Cast your eye over your bank statement this month. Go on, really look at it. Chances are there’s a handful of recurring payments quietly going out that you barely notice anymore. Software here, a membership there, maybe a trade publication you’ve subscribed to for years. Now ask yourself: how many of those are you actually claiming as a business expense? If the answer is “not all of them” you might be leaving money on the table.

If you use part of your home for business (admin, client work, bookkeeping, calls, planning, etc.), you can usually claim a portion of your household costs as a business expense.