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What is form P11D and when do I need to use it?

Everything independent workers need to know about a form that reports benefits and expenses to HMRC.

12 April 2021

4 min

New template contract for freelance services handed to self-employed

Download FreelanceUK’s expert-authored legal agreement, and make it your own for freelancing.

8 April 2021

3 min

Freelancers' Questions: Can I freelance from India for UK companies?

Accountant tots up extra cost if an Indian freelancer becomes a company, plus a few ‘must-dos,’ regardless.

5 April 2021

3 min

Freelancers' Questions: Should I use an umbrella company instead?

Having just one end-user, and planning to work for them indefinitely, smacks of PAYE work.

25 March 2021

4 min

Tax Rates and allowances 2021/22 for freelancers

Here are the main tax rates and allowances for 2021/22 that the self-employed/freelancer community need to be aware of

24 March 2021

3 min

What is the best business structure for freelancers?

Sole trader. ‘Ltd.’ Or LLP? Top accountant Emily Coltman crunches the numbers, and options, facing the newly self-employed.

22 March 2021

8 min

Put off self-employment? Four freelancing facts to make you undeterred

Covid may have put your one-person empire on hold. But you can still take steps to minimise risk and maximise opportunity.

18 March 2021

6 min

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Freelancers, HMRC self-assessment and VAT penalties are going points-based

How much the taxman’s new system will cost sole traders who pay late or submit late.

15 March 2021

3 min

Going freelance amid coronavirus: why creatives make the leap despite covid

As it’s the desire for freedom that drives, it seems not even the pandemic will keep the aspiring self-employed down for long.

11 March 2021

4 min

Why you should get your freelance business on instagram

Instagram is one of the biggest social media platforms in the world and it offers an abundance of opportunity for freelance businesses to get brand exposure and sales.

10 March 2021

2 min

Freelancers’ Questions: Any VAT or tax tips to grow my marketing business?

Invoices, self-assessment and trading in dollars – just some of the queries troubling an apologetic freelancer.

23 February 2021

5 min

IR35 experts caution UK freelance sector over HMRC’s ‘soft-landing’

Freelancers and their clients will find very little that is soft, or light, about the April 6th off-payroll rules -- experts.

19 February 2021

3 min

Leaving contracting due to IR35? The benefits to expect from a new employed role

Many contractors working via intermediaries such as partnerships or limited companies will be affected by changes to the IR35 tax legislation due at the start of the 2021/22 tax year.What is IR35?The government first introduced the IR35 rules in April 2000 to tackle so-called ‘disguised employment’..

16 February 2021

3 min