This Content Was Last Updated on March 4, 2025 by Jessica Garbett
Here are some examples of how tax and NI is worked out for a Yoga Teacher. The first four case studies are sole traders, the fifth a teacher working via a company:
- Mildred – teaches yoga part time, and also works in a supermarket
- Annabel teaches yoga full time
- Simone teaches yoga full time and does rather well at it
- Sally is a new teacher and makes a loss in her first year, she also works in a bank
- Carly works as a Yoga Teacher through Carly Limited. Co-incidentally she earns the same as Simone (Case Study 3)
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Tax examples for Self Employed Yoga Teachers (opens in new window)