Track salon expenses and mobile mileage in one app
Salon stock, equipment, training, and mileage between mobile clients — scanned in seconds, ready for your tax return.
Receipts everywhere — wholesale, training, mobile fuel
Hairdressing has a lot of small, frequent receipts: wholesale stock from Sally's or Capital, mobile-client fuel, ongoing training courses, equipment refreshes. Lose any one of them and that's tax-deductible expense gone.
What PocketReceipt tracks for hairdressers
Salon stock
Wholesale stock from Sally Beauty, Capital, Salons Direct — scan the receipt, app extracts vendor, amount and category.
Mobile mileage
Track miles between mobile clients automatically. HMRC 45p / 25p AMAP rates applied.
Tools & equipment
Scissors, clippers, dryers, chair, mirrors. Capital allowances flagged separately for items over £200.
Training courses
CPD courses, technique workshops, colour certifications — directly deductible against income.
Booth / chair rent
If you rent a chair in a salon, the rent is fully deductible. Track it monthly.
Phone & bookings
Phone bills (business %), Fresha / Booksy subscriptions, business cards — captured and categorised.
A typical hairdressing day, tracked
- 7:30am — fuel up the car, snap the petrol receipt
- 9:00am — wholesale order picked up at Sally Beauty, scan the receipt
- 11:00am — drive 12 miles to first mobile client; mileage logged
- 2:00pm — back to salon, pay chair rent for the week (scan invoice)
- 5:00pm — book onto a colour CPD course; payment receipt saved
- End of week — export categorised summary, send to accountant
FAQ for hairdressers
Can I claim the training courses I do to keep up with trends?
Yes. CPD that maintains or updates your existing skills is allowable. New skills entirely outside hairdressing (e.g. learning to be an accountant) are not.
What about the dye on my own hair if I use the salon as a model?
Personal use of products is not allowable. If you genuinely use yourself as a model for a paid client demo, the proportion can be claimed — keep evidence.
Mobile clients — mileage or actual costs?
For most mobile hairdressers driving under 10,000 business miles in a fuel-efficient car, simplified mileage at 45p/mile is more generous than actual costs. Use our mileage calculator to check.
Do I need to register for VAT?
Only if turnover exceeds £90,000 in a rolling 12 months. For most independent hairdressers this is unlikely; check with our VAT threshold calculator.