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Why do UK simplified expenses help some sole traders precisely because they are rough, not because they always produce the biggest deduction?
People hear 'simplified expenses' and assume HMRC built a shortcut that must also be financially optimal. Please explain why that is not always true, why the flat-rate approach can still be valuable, and why the real decision is about admin trade-off as much as tax amount.
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