-deadline recovery guide to identify the overdue task, check the notice and plan your response.
Prepare the return from reconciled records
- Collect each platform’s statements and fee invoices, together with cash work, tips, refunds and bank records.
- Check the vehicle expense method against previous claims and keep the mileage evidence.
- Include other income and relevant documents, such as a P60 or property accounts.
- Check tax already deducted and payments on account already made.
- Review the completed return and calculation before approving submission; keep the receipt.
Use our Self Assessment document checklist to prepare a complete handover. If figures are missing, say so rather than entering an unsupported estimate as a confirmed amount.
Changing the accountant who prepares your return? Follow the driver accountant handover checklist to agree responsibility for unfinished work and transfer the records behind previous figures.
Understand the amount payable
Income Tax, National Insurance, other income and reliefs can affect the result. Scottish Income Tax rules can apply to Scottish taxpayers. The amount payable in January can also include an advance payment towards the next year: our payments on account explanation separates that from the previous year’s tax.
Where MTD fits
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax adds digital records and quarterly reporting for qualifying taxpayers. It does not make the annual return unnecessary. Check the MTD guide using the relevant earlier year’s income, rather than your latest weekly payout.
Our Uber tax return service includes Self Assessment preparation and filing within the agreed scope. Tell us about VAT, property, employment and any overdue years when requesting a fixed quote so the work can be priced clearly.
Sources checked 8 October 2026: Register · Deadlines · Payments On Account · Making Tax Digital.
Practical next steps
Uber Driver Self Assessment Document Checklist
The documents to gather for your tax return: earnings, vehicle method, expenses, other income and HMRC payments.
Do Uber Drivers Need to Register as Self-Employed?
Check the trading-income test, registration deadline and what to do if you already have a UTR.
How Much Tax Do Uber Drivers Pay in the UK?
An illustrative profit calculation showing Income Tax, Class 4 National Insurance and why January cash payments may be higher.
Payments on Account for Uber Drivers: January and July
Understand why a first January bill can include an advance payment, and when the payment can be reduced.
Uber Driver Accountant Fees: What Does the Quote Include?
Compare the scope of tax return, bookkeeping, mileage and VAT work before choosing an accountant.
How to Switch Accountants as an Uber Driver
A practical handover checklist for changing accountants: agree outstanding work, transfer driver records and check HMRC and software access.
Missed a Self Assessment Deadline? An Uber Driver’s Next Steps
Identify what is overdue, check HMRC’s notice and take the next step on filing, payment or a penalty appeal.
How to Correct an Uber Driver Tax Return Already Submitted
Work out which correction route applies, amend online, by software or on paper, and see how interest and penalties work. Includes a fictional before-and-after reconciliation.
Cannot Pay Your Uber Tax Bill? Preparing to Contact HMRC
See when you can set up a payment plan online, how HMRC judges an affordable amount and what to have ready. Includes a fictional weekly-to-monthly worksheet for drivers.
General guidance using the sources linked above. Check the publication context and your own circumstances before making a tax decision.
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