2022

APPG launches call for evidence from advisers following harrowing evidence supplied by individuals The 248-mmber strong Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness APPG has launched a new call for evidence, this time from advisers with clients…

Two new surveys published today, National Freelancers Day, reveal some telling freelancer hiring and talent trends and why we can expect to see freelancer numbers grow in 2022. Almost one-third of UK freelancers attribute increased…

It is unclear how serious the government is in its proposals to change the law around strikes and agency workers – or how interested major staffing companies would be in getting involved in what would be highly controversial supplies.…

READER LETTERS I have been following your newsletter and meaning to get in touch for a while. I am one of the many small business operators in the IT sector who emigrated in recent years due to IR35 changes and ever-increasing taxes…

Getting access to $50K+ advertising campaigns as a freelancer could be career-changingThe new company’s proprietary technology, the Creative Genome™, uses AI and machine learning to build creative teams for each unique project and…

By Tony Clark, Senior Proposition Manager, St James’s Place (www.sjp.co.uk) What's covered in this article: What can freelancers do to avoid having many small pension pots?What are the different types of SIPPs or pension funds that a…

If the UK remains inhospitable territory for freelancers then we can probably expect younger generations to have delayed career trajectories. OPINION Most 18-year-olds won't have a clue what tax regulation IR35 is, but in my family,…

Colour has an impact on how people treat and react to you. Whether it be the colours of your car, clothes, the colour of your hair or the colours of makeup you choose - they all have an effect. That's according to research conducted by two…

Taxpayers worked 159 days for HMRC this year. The 8th of June is the first day they start working for themselves. But with umbrella company contractors forking out both employee and employer national insurance contributions, and the…

The HMRC may be urging customers to leave another tax avoidance scheme promoted by an umbrella company, but there's no talk yet of making the London-based firm pay up. It seems the contractors that fell into the scheme may have to do that.…