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What benefits can an accountant offer me as a freelancer?
Whether you are a self-employed freelancer or you operate through a limited company, there are many benefits to seeking professional help from an accountant. Here, we look at the benefits that an accountant can offer a freelancer.
May 31, 2020 | Your AccountsSelf-Employed Income Support Scheme gets extended, but with two big caveats
Offering less to the eligible and nothing new to the vulnerable, SEISS phase two is bringing ‘forgotten’, collapsing freelancers to tears.
May 31, 2020 | Freelancing NewsCreative industry freelancers implore Sunak to extend (and expand) the SEISS
Chancellor faces groundswell of support for boosting self-employed’s covid cash before it runs out.
May 21, 2020 | Freelancing NewsCoronavirus-hit freelancers anxiously wait on SEISS portal launch
Wednesday can’t come soon enough for the self-employed yet for many, it’s still far from payday.
May 11, 2020 | Freelancing NewsCovid-19 lockdown: How parents who are self-employed can homeschool their kids
Top tips from a creative mum-of-two on freelancing from home with your children in tow.
Apr 27, 2020 | Working From Home News‘Don’t stop sole trading, as COVID-19 support for limited companies won’t cover you’
Self-employed freelancers risk falling between two sets of gaps, if they switch away from SEISS to CJRS.
Apr 16, 2020 | Freelancing NewsFive reasons you may still need cheques and why
The paper cheque does still play a part in money transactions in both business and for private individuals.
Apr 14, 2020 | Your AccountsCovid-19: Sunak urged to urgently close gaps in support for self-employed
Chancellor inundated with calls from freelancers’ supporters to fix and patch the ‘complicated’ SEISS.
Apr 2, 2020 | Freelancing NewsCovid-19: Government throws self-employed freelancers a financial lifeline, of sorts
Despite a vow of cash grants for 95% of them, real concern remains about coronavirus striking down UK sole traders.
Mar 27, 2020 | Freelancing NewsHow to freelance while you are employed
In this guide, we look at how to freelance while you are working as an employee. This includes creative freelancer jobs such as article writing and graphic design.
Mar 23, 2020 | Start UpsJohnson urgently pressed to cover self-employed income wiped out by coronavirus
PM urged by Corbyn and many others to compensate freelancers ‘devastated’ by COVID-19.
Mar 17, 2020 | Freelancing NewsBudget 2020: Sunak’s 20 self-employed nods hardly lift freelancer ‘gloom’
When being heavily name-dropped by the chancellor doesn’t translate into too many tangibles.
Mar 12, 2020 | Freelancing NewsCreative industry boss warns of mass IR35-induced conflict from April
Confusion. Complexity. And confrontation -- on five fronts. It’s all imminent, says PACT.
Mar 10, 2020 | IR35 NewsThe best freelance creative skills for 2020 – revealed
Discover if what you do is among the UK’s most wanted self-employed specialisms.
Feb 28, 2020 | Freelancing News‘Fatal flaw’ to omit self-employed from Britain’s new immigration policy
The government’s ruling out of any freelance provision for 2021 entry is condemned.
Feb 25, 2020 | Freelancing NewsFreelancer confidence ‘fallen off a cliff’ over IR35 tax changes
The few with faith in their one-person empire seem not to have clients cancelling freelancer hiring.
Feb 18, 2020 | IR35 NewsHow to pay tax as an Italian freelancer for a London-based company?
No cure for his ‘big fear,’ but a new freelancer may qualify for a small liability this first time around.
Feb 6, 2020 | Money InformationCreative freelancers' Brexit fears seem to ease, as the transition period begins
With the ‘worst of the uncertainty’ gone, an increasingly freelance-friendly visa system can come into focus.
Feb 3, 2020 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers’ Questions: How to freelance in the UK as an EU citizen after Brexit?
Between today and December it’s ‘as you were,’ but after that, it’s uncertain.
Jan 30, 2020 | Running Your BusinessGender rate gap goes into reverse for top creative-media freelancers
Social Media, Videography and PR now pay men less handsomely than women for the very same skills.
Jan 27, 2020 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers’ Questions: How much is the late payment fee, if I didn’t set a ‘pay-by’ date?
Debt collection expert helps a forgetful freelancer trying for 7-day terms, following fob-offs.
Jan 23, 2020 | Money InformationEverything 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 2021.
Jan 22, 2020 | IR35 / IR591January 31 is far from the Brexit saga cut-off, creative freelancers cautioned
Negotiations won’t stop next Friday, nor will questions about EU freelancing post-December 2020.
Jan 21, 2020 | Freelancing NewsA UK freelancer’s overview of VAT
All you need to know about VAT if you’re self-employed, especially as Brexit looms.
Jan 19, 2020 | Money NewsFreelancing’s hardest part? That’s not as easy, say self-employed creatives
Unlike what freelancers love, what they fear and loathe tends to vary. But these five grate the most.
Jan 17, 2020 | Running Your BusinessAn overview of Holiday pay for freelancers
Cases like Uber, Deliveroo and Pimlico are only the start of paid leave changing.
Jan 11, 2020 | Freelancing NewsTax deadline survival guide for freelancers who need to self-assess by January 31st
Beware HMRC’s ‘file any time you wish’ claim, as it only applies to the totally prepared.
Jan 9, 2020 | Money InformationFreelancing’s best part? The self-employed are unanimous
‘It’s all about autonomy, as freelancing’s many other perks, like flexibility, all flow from it.’
Jan 6, 2020 | Day-to-Day BusinessFreelance creatives tell MPs their 2020 concerns
Free and easy-to-use template lets the self-employed have their say to up to 140 MPs.
Jan 2, 2020 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers share their wishes for New Year 2020
The legislative plan for the year ahead appears to miss much of what the self-employed need.
Dec 19, 2019 | Freelancing News
