Products, training, room rental — tracked in one app
Buy stock from Sally, Salons Direct, Amazon. Pay for CPD courses. Pay weekly room rent. Drive to mobile clients. All in one place.
Tiny products, big totals — and the receipts vanish in the kit bag
A typical UK beautician or nail tech buys stock weekly (gels, polishes, tips, lashes, wax), pays for CPD courses, rents a salon room or chair, runs the kit bag between mobile clients, and pays insurance. Each receipt is small. Annual spend often exceeds £2,000 in deductible expenses.
What PocketReceipt tracks for beauticians
Stock & products
Gel, polishes, lashes, wax, tan, tips, files. From Sally Beauty, Salons Direct, Amazon. Auto-categorised.
Equipment & tools
Lamps, drills, sterilisers, beds, trolleys. Capital allowance flagged on big purchases.
Training & CPD
New treatment qualifications, refresher courses, manufacturer training. Fully allowable CPD.
Room rent / chair fee
Weekly or monthly salon rent. Tagged as rent, fully allowable. Track separately for clear reporting.
Mobile mileage
GPS or manual log to mobile clients. HMRC 45p/25p auto-applied.
Insurance & trade subs
Public liability, treatment risk, BABTAC / IICT membership. Categorised automatically.
A typical beautician's week, tracked
- Monday — restock gels and tips from Sally Beauty, scan receipt
- Tuesday — pay weekly chair rent at the salon, receipt forwarded
- Wednesday — drive to two mobile clients, mileage auto-logged
- Thursday — book a new lash-extension CPD course, scan receipt
- Friday — buy a new UV lamp, capital-allowance flagged
- Sunday — export weekly summary to your accountant
FAQ for beauticians
Can I claim my room rent?
Yes — chair rent or room rent paid to a salon owner is a direct business expense, 100% allowable. Keep the receipt or invoice.
Are training courses deductible?
Yes for CPD that maintains or extends your existing services. New unrelated qualifications may not be allowable — check with your accountant.
Can I claim my uniform?
Branded tunics or uniforms with logo: yes. Plain clothes you also wear elsewhere: no. PPE (gloves, masks, aprons): yes.
Is my equipment over £1,000 a capital allowance?
Yes typically. Treatment beds, big lamps, lash beds. PocketReceipt flags items that may need capital treatment, then your accountant decides AIA vs writing-down allowance.