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Freelancers’ Questions: Now I’m registered self-employed, when do I self-assess?
Expert solves the tax troubles of a new freelancer hoping to avoid hefty penalties.
Oct 22, 2019 | Money InformationFreelancers' Questions: Any recourse if my authorship credit was removed?
Legal aid for a freelance writer stung by an unprofitable, stop-start series of irritating events.
Oct 17, 2019 | JournalismCreative industies ready 'no-deal' Brexit resources for freelancers
‘A lot of work remains to be done’ on a Brexit deal, but a study is set to show that a lot of work is being lost too.
Oct 14, 2019 | Freelancing NewsSo you want to stay self-employed? Better have a substitute
Even if your stand-in remains on the side-lines, your contractual right to them is what matters more.
Oct 10, 2019 | LegalFreelancers’ Questions: Can we move to France, and move to freelance?
Staff team asking for relocation tips instead get a tax alert over freelancing for their employer.
Oct 7, 2019 | Tax AdviceWhat editorial freelancers can take from the BBC presenters’ IR35 defeat
More famous faces have fallen foul of IR35. Does their loss hold lessons for you and your clients?
Oct 3, 2019 | IR35 / IR591Freelancing as a creative industries professional? Here’s what I’ve learned
Film & TV guru shares eight strategies to survive and then thrive as a self-employed creative.
Sep 30, 2019 | Day-to-Day BusinessCan a client who stopped me defecting go back on our one-month contract?
'Your contractual ports of call to avoid hot water, when things have already gone south.'
Sep 26, 2019 | LegalEverything freelancers need to know about IR35 (but were afraid to ask!)
The top FAQs on IR35; since 2000, as of 2017 and from April 6th 2020.
Sep 24, 2019 | IR35 / IR591Survival tips from creative freelancers who’ve made it
Five University of Life lessons by self-employed art, tech, PR and media successes.
Sep 19, 2019 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers’ Questions: Would my freelance business be better off VAT-registered?
‘It’s up to you, not your brother-in-law, to decide if VAT’s right for you, but he may be onto something.’
Sep 12, 2019 | Money InformationHow to build your freelance profile using social media
Be human, play the long game but don't chase - if social media success as a freelancer is your aim.
Sep 1, 2019 | MarketingSorting your taxes and duties as a freelancer who is sole trading
A helping hand with getting your ducks in a row is best to make a splash in business, and keep HMRC at bay.
Aug 30, 2019 | Money InformationCreative sectors unsettled by ‘end freedom of movement overnight’ vow
Little support for the PM’s ‘come what may’ promise, despite the Home Office’s attempts to reassure.
Aug 27, 2019 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers’ Questions: Is my German client right to say I must be VAT-registered?
Tax tips for when your EU client is ‘all worked up’ over you invoicing without VAT.
Aug 22, 2019 | Money InformationHow media freelancers can offset IR35 uneasiness, now and from April 2020
Status rules in the public sector are on their way to the private sector. Are you ready?
Aug 19, 2019 | IR35 / IR591Media freelancers ‘cannot rely on Hawksbee IR35 case win’
For being too close to the margin, a Talksport host’s status victory looks good for him, and probably him alone.
Aug 15, 2019 | IR35 NewsWhen a freelance sole trader should set up a limited company
Perception, profits and protection. Just three of the many reasons why ‘sole trader’ may have had its day -- at least for you.
Aug 12, 2019 | Freelancing NewsBoris Johnson warned of Brexit’s impact on creative industry freelancing
Eighty per cent of creative firms will struggle, and ten per cent face freelancer loss, PM told.
Aug 8, 2019 | Freelancing NewsWill the Good Work Plan be a Good Job done for freelancers?
Regardless of your answer, it’s time government got on with its work, to address your work.
Aug 6, 2019 | Freelancing News‘Self-employed’ taxi driver picks up both ‘worker’ and ‘employee’ status
Freelance driver fails to pass three important status tests, indicating he was in the right.
Aug 1, 2019 | Freelancing NewsCreatives give guarded welcome to new culture minister Nicky Morgan
Clearly on the new DCMS secretary’s radar, freelancers face a fresh chancellor too.
Jul 30, 2019 | Freelancing NewsWhere freelance PR & Marketing workers are in demand, and why
Traditional has had to make way for Social, but it’s by no means all about the Twittersphere if you’re freelance.
Jul 25, 2019 | PRMedia freelancers still waiting on BBC newsreaders’ IR35 appeal
‘Being on our screens as usual, with their IR35 appeal all done, doesn’t mean they won.'
Jul 22, 2019 | IR35 NewsFreelancers' Questions: Do employees who freelance get the personal allowance?
‘Mixing salary and self-employment is fine, but beware billing the client for your co-working space.’
Jul 18, 2019 | Tax AdviceFreelance photography: the skills worth capturing in 2019
Snap up one of these few photography specialisms to command up to £400 a day.
Jul 11, 2019 | Photography NewsAn overview of Holiday pay for freelancers
Cases like Uber, Deliveroo and Pimlico are only the start of paid leave changing.
Jul 11, 2019 | Freelancing NewsRemote freelance workers may be better off in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is the best place in Europe to work on a remote basis for remote freelance workers, study finds. Looking at various factors such as cost of living and number of co-working spaces, the top ten countries to remote work in were determined.
Jul 10, 2019 | Working from HomeBoris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt give 11th hour creative business vows
The prime ministerial candidates pledge fibre broadband, lower tax and no debt for student start-ups.
Jul 9, 2019 | Freelancing NewsFreelance writing skills are hot today, but always hotter if you have a niche
Hourly rates for writers are at £500, so can you pen quality articles with accuracy and skill?
Jul 4, 2019 | Copywriting
