For most adventure guides and outdoor freelancers, tax planning ranks somewhere between equipment maintenance and admin—necessary, but easy to put off. The work itself is seasonal and unpredictable. One month you're fully booked leading expeditions, the next you're waiting for weather windows or scrambling to fill slots.
This irregularity makes it tempting to delay thinking about tax until January, when Self Assessment deadlines loom. By then, it's often too late to plan properly, and you're left
