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The Chancellor and Prime Minister have confirmed that the National Insurance rise will go ahead this April – a move that freelancers, contractors and their fellow small business owners know will hit them hard in the midst of a cost of…

While running your own business as a freelancer you can easily miss news and government policies that could impact your financial well-being. The Freelance Informer outlines just a few things that every freelancer should prepare for in…

Contractor tax abuse checks carried out across 29 venues The Security Industry Authority (SIA), the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK, and the HMRC have carried out inspections across 29…

FREELANCER'S LUNCH The long-awaited Court of Appeal decision in the football referees case has been handed down and it is significant, with implications far wider than the world of football, according to Pinsent Masons Tax specialist…

The 'Making Tax Digital' for Income Tax programme will be delayed from 6 April 2023 until 6 April 2024. But the basis period proposals of the programme, additional costs and not-fit-for-purpose software could make things very unattractive…

Almost a third of over-55s have never checked how Inheritance Tax could affect them, according to a new study. A new study by TIME Investments, a provider of Inheritance Tax services, has found that nearly one in three (31%) over-55s…

The Department for Work and Pensions, which administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers has reported £87.9m in national insurance liabilities…

Business insurer Simply Business surveyed 250 self-employed people in different professions, including IT, business consultancy, and project management. Two-thirds expect IR35 reform will significantly impact their business with no benefit…

At the heart of the government’s vision is a digitised tax system that "works closer to real-time" and the Treasury is looking to other countries for guidance. Would real-time monthly tax payments enable companies to scale up as quickly or…

The HMRC has said that it will identify and correct non-compliance with the off-payroll working rules by using a 'robust risk assessment'. The tax body says it will identify and target the areas where hiring companies ('customers') are…