Tax Centre overview: your VAT, tax and what HMRC sees

A tour of the Tax Centre: your VAT position, what HMRC sees and your estimated tax bill, all worked out automatically from your eBay sales.

The Tax Centre brings together your VAT position, what HMRC sees about your eBay trading, and an estimate of your tax bill, all worked out automatically from your synced eBay sales. There is nothing to set up: as soon as your orders sync, every figure on the page fills in on its own.

How it works

You do not need to enter turnover manually, pick a VAT scheme by hand, or keep a separate spreadsheet. The Tax Centre reads directly from your order history and logged expenses, so every figure stays current as new sales come in. If your account has no realised sales yet, you will see a short empty state instead of a wall of zeroes, and the page fills in as soon as your first orders sync.

The page is organised into three sections: your VAT position, what HMRC sees, and your tax bill.

DashVueAsk DashVueAIOVERVIEWShipDashboardCalendarSTOCKStockRepricerSELLINGOrdersOffers3ReturnsMessagesFeedbackFINANCEReportsTax centreExpensesCost of GoodsInsightsSettingsSAccountseller@example.comUK TAXTax centreStay on top of VAT, the trading allowance and what HMRC sees, with figures from your own eBay sales.2025/26 TAX YEARSet aside about £2,686 for taxYou've passed the £1,000 trading allowance, so this income goes on a Self Assessment return. Your estimated income tax and National Insurance is below, put it aside as you earn.12-MONTH TURNOVER£58,20065% of the £90k thresholdTHIS TAX YEAR£41,7502025/26 gross incomeVAT STATUSNot registered£31,800 of headroomYour VAT positionVAT registration thresholdYour rolling 12-month sales against the £90,000 point where you must register.Comfortably below£58,20065%rolling 12-month turnover · of £90,000 threshold£080% · £72,000£90,000£31,800 of headroom before you'd need to register. An estimate from your sales history.Trading allowanceGross income for the 2025/26 tax year against the £1,000 tax-free allowance.Allowance used up£41,750of £1,000 tax-free this tax yearYou've passed the £1,000 trading allowance, so this income goes on a Self Assessmentreturn. At year end, deduct the flat £1,000 or your actual costs, whichever is better.Which VAT scheme is cheapest?A scheme-by-scheme VAT comparison on your own figures.Once you register for VAT and set your scheme in Settings, this compares Standard, Flat Rate and Margin scheme on your real sales, fees and costs, so you can see which would cost you the least.What HMRC seesWhat eBay reports to HMRCUnder DAC7, eBay shares your 2026 sales with HMRC if you pass either threshold.Likely reportedSales in 2026£41,750threshold ≈ £1,700Orders in 2026612threshold 30eBay will likely report your 2026 figures to HMRC. That doesn't create new tax, it justmeans HMRC already has these numbers, so keep your records tidy and they'll match.Making Tax Digital for Income TaxYour 2025/26 qualifying income decides when MTD for Income Tax applies to you.From April 2027£41,750qualifying income · first threshold £20,000£0£20,000£50,000On your current figures, MTD is due to apply to you from April 2027 (income over £30,000).VAT eBay handled for youVAT eBay collected from buyers and paid to HMRC on your behalf, not part of your own VAT return.Excluded from your VATeBay-collected VAT (2025/26)£3,240£3,890 over the last 15 monthsOrders eBay handled VAT on74deemed-supplier salesLeave this off your own VAT returneBay already collected and paid this VAT to HMRC, so it isnot your output VAT and not income you keep.Your tax billSelf AssessmentEstimated tax on your 2025/26 trading profit, and a summary to hand your accountant.Export CSVTaxable profit£22,900Income tax£2,066Class 4 NIC£620Set aside for tax£2,686£20,214 after tax · £12,570 personal allowance · 11.7% effective rate · Balancing payment due 31 JanThese figures are estimates from your eBay sales to help you plan, not tax advice or a substitute for filing.
A demo view of the whole Tax Centre: the headline summary and stats at the top, then its three sections. Your VAT position (highlighted) comes first, followed by What HMRC sees and Your tax bill.

Your VAT position

This section tracks where you stand against the VAT registration threshold, using your rolling 12-month gross turnover from eBay sales. It shows your current turnover, the headroom you have left before you would need to register, and, if you are on a path to breach it, a projected date. Alongside it, a trading allowance meter tracks your gross turnover for the current tax year against the £1,000 trading allowance, so you can see at a glance whether it is worth claiming.

Once you are VAT registered and have a scheme set in your business profile, this section also compares Standard, Flat Rate and Margin scheme VAT on your actual sales, fees and costs over the last 12 months, so you can see which scheme would cost you the least. Before that applies to you, you will see a short explanation of what the comparison will show once you register and set a scheme.

What HMRC sees

Digital platforms such as eBay are required to report seller income to HMRC under DAC7. This section shows your year-to-date gross sales and transaction count, and flags whether you look reportable under those rules, so there are no surprises later.

It also separates out marketplace VAT: VAT that eBay itself collects and remits to HMRC on your behalf for certain sales. That figure is kept apart from your own VAT position so you do not accidentally declare it a second time as your own output VAT.

A Making Tax Digital tracker shows your qualifying income for the current tax year against the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax thresholds, so you can see whether you are approaching an obligation to file digitally.

Your tax bill

The final section estimates your Self Assessment position for the current tax year: taxable profit worked out from your eBay sales, fees, shipping and logged expenses, and an estimate of the tax you should set aside. If you have elected to use the trading allowance in your business profile, the estimate reflects that election rather than your itemised costs.

Estimates to help you plan, not tax advice

Every figure in the Tax Centre is an estimate built from your eBay sales, meant to help you plan ahead. It is not tax advice and is not a substitute for filing. Always confirm your VAT position, DAC7 status and tax bill with HMRC or an accountant before relying on these numbers.

Where to look next

If a figure looks off, start with your order sync and your business profile settings: VAT registration, VAT scheme and trading allowance election all feed directly into the calculations on this page. See the related articles below for more on VAT and expenses.

Last updated 2026-07-06.

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