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Happy new tax year - or is it? Here are the changes you should be aware of

What key tax changes are planned from 6 April 2023 and how could they impact you if you’re a self-employed freelancer, explained by GoSimpleTax.

6 April 2023

4 min

Filing a paper tax return for your Self Assessment? Be aware of this BIG change

GoSimpleTax inform us of the BIG change that the self-employed need to know when filing for self-assessment.

4 April 2023

2 min

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Freelancers with accounting periods unaligned to tax years must act

Will you be required to apportion your accounting profits in the tax year in which they arise?

4 April 2023

3 min

How to make your freelance portfolio stand out

Being creative isn't the only way to make your portfolio stand out as a freelancer, so consider how else you can set yourself apart from the competition.

3 April 2023

5 min

Where do self-employed stand with delays to purchase orders?

'POs themselves aren’t a bad thing. It’s the poor practice in how they’re administered that causes all the trouble.'

31 March 2023

4 min

Status experts grumble at Just Eat making couriers self-employed

Hungry to work off its losses, the takeaway-delivery firm’s reclassification is billed as a risk it probably feels is worth taking.

28 March 2023

3 min

Spring Budget focussed on the labour market, yet ignored the self-employed

A ‘back to work’ Budget that overlooks the key route of people starting their own freelance ventures should go back to the drawing board.

27 March 2023

3 min

What are a US citizen’s tax duties if UK freelancing on a partner’s visa?

Getting an adviser onboard is the ultimate answer for a freelancer from across the pond with registration questions.

21 March 2023

3 min

Spring Budget 2023: Chancellor offers self-employed next to nothing

Everything ranging from ‘a complete absence’ to ‘not a huge amount’ is unveiled to freelancers by Jeremy Hunt.

16 March 2023

6 min

IR35 and sole traders: setting the record straight on HMRC’s disliked rules

Freelancers not using a limited company needn’t worry about IR35, but there’s always ‘false self-employment’ to beware.

14 March 2023

3 min

Advisers to creative freelancers reveal Spring Budget 2023 hopes and fears

Chancellor Hunt is being overloaded by a sprawling list of demands, in a sign of just how much self-employed creatives are in need.

10 March 2023

6 min

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Different IT and tech career paths you can take in 2022

The IT and tech industry is rapidly growing and one of the great benefits of getting involved in this sector is the variety of jobs that you can open yourself up to.

9 March 2023

5 min

What’s so good about freelancing, and why do people go self-employed?

Ahead of Spring Budget 2023, IPSE asks two key questions and hopefully, chancellor Hunt will have some supportive responses.

7 March 2023

4 min

Freelancer burnout: Top tips for keeping professional exhaustion at bay

Five strategies from a leading life coach that self-employed creatives can try to stop feeling frazzled.

3 March 2023

4 min

ChatGPT: how creative freelancers can make the app work for them

Far from being a threat, the tool of the moment can offer self-employed creatives a helping hand.

27 February 2023

4 min

How IR35 traps can be avoided as a freelancer

Five client requests that could see an outside IR35 contract fall inside the rules.

24 February 2023

4 min

Cyber Scotland Week: Cyber Security Careers and Digital Transformation in Scotland

What is Cyber Scotland Week?Cyber Scotland Week takes place between 27th February and 5th March.

23 February 2023

3 min

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