Terms of Use

Who we are

SelfYear is operated by [legal name / sole trader name / company name].

You can contact us at:

About SelfYear

SelfYear is a planning and guidance tool for self-employed people in the UK.

It helps you keep a clearer view of your tax year, records, practical dates, checklists, and planning estimates.

Any estimates, checkers, dates, reminders, summaries, or guidance shown in SelfYear are based on the information you enter. They are practical planning prompts, not official decisions or final tax outcomes.

• an official HMRC service;
• accounting software;
• tax, legal, or accounting advice;
• a tax return filing service;
• a compliance guarantee;
• a replacement for a qualified adviser.

Your account

You are responsible for:

If you believe your account has been accessed without permission, please contact us as soon as possible.

You can close your account at any time from your account settings, where this feature is available, or by contacting us.

• keeping your login details safe;
• making sure the information you enter is accurate and up to date;
• using SelfYear only for lawful purposes;
• checking important tax, legal, or accounting matters with HMRC or a qualified professional where needed.

Your information and records

You remain responsible for the information, records, notes, figures, and documents you add to SelfYear.

SelfYear may help you organise and review information, but it does not verify whether your records are complete, correct, allowable, deductible, or sufficient for HMRC purposes.

You should keep your own copies of important records and documents.

How we use your personal data is explained in our Privacy Policy.

Planning guidance and estimates

SelfYear may show planning estimates, practical dates, checklists, warnings, or next steps based on the information you enter.

These outputs are designed to help you stay organised. They should not be treated as:

Tax rules, thresholds, dates, and HMRC guidance can change. You should check official HMRC guidance or speak to a qualified adviser before relying on SelfYear for important decisions.

• tax advice;
• legal advice;
• accounting advice;
• an official HMRC calculation;
• confirmation that you are compliant;
• confirmation that you do or do not need to take a particular action.

Acceptable use

You must not use SelfYear to:

We may suspend or close accounts that misuse the service or create a security, legal, or operational risk.

• break the law or encourage unlawful activity;
• upload or enter content that is harmful, abusive, fraudulent, misleading, or infringes someone else’s rights;
• try to access another user’s account or data;
• interfere with the security or operation of the service;
• reverse engineer, scrape, overload, or misuse the service;
• use SelfYear to provide professional advice to others unless you are properly qualified and responsible for that advice.

Service availability

We aim to keep SelfYear available and working reliably, but we cannot guarantee that it will always be available, uninterrupted, or error-free.

We may update, change, pause, or remove parts of the service from time to time. Where practical, we will try to avoid causing unnecessary disruption.

Third-party services and links

SelfYear may include links to third-party websites, including HMRC or GOV.UK pages.

These links are provided for convenience. We are not responsible for the content, availability, or accuracy of third-party websites or services.

Payments and subscriptions

[Use this section only if SelfYear has paid plans.]

If SelfYear offers paid plans, the price, billing period, renewal terms, cancellation options, and any trial terms will be shown before you subscribe.

You are responsible for keeping your billing details up to date.

You can cancel a paid subscription according to the cancellation process shown in your account or at checkout.

Closing or suspending accounts

You may stop using SelfYear at any time.

We may suspend or close your account if:

Where reasonable, we will try to give notice before closing an account, unless doing so would create risk or be unlawful.

• you seriously or repeatedly break these terms;
• your use creates a security, legal, or operational risk;
• we are required to do so by law;
• the service is discontinued.

Limits of responsibility

We provide SelfYear with reasonable care and skill, but it remains a planning and guidance tool.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for losses caused by:

Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so, including liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot legally be excluded.

• inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated information entered by you;
• your reliance on planning estimates or guidance as professional advice;
• changes to tax rules, thresholds, deadlines, or HMRC guidance;
• temporary service interruptions;
• third-party websites, services, or guidance;
• events outside our reasonable control.

Changes to these terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time.

If we make significant changes, we will take reasonable steps to let users know. The updated terms will apply from the date they are published or from any later date stated in the notice.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

If you are a consumer living elsewhere in the UK, you may also have rights under the laws of the part of the UK where you live.

Contact

If you have questions about these terms, contact us at: