Freelancer News
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. 3 min
IT and tech news and guides
Freelancer News
Freelancer Finances
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. 3 min
Freelancer News
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. 6 min
IR35
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. 3 min
Freelancer News
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. 6 min
IT Career Advice
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. 5 min
Guide to Freelancing
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. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
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. 4 min
Freelancer News
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. 4 min
IR35
How IR35 traps can be avoided as a freelancer
Five client requests that could see an outside IR35 contract fall inside the rules. 4 min
IT news
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. 3 min
IT news
Tesla recalls more than 360,000 self-driving cars over software flaws in the US.
Tesla are leading the way when it comes to autonomous vehicles, as all Tesla cars now come standard with advanced hardware capable of providing Autopilot features, and full self-driving capabilities—through software updates designed to improve functionality.Tesla’s self-driving featuresAutopilot is . 3 min
Freelancer News
Freelancers reminded that labels don’t decide or alter employment status
EAT: Being part of an HMRC scheme for the self-employed doesn’t determine you as self-employed. 4 min
Guide to Freelancing
Any risk if my client moves me from retainer to ‘required 9-to-5’?
Far from just losing billable hours, one creative may have lost the commercial status they’ll need to stay outside IR35. 5 min
Freelancer News
Netherlands MVV: what self-employed Britons need to know
Quite a big section of small print for UK freelancers to read, before they can successfully go Dutch. 3 min
Freelancer News
Two creative heavyweights are fighting 'Oxford University’s Uberisation'
With ramifications for the gig economy, a very unexpected case could lead to securer terms for the hard-working. 3 min
Freelancer Finances
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax delayed: what do freelancers need to do?
In December 2022, the government announced its decision to delay introducing Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) for two more years until April 2026, but do freelancers need to do anything? 3 min