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ContractingLeaving 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'..3 min
Guide to FreelancingFreelancers' Questions: Do I deserve no pay if I reject a late contract?
Legal aid for a freelancer stung after refusing to sign harsh terms governing future and past self-employment.5 min
Guide to FreelancingAn affordable method to market your freelance business
Using imagery in your marketing is key as we look at affordable methods to market your freelance business.3 min
Freelancer FinancesFreelancers’ Questions: How to be UK self-employed for a company in Spain?
Top tips for a designer who's been jobless for as many months as their new contract is set to last.4 min
Freelancer FinancesFreelancers’ Questions: Does Maternity Allowance come with an earnings cap?
Tax tips for a mum-to-be, half onto something even before knowing the answers to her queries.4 min
Freelancer FinancesHow the self-employed can ask for a pay rise amid the covid pandemic
Lockdown shouldn't put a padlock on freelancers tactfully asking for a rate that reflects their hard work.5 min
Guide to FreelancingThe rise of freelancers during COVID-19
COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of having a form of income that can be earned from home and can easily fit around changing circumstances. Here we will look at the rise of freelancer during COVID-19.4 min
Freelancer NewsHere’s where tax returns faze freelancers, even if HMRC is delaying fines
The self-employed will embrace the Feb 28 waiver, but must still avoid six self-assessment traps.4 min
Freelancer NewsFreelancers' Questions: Can EU freelancers still do work stints in London?
'It's now both business and pleasure if you're self-employed and visiting the UK, but very little else.'3 min
Freelancer NewsFreelancers’ Questions: Do I need a UTR number for my theatre art contract?
'The Revenue's way to identify you is definitely for life, not just for Christmas or the New Year.'3 min
Freelancer NewsFreelancers’ Questions: Are the UK’s EU freelancers hit by the Brexit deal?
Revealed: the new hoops that EU nationals freelancing in Britain must jump through to stay.3 min
Freelancer NewsFreelancers, what is required to complete your tax return?
As a freelancer, you have earnings outside of PAYE, and the chances are you'll need to file a tax return.3 min
Freelancer NewsWhy a UK Intermittents du Spectacle wouldn’t cut it for freelance creatives
Close but no cigar: a French scheme for performance workers would bring across its own issues if imported.5 min
Freelancer NewsTo help UK freelancers, experts mull France’s ‘Intermittents du Spectacle’
An import to help end the 'apartheid' Britain's self-employed suffer under is being backed, at least in spirit.4 min
Freelancer FinancesFreelancers' Questions: How to be self-employed in Italy if I leave the UK?
An expert on freelancing overseas ends a 'viscous circle,' but balks at the likely paperwork and controls involved.4 min
Guide to FreelancingWhat to do when you're overwhelmed by freelance work
Running a freelancer business can be full on, and in order to survive the storm you need to change your approach to work.4 min
Freelancer NewsFreelancers' Questions: How to tell the client of my covid-19 concerns?
The self-employed can inoculate against awkward coronavirus conversations by mixing the practical with the tactical.5 min