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Self-employed mum takes Universal Credit to court
Freelance actor left on less than a tenner a week will fight ‘illogical’ benefits policy.
Mar 7, 2019 | Money NewsSort 'no-deal' Brexit preparations now, tiny traders urged
Despite well-intentioned advice from officials, the FSB fears it's too little, too late.
Mar 6, 2019 | Money NewsLate self-assessors yet to receive £100 penalties
Brexit puts the brakes on fines for filing after the 31st, but ‘you’ll still be charged.’
Feb 25, 2019 | Money News'Inflation drop will boost freelancers, at least for now'
Respite from high prices is welcome, says IPSE, but not if it’s the start of an economic slide.
Feb 18, 2019 | Money NewsA UK freelancer’s overview of VAT
All you need to know about VAT if you’re self-employed, especially as Brexit looms.
Feb 12, 2019 | Money NewsMore self-assessors meet tax deadline than ever before
Some 700,000 taxpayers prove it can be done last minute, just as 700,000 prove it can't.
Feb 5, 2019 | Money News'On the first day of Christmas...I did my tax return'
Some 2,500 people followed up Turkey and mince pieces with a self-assessment form.
Jan 6, 2019 | Money NewsLords want digital tax accounts for small traders delayed
‘And even if MTD is postponed, small business owners must be persuaded not pushed.’
Nov 27, 2018 | Money NewsTaxman to talk Flat Rate VAT
The lowdown on going flat for VAT to go live tomorrow (and in December).
Nov 13, 2018 | Money NewsFall in inflation 'unlikely to ease freelancers' financial fears'
September's cheaper prices may have merely moderated freelancers' financial anxiety levels.
Oct 18, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers to feel inflationary squeeze 'more than employees'
Rising cost of travel to hard-hit those who have to absorb it themselves.
Sep 21, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Now they're staying, what are Class 2 NICs?
Tax charity clarifies why a levy on the self-employed isn’t going anywhere.
Sep 18, 2018 | Money NewsMPs call to bring self-employed under pension auto-enrolment
Tax returns tabled as the means to automatically deduct a small income percentage for your retirement.
Aug 13, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Can I get paid into a bank account in my home country?
‘More straightforward if the client pays in the country they’re in, and you’re from.’
May 23, 2018 | Money NewsMPs make Universal Credit ‘freelancer-friendly’
A ‘creaking system’ penalising the self-employed is being re-jigged to be ‘pro-business.’
May 14, 2018 | Money NewsBoost freelancer pensions with 30% bonus, says RSA
Flat-rate treatment for all, including sole traders, hailed as too big a prize to ignore.
Apr 23, 2018 | Money NewsHammond told how to fix Universal Credit for self-employed
Chancellor given nine ways that low-income freelancers need the system to change.
Nov 21, 2017 | Money NewsUniversal Credit's critics hope Hammond helps freelancers
A system that leaves the self-employed £2,600 worse off is set to be fixed this week.
Nov 19, 2017 | Money NewsCommuting freelancers hit by inflation's five-year high
Road, rail and food costs help push inflation to its highest level since early 2012.
Oct 18, 2017 | Money NewsFreelancers, do you need to tell HMRC by Thursday?
Only a few days left for self-employment’s newcomers, and others with changed income.
Oct 2, 2017 | Money News'Disincorporation relief shouldn't disappear from April'
Tax bodies say anti-limited company measures make DR more necessary, not less.
Sep 21, 2017 | Money NewsCall to give 'gig economy' workers the minimum wage
It's not for all freelancers, but the NMW would be ‘meaningful’ for platform workers -- report.
Jul 5, 2017 | Money NewsInflation rise 'adds to freelancers' cost concerns'
New inflation data won't allay freelancers' fears about their input costs, says IPSE.
Jun 15, 2017 | Money NewsMaking Tax Digital: why you should embrace it
Four reasons why digital tax accounts will be good for you and your freelance business.
Nov 29, 2016 | Money NewsSix questions to ask your potential accountant
Freelancers have half a dozen considerations when enlisting a numbers expert.
Nov 17, 2016 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: What's a Lifetime ISA?
IFA tots up the value of the Budget's personal savings gift to the self-employed.
Freelancers' Questions: How to know if euros or pounds are preferable?
Getting paid in the currency you need is better than knowing the latest exchange rate.
Nov 8, 2015 | Money News‘Universal Credit to hurt almost 1m freelancers’
Government told to reform the new benefits system so the self-employed won’t be worse off.
Jun 10, 2015 | Money NewsFreelancers’ Questions: Will going self-employed affect my mortgage?
Becoming self-employed isn’t necessarily your lender’s business, reassures an IFA. However, there may be some circumstances in which being self-employed will affect your mortgage.
May 14, 2015 | Money NewsWhy freelancers will always need the courts
Services that conciliate and mediate are best with the courts, not as alternatives.
Apr 26, 2015 | Money News
