Under DAC7 — a UK tax reporting law — every major gig platform is now legally required to report your annual earnings directly to HMRC. The first reports were submitted in January 2025. Your income is already on record. What matters now is whether your expenses are too.
Track your expenses free — start nowIf you work on any of these platforms, your income is already in the HMRC system.
Any platform operating in the UK digital marketplace is subject to DAC7 reporting requirements. Tap a platform above for a full expense guide.
HMRC receives your gross platform earnings — the total before any of your business costs. Your job is to make sure your expenses are documented, so you're only taxed on what you actually kept.
Example based on 250 miles/week at 45p/mile over 52 weeks plus typical Uber driver expenses. Your actual figures will vary.
HMRC sends you a letter based on the gross figure your platform reported — not your actual profit.
Without expense records, HMRC has no reason to reduce your tax bill. You pay on the full gross amount.
Going back to reconstruct 12 months of expenses after a letter arrives is stressful, slow, and often incomplete.
Missing or inconsistent records increase your chance of a formal HMRC enquiry.
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DAC7 is a European Union tax reporting directive that the UK adopted into law. It requires digital platforms — including Uber, Deliveroo, Amazon Flex, and all major gig platforms — to collect and report workers' earnings data to the relevant tax authority. In the UK, that means HMRC receives your annual platform earnings automatically.
UK platforms were required to start collecting data from 1 January 2024, and the first reports were submitted to HMRC in January 2025. If you worked on any affected platform in the 2023–24 tax year onwards, your earnings have been reported.
HMRC uses DAC7 data to cross-reference against self-assessment returns. If you have not filed a return, or if the income declared does not match what platforms reported, HMRC may send a query letter or open an enquiry. Having your expenses properly documented is your protection.
Yes. DAC7 does not replace self-assessment — it supplements it. HMRC now has your income data, but you still need to file your return and declare your allowable expenses. The return is where you claim your deductions and determine what you actually owe.
Yes — and this is exactly why documented expenses matter more now than ever. HMRC knows your gross earnings. Your expenses reduce that gross figure to your taxable profit. Every mile driven, every business purchase, every phone bill (business proportion) is a legitimate deduction that reduces what you owe.
If you earned more than £1,000 from gig work in any tax year since 2017, you were legally required to file. With DAC7 data now reaching HMRC, this is the moment to get up to date. GigShield can help you track expenses going forward — for past years, consider speaking to an accountant.