Are your courier records actually ready?

If your income comes from more than one delivery platform, the difficult bit is often not the tax return itself — it is working out whether all the records are there in the first place. This quick check highlights the gaps worth sorting before you hand anything to an accountant.

This is a record-organisation checker, not a tax calculation or tax advice tool. It does not ask for UTRs, National Insurance numbers, bank details or exact income figures.

Check 1 of 8

Do you know every platform or source you earned courier income from?

Think Amazon Flex, Deliveroo, Uber Eats, Just Eat, parcel work and any direct courier jobs.

Yes — I have a complete listMostly — but I may have missed oneNo — I need to reconstruct it

Check 2 of 8

Have you got statements or earnings records for every period you worked?

Missing months are easier to spot before the bookkeeping starts.

Yes — every period is coveredSome gaps or uncertaintyNo — several periods are missing

Check 3 of 8

Can you match platform records to money actually received?

This helps identify missing payouts, timing differences or records that do not reconcile cleanly.

Yes — I can reconcile themPartlyNo

Check 4 of 8

Are your business expenses and receipts organised?

They do not have to be perfect, but you should be able to work out what each expense relates to.

Yes — organised and identifiableSome are organisedMostly mixed or unsorted

Check 5 of 8

Do you have usable mileage or vehicle-cost records?

You should be able to explain how the business-use figure was built rather than relying on a rough guess at year end.

Yes — there is a consistent recordSome records, but not consistentlyNo reliable record

Check 6 of 8

Can you separate business and personal transactions where they are mixed?

A separate bank account is useful, but what matters here is whether mixed transactions can actually be identified.

YesMostlyNo — they are heavily mixed

Check 7 of 8

Do you know whether Making Tax Digital for Income Tax affects you?

If you are unsure, flag it now rather than assuming it applies — or assuming it does not.

Yes — I know my positionI think so, but I want it checkedNo — I do not know

Check 8 of 8

If an accountant asked for your records today, could you send a sensible pack?

This is the practical test: could someone else understand what you have without starting from zero?

Yes — it is ready to sendAlmost — a few gaps remainNo — I would not know where to start

See the courier records guide

Your result

Records readiness

Ask Parkwood about the gaps Call 07466 921648