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Paying yourself each month? That's drawings. Paying your home energy bill from the business account? Also drawings.\u003Cbr>Think of the business as a pot-profit is what goes in, drawings are what you scoop out to live on. They're not the same thing, and mixing them up causes a lot of confusion.\u003Cbr>The key points |\n| --- |\n| ● Drawings are not wages. As a sole trader you can't employ yourself, so there is no ‘salary’ in the usual sense.\u003Cbr>● Drawings are not a business expense. They don't reduce your profit or your tax bill.\u003Cbr>● You pay tax on your profit, not on what you draw.\u003Cbr>● Drawings aren't always cash. Taking stock home, or paying personal bills from the business account, counts too.\u003Cbr>● Limited companies are different. Directors take a salary and dividends instead.\u003Cbr>A quick example |\n\nSam, a self-employed dog groomer, makes £30,000 profit this year and transfers £2,000 a month to a personal account: £24,000 in drawings.  \nSam's tax is based on the £30,000 profit, not the £24,000 drawn. Had Sam drawn £35,000, the tax would still be based on £30,000, but the extra £5,000 has to come from somewhere (earlier savings, or an overdraft) .  \nA NOTE FROM HERMIT  \nDrawings are where cash flow and tax quietly collide. Draw everything the business earns and there's nothing left when the January tax bill lands. Getting this right isn't box-ticking-it's how you pay yourself sensibly without nasty surprises.  \nWhat to do next  \n● Keep a separate business bank account so drawings are easy to spot  \n● Pay yourself a regular, round amount rather than dipping in as and when  \n● Set aside money for tax before deciding what to draw  \n● Book a chat with us for help working out a sensible amount  \nHermit Business Solutions · [hermit-business-solutions.co.uk](hermit-business-solutions.co.uk) · CIMA-qualified · Baildon, West Yorkshire","cbCaiicEPcuxd96f","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiicEPcuxd96f","pdf",311584,"English","# What Are 'Drawings'?\n## The short version\n## The key points\n## A quick example\n## What to do next","[{\"question\":\"What counts as drawings for a sole trader or partnership?\",\"answer\":\"Drawings are any money (or other value) taken out of the business for personal use, such as paying yourself from the business and paying personal bills from a business account.\"},{\"question\":\"Are drawings the same as wages?\",\"answer\":\"No. As a sole trader, there is no salary in the usual sense, so drawings are not wages.\"},{\"question\":\"How does tax treatment of drawings work?\",\"answer\":\"Tax is based on business profit, not on what is drawn. Changing the amount you draw does not change the profit figure your tax is calculated from.\"}]","What Are 'Drawings' - The short version | PDF"]