Call to lock-in copyright data across digital media
Creative groups push for metadata to always 'travel with its content as a digital label.'
Feb 3, 2012 | Freelancing News
Freelancers' Questions: How to invoice a client overseas?
'It falls to freelancers to ensure they don’t go unpaid and stranded in foreign courts.'
Feb 2, 2012 | Freelancing News
New Year Evolutions – planning 2012 as a freelancer
How & where you are + what you want more/less of now = your New Year Evolutions.
Feb 1, 2012 | Freelancing News
'Odd jobbers' swell Britain's freelance ranks
A new breed of self-employed person is 'keeping a lid' on UK unemployment.
Jan 31, 2012 | Freelancing News
HMRC adds 48 hours to tax return deadline
Self-assessment filers get extension, as tax staff walkout looms.
Jan 30, 2012 | Money News
Freelancers' Questions: Is freelance income before self-employment OK?
Expert tips for a freelancer who sat on self-employed income before registering.
Jan 27, 2012 | Freelancing News
Pushing the limits of what's protectable in an image
Judges have granted a very wide copyright protection to one claimant - expert.
Jan 26, 2012 | Photography News
Freelancers' Questions: How to handle unauthorised use of photos?
Legal tips for freelancers whose pictures are being used without their permission.
Jan 25, 2012 | Photography News
Freelancers' Questions: Which accounting year is best?
Expert helps a would-be sole trader stuck on which accounting date to choose.
Jan 24, 2012 | Money News
Top tips for your looming tax return
Final considerations for self-employed people who want to avoid hefty penalties.
Jan 23, 2012 | Money News
When your New Year resolution is to start freelancing
Five top tips for the financial side of your fledgling freelance business.
Jan 20, 2012 | Freelancing News
Why freelancers can't afford to ignore Section 29
Court ruling + tax return deadline = fertile ground for HMRC discovery powers.
Jan 19, 2012 | Freelancing News
Freelance creatives will be there, will you? January 2012
First in a Freelance UK monthly series of events for creative freelancers.
Jan 18, 2012 | Events: Design
Non-VAT registered freelancers 'at risk'
'Expect extra HMRC scrutiny if you trade near the VAT threshold but aren't registered.'
Jan 17, 2012 | Freelancing News
Registering with HMRC – a freelancer's overview
Expert aid for the significant task of meeting your tax and data-filing duties.
Jan 16, 2012 | Freelancing News
Freelancers’ Questions: Am I due relief on travel expenses?
When freelancers can, and can’t, offset the cost of travelling to work.
Jan 13, 2012 | Freelancing News
Taxman agrees to rethink business record checks
Onus on HMRC to prove its paperwork probes can achieve 'something sensible.'
Jan 12, 2012 | Freelancing News
Digital agencies 'expected to pitch for free'
Potential boon for freelancers, but more clients want extra work in non-billable pitches.
Jan 11, 2012 | Design news
Marketers ready for branded domain names
Internet body opens for branded cyber space applications from Thursday.
Jan 10, 2012 | Marketing/PR news
Freelancers' Questions: Is changing accountant a red flag to HMRC?
Ex-Revenue inspector on the potential perils of using 'Joe Bloggs Tax Services.'
Jan 9, 2012 | Freelancing News
Freelancers' Questions: How to show a loss on my tax return?
Profitless freelancers don't need an accountant, but it might help.
Jan 6, 2012 | Freelancing News
Freelancers due actions, not more warm words, in 2012
Best wishes to the flexible workforce will no longer cut it, not least for the economy.
Jan 5, 2012 | Freelancing News
Women forge freelance careers on lifestyle trends
Being on top of latest goings-on puts women ahead in the enterprise growth stakes.
Jan 4, 2012 | Freelancing News
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Freelance UK would like to wish all our readers a very happy holiday. We look forward to keeping you up-to-date with all the latest freelance news throughout 2012.
Dec 23, 2011 | Freelancing News
Freelancers' Questions: Can I buy a tax-free gift?
Timely tips for freelancers who want to say thanks to their company secretary.
Dec 22, 2011 | Freelancing News
How freelancers can avoid getting stuck
Comms guru Kay White on the lost art of politely disengaging.
Dec 21, 2011 | Freelancing News
Freelancers can't escape the online-only VAT man
Be prepared, whenever you need to prepare, for VAT going electronic.
Dec 20, 2011 | Money News
Self-employed set for health and safety exemption
Government says it will free one million self-employed people from red tape.
Dec 19, 2011 | Freelancing News
Freelancer in first 'split IR35 case'
Unprecedented ruling puts freelancers who break from specific projects in the dock.
Dec 16, 2011 | IR35 News
Taxman will no longer be Mr Nice Guy in 2012
Latecomers face the full force of the Revenue’s revamped penalty regime.
Dec 15, 2011 | Freelancing News
When freelancing, do you shoot from the lip?
Freelancers who fire off flaming arrows aren’t necessarily masterful, says comms guru Kay White.
Dec 14, 2011 | Freelancing News
Freelancers' Questions: Should I fear HMRC over undeclared income?
Expert helps a would-be freelancer with a history of dodging the taxman.
Dec 13, 2011 | Freelancing News
Online vacancies for freelancers up 120%
Demand for graphic designers, internet marketers and content writers soars.
Dec 12, 2011 | Freelancing News
Freelancers’ Questions: When do IR35 reforms take effect?
Only four months to go until the Revenue readies IR35's successor, expert says.
Dec 9, 2011 | IR35 News
Freelancers’ Questions: Is freelancing for a US client VAT-free?
Tax aid for a UK-based freelancer hoping to duck VAT on services across the pond.
Dec 8, 2011 | Freelancing News
30 ways freelancers can get free publicity
Finding the angles for your creative business to stay in the press and public consciousness.
Dec 7, 2011 | Freelancing News
Photographers' rights spelt out to security staff
Security guards have 10 fewer excuses to mistreat freelance photographers.
Dec 6, 2011 | Photography News
Professor puts freelancers in the spotlight
Numerical probe set to drill down into who freelancers really are.
Dec 5, 2011 | Freelancing News
UK freelancing grows by 12%
Turbulent times are helping swell the size of the freelance workforce.
Dec 2, 2011 | Freelancing News
'Aggressive' taxman raking in more than ever
Tax expert balks at how much income from investigations is soaring.
Nov 30, 2011 | Money News
