Contractor Finances What is a director’s loan? The good, bad, and ugly of director loans -- those deserving an accountant’s input to avoid HMRC trouble. # Tax # Company # Money 30 August 2024 5 min
Contractor Finances How to manage inconsistent income as an IT contractor: top 10 hacks Smart freelance techies won’t let the ‘peaks and troughs’ of freelance earnings call the shots, says Integro. # Freelance # Self-employed # Tips 27 August 2024 8 min
Contractor Finances Do contractors pay National Insurance tax? Free-Work hears from a top accountant when and in what circumstances freelance IT work will incur you an NI bill from HMRC. # Tax # Company # Money 13 August 2024 4 min
Contractor Finances VAT Flat Rate Scheme: explainer and top tips Simplicity is hard to turn down as a small company but beware -- in the accounting space, simplicity doesn’t always = cost efficiency. # Tax # Company # Money 9 August 2024 4 min
Contractor Finances Corporation tax for contractors: demystified The lowdown on business tax as a limited company IT freelancer, including ways to lower your bill from HMRC. # Tax # Company # Money 25 June 2024 7 min
Contractor Finances A contractor’s guide to maternity pay Resolved: As an IT contractor who’s also a mum-to-be, can I receive maternity pay? # Self-employed # Tax # Money 21 May 2024 7 min
Contractor Finances Are limited company IT contractors eligible for the Marriage Allowance? Free-Work readers can now check if they (or more likely their spouse) can claim a not to be sniffed at £1,256. # Freelance # Self-employed # Tax 13 February 2024 4 min
Contractor Finances Contractor expenses guide: what can you claim? Handy rundown of HMRC-approved expenses if you’re tech freelancing as a sole trader or limited company. # Expenses # Contracting 16 January 2024 6 min
Contractor Finances A contractor’s guide to dividends Answers to the FAQs limited company IT contractors have about the staple payment form if tax-efficiency matters -- dividends. # Tax # Money # Contracting 8 December 2023 6 min
Contractor Finances A contractor's guide to VAT The ins and outs of Value Added Tax in a contractor limited company setting -- demystified. # Money # Contracting 14 November 2023 4 min