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Freelancers, are you all set for Base Period Reform and MTD for income tax?

Two big tax changes for the self-employed will be most palatable to those sole traders who prep now.

7 July 2022

4 min

Now’s the time to banish the scourge of late payments to the self-employed

The UK must take action on freelancers being paid late and, courtesy of New York State, a blueprint already exists.

4 July 2022

3 min

Freelancers, are you missing the co-working productivity boost?

Office. Home. Coffee shop. All of them lose out to a collaborative coworking space if it’s optimum performance you and your clients want.

30 June 2022

4 min

The big productivity debate is settled: freelancers do go the extra mile

Study shows the self-employed put in an extra 150 hours, versus those stuck with a rigid 9-to-5.

20 June 2022

4 min

New York State just did for self-employed freelancers what Britain must do too

The ground-breaking ‘Freelance Isn’t Free’ bill has key protections that must be unlocked for the UK’s self-employed as well.

13 June 2022

3 min

Drivers for Uber Switzerland lose self-employed status

Federal court’s ruling deemed ‘a situation that UK firms engaging sole traders should keep an eye on.’

10 June 2022

3 min

Future of Work Review has potential, if it doesn’t kick the can down the road

The self-employed will be watching the words of Matt Warman MP, but it’s action that’s really needed.

31 May 2022

3 min

Eight in ten accountants fluff when to register with HMRC for self-employment

Online poll shows that not even advisers to freelancers know when to tell the taxman that trading is underway.

23 May 2022

4 min

Why agile freelancers on top-tier rates are the future of work

The real-time changing of the guard within the labour market is a change that looks irreversible.

20 May 2022

3 min

Freelancers, the issues with umbrella companies are clear; the fixes less so

Brollies might not emerge from the many shortcomings workers are finding with them. Unless government steps in.

10 May 2022

5 min

Creative industries workers pocketing 15% pay premiums

Like full-timers, freelancers with creative skills are (thankfully) commanding much more money than a year ago.

6 May 2022

3 min

Solopreneurs, don’t get prosecuted for wrongly claiming Work From Home aid

Freelancers working from home must run an eligibility-check to avoid falling foul of new government rules.

3 May 2022

3 min

IR35: How freelancing fared during HMRC’s off-payroll rule soft-landing

The grace period ending must quicken client processes, explanations, and time to hire which -- for some -- has doubled.

22 April 2022

4 min

Freelancers' Questions: What does HMRC mean by 'foreign income'?

'Flexibility’ may be why the revenue-hungry taxman has not defined ‘foreign income’ in legislation.

19 April 2022

4 min

IR35: the one-year-old off-payroll rules are dire for self-employment

Writing exclusively for FreelanceUK, IPSE’s CEO urges Boris Johnson to relent -- or risk extending economic uncertainty for the UK’s self-employed.

8 April 2022

4 min

Bankruptcy as a freelancer: a guide for bankrupt self-employed sole traders

Wiping the slate clean is one way to deal with problem debt. But caution is advised, as is reaching out for advice.

5 April 2022

8 min

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