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Freelancers' Questions: Can my client get creative industry tax relief?
Tax expert on the 'super deduction' on offer for creative firms from April. Dec 16, 2012 | Freelancing NewsWhy the simple income tax plan for freelancers is too complex
Cash basis plan for the self-employed is misleading, burdensome & anti-business. Dec 11, 2012 | Freelancing NewsOsborne praised for creative industry boost
Chancellor endorsed for giving skills and video games a shot in the arm. Dec 9, 2012 | Freelancing NewsWhat Autumn Statement 2012 offers freelancers
At-a-glance guide, with expert views, to Osborne's offerings for one-person businesses. Dec 6, 2012 | Freelancing NewsSlow things down to save time and money
Respond rather than react – it takes practice but it’s worth it, says comms guru Kay White. Dec 4, 2012 | Freelancing NewsOsborne 'can't afford to ignore IR35'
Tax expert says hype about employment status makes IR35 unavoidable for Osborne. Dec 2, 2012 | IR35 NewsFreelancers' Questions: How to get a mortgage as a freelancer?
'Base your mortgage on a multiple of your gross contract rate – not what branch staff say.'
Nov 27, 2012 | Freelancing NewsCreative boss offers Osborne a blueprint
Three-point plan to make Britain 'Great' again, or risk becoming the next Finland. Nov 26, 2012 | Freelancing NewsDemand leaps for online marketers, niche writers
Sheer number of 'connect & engage' channels turns out more work for freelancers. Nov 20, 2012 | Freelancing NewsHow to write proposals that entice and engage
Pitching freelancers need the right energy, style and length with their invites and emails. Nov 14, 2012 | Freelancing NewsDon’t copy the self-employed artist who didn’t register for VAT
'Relying on a judge to loosen HMRC’s grip on VAT rules isn’t a risk worth taking.' Nov 5, 2012 | Freelancing NewsTime to turn off the beer duty escalator
Binge drinking is serious – but so too is a 42% duty hike on your Friday night pint. Nov 1, 2012 | Freelancing NewsOTS boss admits tax system will never be simple
Driving out complexity – entirely - is impossible, reveals tax simplifier John Whiting. Oct 30, 2012 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: Should I form a limited company or is time against me?
Going 'Ltd' seems impractical for one freelancer facing his client's payroll. Oct 24, 2012 | Freelancing NewsTop tips for freelancers about to file their tax return
Freelancers who self-assess on paper face fines if they don't take imminent action. Oct 24, 2012 | Freelancing NewsUK marketing spend 'likely to fall for fifth year running'
Only the internet is resisting deeper than expected cuts to marketing budgets. Oct 23, 2012 | Marketing/PR NewsTraders check if VAT man owes them 5% more
Taxman must payout on all VAT refunds authorised late, regardless of what triggered them. Oct 21, 2012 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: How to tackle copyright when hiring a freelancer?
Expert: It falls to the client, and the contract, to keep the freelancer’s rights in proportion. Oct 18, 2012 | Freelancing NewsHMRC finalises 'improved' Business Record Checks
Oh no not another letter? Firms already struggling with paperwork face a BRC by post. Oct 17, 2012 | Freelancing News'All aboard to set up a new business'
An idea and ambition the only fare needed to board Start-up Britain's double-decker bus. Oct 15, 2012 | Freelancing NewsAlistair Campbell to keynote at National Freelancers Day
Ex-spin doctor turned freelancer to give opening address at PCG event. Oct 15, 2012 | Freelancing NewsDigital freelancers riding off 'peaks and troughs'
Why freelancers will want digital agencies' workloads to keep fluctuating. Oct 11, 2012 | Design NewsMPs reignite PSC tax-saving row with BBC probe
HMRC vows to crank up IR35 activity in light of 25,000 off-payroll contracts at the Beeb. Oct 9, 2012 | IR35 NewsDo clients really need another excuse not to pay?
Late payment is already bad enough, doubling the default period would make it worse – Safe Collections.Oct 7, 2012 | Money News
