FreelanceUK News
More 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 NewsFreelancers’ Questions: Should they pay what’s owed before I supply more?
Top tips for an audio engineer sounding regret at not getting an upfront fee.
Feb 3, 2019 | Freelancing NewsLuton seeks two creative freelancers to give it ‘real buzz’
Can you curate a tribute to 1919 using ‘People, Power and Passion’ for a prize in 2025?
Jan 31, 2019 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers yet to file a tax return get 11th hour tips
'Submit,' 'contact,' and 'estimate' is among the advice if you’ve still not self-assessed.
Jan 31, 2019 | Freelancing NewsAlarm as self-employed bankruptcies hit four-year high
Lots of pressures (and little support) force 1,000 sole traders to succumb to debt.
Jan 30, 2019 | Freelancing NewsMinisters urged to boost female freelancer training options
A broader Apprenticeship Levy could be freelance-friendly by expanding their development opportunities.
Jan 29, 2019 | Freelancing NewsMedia freelancers to get new IR35 guidance from HMRC
MPs quote the BBC as saying IR35 material for all self-employed media people is incoming.
Jan 28, 2019 | IR35 NewsCreative industries body wants second referendum
Undeniable cliff-edge means it’s time to go back to the people, says CIF.
Jan 25, 2019 | Freelancing NewsSelf-employment rise ‘could be scuppered by state policies’
Universal Credit and IR35 risk forcing freelancers to the wall, warns IPSE.
Jan 23, 2019 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers vote down Theresa May’s Brexit deal
But the PM’s withdrawal agreement is still better than no deal, the self-employed say.
Jan 15, 2019 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers failed by immigration paper, says creative body
Alert over ‘disappointing blindness’ from officials on how Brexit will hit talent-supply.
Jan 13, 2019 | Freelancing NewsUber drivers ruled as workers, not self-employed -- again
Third time unlucky for the ride-hailing app, as another court rejects its ‘freelance’ argument.
Jan 9, 2019 | Freelancing 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 News‘Digital nomads’ connect the most with urban Europe
Multi-factor analysis of where footloose freelancers thrive finds EU cities on top.
Jan 3, 2019 | Freelancing News
Government told it should thank the self-employed
The record employment rate is down to victims of IR35 and Universal Credit, reminds IPSE.
Dec 13, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers to reveal their habits to make an app smarter
Software firm's survey asks self-employed people to share 'pain points.'
Dec 13, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreative firms to have their say on post-Brexit visa system
Clients, agencies and suppliers urged to help make immigration rules 'fit for purpose'.
Dec 11, 2018 | Freelancing News'Creativity' still has meaning in online job adverts, finds Nesta
It seems ubiquitous, but 'creativity' as a requirement isn't being diluted by baristas -- study.
Dec 5, 2018 | Freelancing NewsThree must-dos for freelancers who divvy, track and print
Tools of the trade have come a long way for the self-employed. Are you equipped for 2019?
Dec 3, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers’ Questions: Why haven't I heard back from contracts I applied for?
Four issues can face freelancers who don’t hear back when they go forward for work.
Dec 2, 2018 | Freelancing NewsEnviable freelance jobs ‘tend not to pay big bucks’
Disconnect found between what’s lucrative as a freelancer and what’s alluring.
Nov 29, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreative industry bosses clash over Brexit withdrawal agreement
As creative groups, thinkers and advisers disagree, uncertainty seems to be the only certainty.
Nov 28, 2018 | Freelancing 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 NewsFreelance body warns of ‘worrying labour trend’
Concern as unemployment’s first rise since January coincides with a 58,000 fall in freelancers.
Nov 15, 2018 | Freelancing NewsTaxman to talk Flat Rate VAT
The lowdown on going flat for VAT to go live tomorrow (and in December).
Nov 13, 2018 | Money NewsCulture secretary admits to not reading a newspaper
Jeremy Wright gives an audience of editors a splash he'll likely miss.
Nov 7, 2018 | Journalism NewsDelay or not on IR35 reform, the damage will be done
Forget giveth and taketh away, with 'Ltd' freelancers, this chancellor is all taketh.
Nov 6, 2018 | IR35 NewsCreatives' concern at Spring Statement reverting to a Budget
'Recognition of small suppliers is welcome, but reassurances might be vital.'
Nov 5, 2018 | Freelancing NewsIR35 reform is Budget 2018's biggest revenue-raiser
Hammond’s IR35 haul to net more in a single year than any other measure in the entire Budget.
Nov 4, 2018 | IR35 NewsFreelancers £52 better off, at most, under Budget 2018
Only top earners get a half-decent monthly rise in income, and that’s not until 2019/20.
Nov 1, 2018 | Freelancing News
