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Tax office taking longer to take your phone call
HMRC's five-minute response target almost missed, and its 10-minute waiting volume almost exceeded.
Aug 29, 2018 | Money NewsPlan now for 'no-deal Brexit', creatives urged
A creative trade body recommends you take action today, should a UK-EU agreement not get struck.
Aug 28, 2018 | Freelancing NewsTaxman pays 41,000 people to be HMRC informers
Bounty payments totalling almost £350k go to people HMRC says should keep quiet.
Aug 28, 2018 | Money NewsDigital tax account documents ‘provide clarity’
VAT traders handed fresh guidance on what they’ll need to do from April 2019.
Aug 24, 2018 | Money NewsPoker tournament winner with a criminal past loses it all to HMRC
A once asset-poor fraudster who couldn't pay gets his newly won chip-stack taken away.
Aug 22, 2018 | Money NewsFreelance body develops training proposal into ‘bold’ skills strategy
A plan to strengthen the self-employed’s abilities has been beefed up seven-fold.
Aug 21, 2018 | Freelancing NewsTax officer caught 'letting rip' at businesswoman
A foul-mouthed Revenue staffer is recorded swearing at a ‘gobsmacked’ caller.
Aug 21, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: What's an IR35 expert's view of the HMRC consultation?
A firm in the field of stopping freelancers getting caught says HMRC's batting is causing severe delays.
Aug 20, 2018 | IR35 NewsSearch starts for best self-employed traders
Digital, micro and young businesses are called to compete in a national contest.
Aug 16, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers defy the odds with their brightest outlook since 2015
The UK’s ‘resilient, determined problem-solvers’ shrug of Brexit and IR35 reform.
Aug 15, 2018 | Freelancing NewsSlight slip in self-employment ‘not cause for concern’
But ‘pressures and threats’ facing freelancers will drag economic performance, warns IPSE.
Aug 14, 2018 | Freelancing NewsHMRC gets short shrift in IR35 reform consultation
The defiant dozen: HMRC’s proposal is being severely resisted by 12 IR35 consultation respondents.
Aug 14, 2018 | IR35 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 NewsFreelanceUK readers, your final call to action
The biggest threat to your livelihood? Probably. You’ve just a few hours to fight it.
Aug 9, 2018 | Freelancing NewsMore SMEs are Remainers than pre-Brexit vote
The type of firms freelancers supply have grown more resolute that ‘Leave’ was lamentable -- poll.
Aug 8, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreative freelancers, are your digital skills 'future-proof'?
Revealed: which skills will be hot by 2030, and which look 'most likely to disappear.'
Aug 7, 2018 | Freelancing NewsWhen HMRC abandons an IR35 case against one of its own
Yet again a certain taxman can’t catch a freelance contractor, even though this time HMRC was the client.
Aug 7, 2018 | IR35 NewsFive freelancer-friendly online marketplaces to try
Buying and selling, or just browsing? Either way, here’s a platform for your penchant or product.
Aug 6, 2018 | Freelancing NewsGovernment told how to make freelance work 'good'
Three if not four proposals are enough to support the self-employed, says IPSE.
Aug 3, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers strive to be experts, not entrepreneurs – report
The views of empire-builders among freelancers? Possibly. Their goals? Not so much, finds IPSE.
Aug 1, 2018 | Freelancing NewsTop 5 bad bookkeeping habits to avoid
Cut out these bad bookkeeping habits and make your bookkeeping organised and up to date.
Aug 1, 2018 | Running Your BusinessCreative industries 'amplify success of DCMS sectors'
Minister trumpets the success of Music, but such traditional sectors are struggling the most.
Jul 31, 2018 | Freelancing News'Soft landing' for digital tax accounts endorsed
Traders won’t be fined for first 12 months and will be allowed to ‘cut and paste’ – HMRC.
Jul 30, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers to vent VAT issues
A tell-all survey on Value Added Tax even has room for Brexit, MTD and IR35.
Jul 29, 2018 | Money NewsWorking from home: the pros and cons
Find out whether working from home will suit you or not, before you make the leap.
Jul 28, 2018 | Working from HomeFreelancers’ essentials for a tip-top copywriting portfolio
Four ‘must-dos’ to stand out from the copywriting competition as a freelancer.
Jul 26, 2018 | CopywritingGig worker proposal ‘alarmingly similar to IR35 reforms’
Freelance work sector warns the OTS that its PAYE plan has 'unintended consequences.'
Jul 25, 2018 | Freelancing NewsDeliveroo boss calls for new charter for self-employed
Let 'gig economy' giants grant benefits in isolation to status, government urged.
Jul 25, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: When do I need to make a payment on account?
Sounds like an eavesdropping freelancer needs to pay HMRC, and soon.
Jul 23, 2018 | Money NewsManchester tops table of promptest-paying cities
Almost nine in 10 freelancers get paid on time in the Capital of the North.
Jul 22, 2018 | Freelancing News