Accounting for UK content creators — YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, OnlyFans, Twitch, Patreon, affiliates and brand deals reconciled into one set of numbers, with the tax planned for before it lands.
We act for creators across adult platforms, gaming, beauty, fitness and everything between. No lectures, no raised eyebrows.
Your work is your business. Ours is that the numbers are right, the filings are on time, and nothing about you leaves this firm.
AdSense pays in dollars on the 21st. A brand pays 60 days after an invoice their agency raised. Subscription platforms pay out fortnightly, net of their cut, sometimes net of tax you've never heard of. Affiliate links trickle in from four different networks. A PR box turns up with no paperwork at all.
Most creators find out what they owe when the self assessment deadline arrives — often a bill for the year just gone plus half of the next one on account, in the same January. That's not a tax problem. It's a bookkeeping problem that was left too long.
Payout reports from every platform matched to what actually hit your bank — gross earnings, platform fees, refunds, chargebacks and FX all recorded properly rather than netted into one mystery deposit.
Your return prepared, checked and filed early, with the bill and both payments on account calculated months ahead so the money is already set aside.
Watching the £90,000 rolling threshold before you cross it, registering at the right time, and getting the treatment right on overseas platform fees and cross-border digital services.
Modelled on your real numbers, not a rule of thumb — including whether a company's privacy on public record is worth the extra filing to you.
Cameras, lighting, editing software, studio space at home, travel to shoots, props and wardrobe where genuinely allowable — claimed properly and evidenced, so a check doesn't unravel it.
Payroll for an editor or assistant, contracts with a manager or agency, and the accounting for merch, courses and licensing when the channel becomes a business.
The tax outcome depends on who you're actually contracting with, where they are, and what they've already deducted.
Paid monthly from an overseas entity, in USD, after any US withholding on US-sourced views. We handle the W-8BEN position, the FX on translation, and relief for tax already withheld so you're not paying twice.
Sponsored posts invoiced through agencies, sometimes with commission deducted before you see it. We record income gross, claim the commission as a cost, and value gifted product and trips correctly — because barter is taxable.
Statements show gross earnings and the platform's cut; your bank shows only the net. We reconcile both, get the VAT position right, and handle it with the discretion the work deserves.
Multiple revenue types on one statement, some of it genuine gifts and some of it plainly trading income. The distinction matters, and it isn't always the one people assume.
Recurring revenue with tiers, refunds and platform fees — plus the cost of whatever you promised those members. We show membership profitability, not just the payout.
Amazon Associates, affiliate networks, Shopify and print-on-demand reconciled with their fees and returns, so a busy month with poor margin doesn't read as a good one.
A £2,000 handbag posted in exchange for a story is £2,000 of taxable income and £2,000 towards your VAT threshold. Nobody sends an invoice for it, and HMRC still expects it declared.
Recording only what reaches your bank understates your turnover and hides the platform's commission as a deductible cost. It also means you cross VAT thresholds without realising, because the test is on gross.
Your first self assessment can land as the full year's tax plus 50% of the next year on account, all due at once. Planned for, it's manageable. Discovered in January, it isn't.
Fees and ad spend bought from overseas suppliers can bring reverse-charge VAT obligations once you're registered — a rule that surprises almost everyone the first time.
Digital platforms now report seller and creator income to HMRC directly. Undeclared platform income is no longer invisible, and voluntary disclosure costs far less than being found.
Plenty of creators would rather their legal name, home address and earnings weren't a search away.
Where a limited company makes sense, we can provide a registered office so your home address stays off the public register, keep your filings to the statutory minimum, and structure things so what's public is only what has to be. Where a company doesn't make sense, we'll tell you that instead.
Everything you send us is confidential and handled under our privacy policy. We're an AAT-licensed practice, supervised for anti-money laundering, and we hold client data in access-controlled systems rather than an inbox.
Can't recommend highly enough Pete and the team at City Solution. They have been an invaluable help to my company and meant I can concentrate on gaining new business, safe in the knowledge the important financials are being taken care of.— Steve Bees, Google review · ★★★★★
If your gross creator income tops the £1,000 trading allowance in a tax year, yes — register for self assessment and report it. Platforms report creator income to HMRC directly now, so the question is only whether you get there first.
Yes, and it's more common than you'd think. There are disclosure routes designed for exactly this. Handled properly and voluntarily, the penalties are far lower — and we'll deal with HMRC on your behalf.
Often above roughly £50,000 of profit, rarely below it, and the privacy on public record can tip the balance. We model both on your figures before recommending either.
Read-only access to your bank, your platform payout statements, and a receipt inbox you forward things to. We do the rest. Most creators spend under an hour a month on us.