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Freelancers, be wary of HMRC benchmark letters
The Revenue's risk assessment is moving out of the shadows and into taxpayers' letterboxes.
Jul 27, 2014 | Money NewsHMRC gives up on £3bn in uncollected tax
Neglect and write-offs are how the government treats money it's owed, say MPs.
Jul 21, 2014 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Can I jump from renting to buy-to-let?
Reassurance for a freelancer who doesn’t want to live in the first property he buys.
Jul 10, 2014 | Money NewsBritish Business Bank assists more than 30,000 small businesses
Cable's business bank has lent nearly £800m to SMES in its first year, funding start-ups and growing UK businesses.
Jul 1, 2014 | Money NewsFreelance-friendly late payment plan 'should go further'
Legislation touted as the end game if the state is serious about helping unpaid suppliers.
Jun 19, 2014 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Any advice now that Dr Samadian isn’t appealing?
When travel costs as a self-employed freelancer are and aren’t deductible.
Jun 8, 2014 | Money NewsNo wonder HMRC isn't trusted to sell our ‘anonymised’ data
Taxpayers can only hope that the Revenue succeeds where the NHS has failed.
Jun 4, 2014 | Money NewsHMRC nets a record £23.9bn in tax revenue
Taxman hails his best year ever, in terms of getting people to pay what he says they owe.
Jun 3, 2014 | Money NewsBritons finally freed from working for Osborne
'Chancellor deserves some credit, but paying the tax he levies still takes almost five months.'
May 28, 2014 | Money NewsTaxman trebles his use of debt collection firms
A more aggressive HMRC has doubled its total spend on three times as many bailiffs.
May 22, 2014 | Money NewsHMRC takes an extra £1.8bn from VAT abusers
A more aggressive approach with smaller firms is paying dividends for the VAT man.
Apr 9, 2014 | Money NewsFreelancers, sit tight on home-to-work travel expenses
Onus is on HMRC, or the courts, to clarify when and what freelancers can claim.
Mar 31, 2014 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Will Budget 2014 hit my personal finances?
'Mortgages, pensions and avoidance are where the chancellor shouldn't tinker.'
Mar 18, 2014 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: What are Payments on Account?
Don't just accept that the payment on account is correct, as it's only an estimate.
Feb 18, 2014 | Money NewsFreelancers’ Questions: Will being VAT-registered benefit me?
'Other than having to charge clients more, registering for VAT looks like a safe bet.'
Jan 12, 2014 | Money NewsTop 10 oddest excuses for sending in a late tax return
Revealed: the most bizarre, exotic and flimsy excuses used by tardy taxpayers.
Jan 10, 2014 | Money NewsHMRC worker who fleeced tax credits jailed
Another female tax official sent down - for 18 months after swindling £93,000.
Nov 24, 2013 | Money NewsUniversal credit rules for self-employed under fire
Revise the pilot, ministers told, to stop self-employed claimants being worse off.
Nov 17, 2013 | Money NewsTaxman to offer opt-out from self-assessment
Online tax accounts to replace full returns for 1.7m self-assessors.
Nov 6, 2013 | Money NewsVAT man's online-only rule ruled as unlawful
Tax tribunal finds HMRC breached the human rights of three small business owners.
Oct 6, 2013 | Money NewsHow small suppliers can break the late payment cycle
Exploit 'The Recency Effect' to get paid within five days, not 21.
Aug 15, 2013 | Money NewsSchool children ‘should be given tax lessons’
Government urged to cover the likes of PAYE and IR35 in the classroom.
Aug 12, 2013 | Money NewsOnline tool demystifies where taxpayers' money is spent
Web widget lays the government's books open for public scrutiny.
Aug 1, 2013 | Money NewsGAAR’s arrival signals 'long period of tax uncertainty'
Tax arrangements that ‘cannot reasonably be regarded as reasonable’ officially outlawed.
Jul 17, 2013 | Money NewsTaxman told to collect £1bn extra
Ensuring people and firms pay the 'right amount' of tax to return £24.5bn in 2015-16.
Jul 2, 2013 | Money NewsFinding your voice when your client fails to pay
It's the client who's being rude by not paying, not you who's being rude by asking.
Jun 25, 2013 | Money NewsHow a single receipt can save you tax
Expert aid for ‘on-business’ freelancers whose train fare comes out of their own wallet.
May 29, 2013 | Money News5 tips to stay on top of your freelance expenses
Forking out personally for your business doesn’t have to equal cash, tax or pricing problems.
May 22, 2013 | Money NewsFlat-rate state pension 'will benefit the self-employed'
Osborne was right to say the Single Tier Pension will help the self-employed – ClearSky.
Apr 9, 2013 | Money NewsWhy late-paid freelancers can now claim more money
Chasing clients over overdue invoices just got more lucrative – Safe Collections.
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