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Change to IR35 triggers 30,000 slump in start-ups
April's off-payroll rules are directly blamed for the first fall in business set-ups in seven years.
Feb 9, 2018 | Freelancing News'Marketing consultant' handed 18-month jail term
Attempt to rob his firms of £140,000 returns real consequences for a fake marketer.
Feb 1, 2018 | Marketing/PR NewsLate payments tsar to get tough, 'if need be'
'Three strikes and you're out' approach mooted by the small business commissioner.
Jan 31, 2018 | Money NewsSmall business gets £100 tax penalty cancelled
Not being a 'flesh and blood human being' is why the taxman has come unstuck.
Jan 30, 2018 | Money NewsFewer self-employed declaring bankruptcy
A wave of personal insolvencies doesn’t appear to be engulfing freelancers.
Jan 29, 2018 | Freelancing NewsSeven-year-olds to have copyright lessons
Intellectual approach? Patent officials get down with the kids with an IP cartoon series.
Jan 26, 2018 | Freelancing NewsAlert over slowing self-employment growth
Stats showing 'going it alone' isn’t a growing business should ring alarm bells, says IPSE.
Jan 25, 2018 | Freelancing NewsTaxpayers fob off HMRC with alien accounts
Or at least they’re trying to, alongside claims about vertigo, rabbits and a Glasgow nightclub.
Jan 24, 2018 | Money NewsWhen you pay HMRC today, is there a delay?
Be aware, because you paying isn’t always the same as the taxman getting paid.
Jan 23, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: Is an annual bonus an IR35 sign I can ignore?
'Thanks, but no thanks' might be the cleanest way out of a status muddying.
Jan 22, 2018 | IR35 NewsFancy a cuppa of creativity? Tea found to enrich ideas
Freelancers may need only half a cup to stir some innovation into their work.
Jan 19, 2018 | Freelancing NewsIPSE to award most talented freelancers
Freelance body wants to hear from the great, the young and the newly self-employed.
Jan 18, 2018 | Freelancing NewsRecord number of Britons eying freelancing
Timetabled or not, an unprecedented number of workers want to 'go it alone.'
Jan 17, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: Which taxes do sole traders pay this month?
Expert previews what an accountant is going to suggest paying before January 31st.
Jan 16, 2018 | Money NewsTaxman takes you listening to mean you're not waiting
'Unacceptable' way to count response times is blasted, after 12 minutes became four minutes.
Jan 15, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: Am I alright to not register with HMRC yet?
New freelancers no longer need to register within their first three months.
Jan 12, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFour in 10 freelancers hope to retire before their sixties
Day rates look decent enough for almost half the self-employed to stop work before pension age.
Jan 11, 2018 | Money NewsFreelancers' Questions: Can they change my service agreement end-date?
Legal expert pits what a mistaken email said against what was initially agreed.
Jan 10, 2018 | Freelancing NewsCreative body sends downbeat 2018 message
The 'buffeted' government is told it can't be waited on any longer to help creative sectors.
Jan 9, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers, what's your new year tax resolution?
Here's four to get you started, to help towards a more profitable year. Jan 7, 2018 | Freelancing NewsSmall is beautiful, suggest UK freelancers
No plans to grow in 2018 are on the agenda for the bulk of single-person businesses. Jan 4, 2018 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: Can I claim petrol costs as a new Uber driver?
Moonlighting at night while setting up a business by day may be taxing. Jan 3, 2018 | Freelancing NewsHammond schedules Spring Statement 2018
March 13 is the next date for your diary, but 'major new policy' isn't the intention. Dec 20, 2017 | Money NewsWe freelance through illness, say eight in 10
A call for freelancers to get sick pay is spluttered out again, as many have worked while unwell. Dec 19, 2017 | Freelancing NewsFreelancers' Questions: What if I'm still unpaid a year later?
'The reputable won’t require you to fork out before they recover what you're owed.' Dec 18, 2017 | Freelancing NewsWhich gigs will freelancers find most profitable?
Focus on long term contracts and charging more with experience.
Dec 13, 2017 | Freelancing NewsGet yourself on social media in 5 steps
As a freelancer, social media can help you reach new clients and it gives you a platform to display your work to them. Here is how to set up your social media profiles for your freelance business.
Dec 13, 2017 | MarketingHow to deal with stress as a freelancer
Follow these steps to minimise the stress that comes with being a freelancer.
Dec 12, 2017 | Freelancing NewsSelf-employment a career choice for over 3 in 4 freelancers
76% of freelancers have revealed they chose to go self-employed, and were not forced into this way of working. Dec 12, 2017 | Freelancing NewsHow to create your ideal freelance office space at home
If you are going to work from home then you need to consider the best way to design your work space.
Nov 29, 2017 | Freelancing News