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Help! I think my umbrella company is going bust

Guest Writer Mar 21, 2022

TAX CLINIC Welcome to The Freelance Informer's Tax Clinic where freelancers write in to get their tax questions and dilemmas addressed. This week a reader writes in about what to do if they have unpaid wages and they think their…

5% fuel duty cut welcome but the government is still making 80p per litre at the pumps

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 21, 2022

Fuel duty is a drop in the ocean, says personal finance expert. Others serving self-employed workers are asking for tougher, perhaps unpopular measures The Spring Statement has cut fuel duty by 5p a litre.Currently fuel duty costs…

The Spring Statement: what should freelancers expect and what could surprise them?

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 18, 2022

Just when work opportunities and day rates started to soar towards pre-pandemic levels, freelancers could see those gains wiped out. The cost of living crisis will be exacerbated for freelancers come April 2022 when increased national…

Money-saving tips for freelancers

Staff Reporter Mar 17, 2022

Freelancers do not have the luxury of always getting paid on time, this means that certain months they have to find ways to stretch their money. Here are some tips to help ease the cost of living, plus a proactive payment reminder template…

Freelancers could see rate rises wiped out in 2022

Staff Reporter Mar 16, 2022

The enormous impact of HMRC moving and freezing income holds in recent years has been revealed. Great Britain's Office for Budget Responsibility changed its forecasts to reflect higher inflation, which means not only will more people…

LimeWire makes comeback just as NFT interest fizzles

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 15, 2022

Google Trends has suggested that people are losing interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTS), yet that could be because they do not realise the possibilities, according to new research and one company, in particular, LimeWire. LimeWire…

Ukrainian Child Cancer Patients Brought To The UK In Urgent Flight To Receive Treatment On NHS

Staff Reporter Mar 14, 2022

21 Ukrainian children with cancer have been brought to England to receive care through the NHS, the government has reported. The UK partnered with St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a non-profit US organisation that specialises in…

Freelancers in financial services could see their workload shrink

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 14, 2022

“If a portfolio manager teleported from 2020 into 2030, they would most likely not recognise their industry.” - Daniel Celeghin, Indefi Asset managers will increasingly struggle to run global enterprises, as cross-border investments…

Award-winning freelancer and peacekeeper shot and killed by Russian forces in Ukraine

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Mar 13, 2022

Craig (left) and Brent Renaud (right) produced award-winning films and documentaries; Photo source: RenaudBrothers (@renaudbrothers) • Instagram photos and videos Brent Renaud, a 50-year-old freelance filmmaker, came under fire by…

Want To Win Over Mum’s Heart This Mother’s Day?

Staff Reporter Mar 10, 2022

MOTHER'S DAY GIFT GUIDE Not sure what gift to get the Mums in your life this Mother's Day? The Freelance Informer offers some guidance on great gift ideas from the clever, beautiful, charitable, inspirational to even the sustainable. …

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