Monthly Archives
August 2021
The Covid-15: Back-to-office life may not be the only thing weighing us down
FREELANCER HEALTH GUIDE
The COVID-15 has spread across international borders. Luckily, it’s not a new virus. It’s the 15-pounds of unwanted weight gain that has sneakily spread across a growing number of freelancer waistlines and…
20 questions with Claudia Kozeny-Pelling
Freelancers and contractors are curious people. That’s why they love to hear how others broke into this weird and wonderful world of work and how they are improving their game and switching off when they aren't working.
This week…
the tell-tale signs a contractor may need to dissolve their limited company
IR35: Taxpayers could pay multi-million Government tax bills thanks to CEST tool casualties
Is prioritising business over family and friends worth it?
Research has revealed that almost 2 in 5 (37%) entrepreneurs in Britain said the feeling of launching their own business was the same or better feeling than sex. And some entrepreneurs are notorious for cancelling dates and missing family…
HMRC trawling “mind-boggling” amounts of financial data on freelancers and contractors
Tax experts have confirmed with the Financial Times that the UK tax authority is securing a mind-boggling amount of financial data on people, including personal online transactions.
The experts said that the HMRC secures data from…
81% of female freelancers treated “differently”
A survey carried out among female freelancers by Xolo reveals that four out of five respondents feel that they have been treated differently in their careers due to their gender. Stories shared within the survey indicate that this is…
Embassy contractors under review after Berlin spy sting
The arrest of David Smith, 57, on suspicion of spying for Russia prompts calls for review of embassy contractors
Private British contractors, including former military personnel, wanting to work in British embassies across the globe…
“It’s shambolic” : IR35 specialist reacts to HMRC missed deadline to appeal locum…
IR35 specialist, Qdos, have responded to the news that HMRC has been denied the chance to appeal an outside IR35 verdict at the Upper Tier Tribunal (UTT) after submitting their application after the deadline.
It has also been…