SA302 meaning: the mystery of net profit solved

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  • Last updated 14 Feb 2025

SA302 meaning? Sounds like the start of a tax mystery, doesn’t it? But don’t worry, gang, we’re on the case! 🕵️‍♂️

If you’re self-employed and applying for a mortgage or loan, you might need an SA302 to prove your income. But hold up, where’s the net profit on this thing? Jeepers, it’s missing?! Looks like we’ve got another mystery to solve. 🚐💨

What’s the SA302 meaning?

The SA302 meaning is pretty straightforward – it’s an HMRC tax calculation form that shows your total income and tax paid over the past four years. If you’re self-employed, it’s your golden ticket to proving what you’ve earned.

But here’s the twist… the SA302 form doesn’t include net profit! Ruh-roh. You’ll have to crunch the numbers yourself to get that.

What does net profit mean?

Net profit is a business’s total earnings after deducting all expenses. These may include: 

  • Materials
  • Credit card fees on customer purchases 💳
  • Direct labour
  • Utilities for the production site
  • Commissions for sales staff
  • Shipping 🚢
  • Equipment
  • Office rent

Jinkies! The next clue is waiting for us. 

What’s the net profitability formula?

Net Profit = Total Revenue – (Total Expenses + Taxes + Depreciation)

Zoinks! There’s some more mysterious words here. Let’s put our investigative skills to the test. 🔍

  • Revenue is the amount of money made from sales of a company’s products and/or services during a specific time period (normally a year), before any expenses, taxes etc. are deducted. 📅
  • Depreciation recognizes that assets decline in value over time and it spreads their cost over their useful life. 📉

How to use the net profitability formula 

Net profit is used to indicate a company’s profitability.

Here’s an example:

Total Revenue £5,000
Cost of Goods Sold £2,000
Gross Profit £3,000
Total Expenses £1,000
Salaries £500
Rent £400
Utilities £100
Taxes £500
Depreciation£100
Net Profit £3,400

Remember, Net Profit = Total Revenue – (Total Expenses + Taxes + Depreciation)

So, £5,000 – (£1,000 + £500 + £100) = a Net Profit of £3,400. 

We’ve got you, gang💪

Where is net profit on SA302?

The SA302 (tax calculation) form shows how much money you’ve earned and how much tax you’ve paid in the past 4 years. Finding net profit on your SA302 is another mystery to solve because it’s not actually there. You’ll need to take the figures for your total revenue, expenses, taxes, and depreciation from the form to calculate your net profit. 

You’ll need one if you’re self-employed and you want to prove your income because you’re applying for a mortgage or loan. 🏡

You can get a SA302 form from: 

  • Your HMRC online account, in the ‘Self Assessment’ section
  • HMRC by calling them and asking them to send a copy to the bank
  • Your accountant
  • TaxScouts, if you’re one of our customers

What do I need to keep track of to calculate my net profit? 

There’s a very logical explanation for all this! 💡Our free bookkeeping tools

Your final mission is to keep track of your business’s income and expenses. You’ll need these to calculate your net profit. 

Our accounting software gives you a 360 view of your finances. With everything all in one place, you can keep track of the income you’ll need to calculate your net profit. 

Upload pictures of your receipts directly to TaxScouts and let our AI-powered data extraction tool pull your spending. Store them online until you’re ready to deduct them. 

Find out more on how our free bookkeeping tools can help keep your mysteries at bay 👇

SA302 meaning uncovered

Case closed! Phew! That was a mystery and a half. But now that we’ve cracked the case, you can confidently use your SA302 to calculate your net profit.

So, gang, no more tax mysteries for a while… right? 🤞

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