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Spring Budget: will we be better off?
The Spring Budget offered a few reasons to celebrate, but freelancers should prepare for some tax and interest rate hikes over the course of 2023
Alcohol tax to jump to 10% in August
Draft beers pulled in pubs will be 11p cheaper…
Energy price guarantee to be kept until June 2023
The Chancellor has announced before the Spring Budget that The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will be kept at £2,500 for an additional three months from April to June, saving a typical household £160. But what can we expect after June?
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New Public Accounts Committee report finds £5bn in COVID support lost to error and fraud
COVID support fraud: £5 billion paid to self-employed and employers whose incomes did not drop, finds a Public Accounts Committee report
Dame Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Committee: "Bad actors in British business are running rings…
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…
Freelancers working in these industries claim the best work-life balance
Does the sector you work in determine your happiness and work-life balance as a freelancer? According to a new study, it just might. See if your specialist area is among those that rank the highest.
Three in four (76%) freelancers in…
New study: Corporate profits drive up inflation in Australia – not higher wages
If you are a freelancer in Australia or thinking of becoming a digital nomad there, this report could influence how you set your day or project rates.
A recent Australia Institute report has shown that profiteering is the source of the…
IR35: is it an attack on the solo self-employed?
Ex-football pro and sports TV presenter Gary Lineker’s £4.9m IR35 bill highlights the complexity of what is being coined an archaic and double-taxation tax system on Great Britain's self-employed, according to insurer Qdos.
Be informed,…
Freelancers turn to Facebook marketplace to earn extra income
Buying, selling and/or reselling on Facebook Marketplace can be a great way for freelancers to generate additional income in these financially tight times. Here is a step-by-step guide to getting started.
If your monthly bills feel like…
Freelancer news you can use right away
The Freelance Informer shares tips and news stories it has spotted this week. The great thing is, you can start to use some of the information right away to improve your freelance business.
Be informed, be Freelancer Informed! |…
IR35 reforms are “misaligned with Conservative values and impede growth”, say freelancer…
OPINION
Freelancer advocates and companies serving the growing UK solo self-employed workforce are holding on to hope that the Chancellor's Spring Budget on March 15th will reverse or at the very least address some of the damage created…