Cookie Policy
This page explains what cookies and similar technologies SoleTraderTaxCalculator.co.uk uses, why, and how you can control them. Last updated: 4 November 2026.
Written and reviewed by James Whitfield · Last reviewed 4 November 2026 · Checked against 2026/27 HMRC rates · Editorial standards · Methodology
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They let a site remember your choices and help owners understand how the site is used. This site also uses local browser storage for the same purposes. We keep cookie use to a minimum.
Consent and Google Consent Mode v2
When you first visit, a banner lets you accept or decline optional cookies. We use Google Consent Mode v2 to reflect your choice. Until you accept, analytics and advertising are requested in a restricted, non-personalised mode where supported, and consent signals (ad_storage, analytics_storage, ad_user_data and ad_personalization) are set to denied.
If you accept, those consent signals are updated to granted and Google may set analytics and advertising cookies as described below. You can change your mind at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser, which restores the banner on your next visit.
Essential cookies and storage
cookie_consent — stores whether you accepted or declined optional cookies, so the banner is not shown on every visit. This is strictly necessary and set regardless of consent. It contains no personal data.
Analytics cookies (optional)
Where you consent, Google Analytics sets cookies to measure aggregate usage: _ga (distinguishes users, expires after about 2 years) and _ga_<container-id> (maintains session state, expires after about 2 years). IP anonymisation is enabled and Google signals are disabled, so this data is used in aggregate and not to identify you.
Advertising cookies (optional)
Where advertising is enabled and you consent, Google AdSense and its partners may set cookies to serve and measure adverts, such as those set on the doubleclick.net and google.com domains. These may be used for advert selection, frequency capping and measurement. Until you consent, advertising runs in non-personalised mode where supported.
You can review and control Google's advertising cookies at google.com/technologies/ads and adssettings.google.com.
When you buy something
Payments are taken on Stripe's own checkout pages, not on this site. Stripe sets its own cookies there, for example to prevent fraud and keep your checkout session working, and its cookie policy applies. We do not receive your card details.
Our own cookie for site staff
pw_internal — set only if a page is opened with ?internal=1 in the address, which our own staff do so that their visits are left out of our statistics. It holds the value 1, expires after five years and is removed by opening any page with ?internal=0. Ordinary visitors never receive it.
Pages without adverts
The contact, privacy, terms, disclaimer and cookie pages, and the pages where you buy or download something, do not show adverts, so advertising cookies are not requested on them.
Managing cookies
You can accept or decline optional cookies using the banner on this site. You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings, and use browser-level controls or the Google Analytics opt-out add-on. Blocking essential storage may mean the consent banner reappears on each visit.
For more on how we handle data, see our privacy policy.
Estimate your sole trader tax
The sole trader tax calculator turns this guidance into a concrete monthly take-home and tax reserve estimate, based on 2026/27 HMRC rates. Enter taxable profit — not turnover.