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Has the Chancellor forgotten his self-employed roots now that he is in politics and made his money?
OPINION
How can a once entrepreneur-turned-Chancellor sit comfortably with the "immorality of IR35's double-taxation"? This is just one of the concerns that the UK's self-employed, umbrella company workers and those advocating for their…
Supply teachers: how to cope before you even set foot in the classroom
Being a supply teacher has its benefits, like flexible working. However, the role often has its share of problems. Resolving them is no walk in the park, either.
This article takes a look at the concerns of supply teachers at a time…
Off-payroll working: firms spending 74 times HMRC’s estimated cost
OPINION
HMRC has just released its own research into the impact of Off-payroll working. The report follows externally commissioned work that came out in the same week. Dave Chaplin, CEO and founder of tax compliance firm IR35 Shield…
Tories must stop sugarcoating their “small business” and startup “support”
OPINION
PM Rishi Sunak spoke to an audience at the CBI this week expressing that the Conservative government wants to "support small businesses to innovate." But few in the audience were convinced those words would amount to anything…
Salary skimming: whose money is actually being deducted?
This article has been updated.
OPINION
While not all Freelance Informer readers are contractors or umbrella company workers, many are, so they will be interested to know that "salary skimming" has no definition in the FCSA's codes of…
Will Sunak’s policies make his Stanford Alumni proud?
If Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to make good on his “Startup Treasury Mentality” he’ll need to advise his Chancellor to help pass policies that embrace freelancers rather than exclude them. Will Mr Sunak revive the Conservative's…
HMRC research into tax avoidance schemes branded “a waste of time”
OPINION
By Fred Dures, PayePass
HMRC’s commissioned research into disguised remuneration schemes has been described as a “waste of time” with the assessment of the impact of tax avoidance schemes failing to…
Freezing taxes and benefits: why it puts more money in the Treasury’s coffers
OPINION
If you have come across an article or news clip on the radio or television today about why tax freezes outlined in last month's mini-budget will cost taxpayers more in take-home pay and benefits over the long term, you won't be…
The rise of the silver freelancer
For those who have been freelancing or self-employed for a decade (or two), working any other way, even in retirement years, is almost unthinkable. Katherine Steiner-Dicks looks at how our longevity as a nation should be motivating…
Chaplin on PM resignation: UK economy’s greatest asset is its highly skilled freelance…
OPINION
By Dave Chaplin, CEO, IR35 Shield
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s resignation, Dave Chaplin, CEO of tax compliance firm IR35 Shield offers his thoughts on how the freelance economy in Britain has been impacted since the…