Corporation Tax for freelancers
A few weeks back, we examined the tax that freelancers can expect to pay, touching on the distinctions between trading as a Sole Trader or a Limited Company and how these respective legal structures...
View ArticleWhat tax do I pay on dividends?
Dividends are, put simply, payments made to company shareholders from the profits of a company after corporation tax. For freelancers, this means by operating as a Limited Company you’re giving...
View ArticleMiliband promises SME support at Labour Conference
Yesterday afternoon Ed Miliband took the stage at the Labour Party Conference, delivering his keynote speech and his vision for a ‘one nation economy’ – an antidote to ‘Britain standing apart as two...
View ArticleHow to freelance your way through University
Freshers week get out of hand? An array of foam parties, pub crawls and dodgy drink deals left you living like a pauper? That was the situation that faced me in my first few weeks of Uni. Perpetually...
View ArticleGetting started with PAYE
PAYE (short for Pay As You Earn) is the system used by HMRC to deduct tax and National Insurance contributions from employee salary in the UK. That rather simple definition belies its complex nature...
View ArticleHMRC’s online revolution struggling to capture hearts and minds
In what will come as a blow to their campaign to make tax less taxing it appears that, far from making things easier for all, HMRC’s digitisation of the tax system is in fact leaving swathes of the...
View ArticleChris Bryce takes the reigns at the PCG
It’s all change at PCG towers, recent news from the trade body revealing that they’ve appointed a new CEO, Chris Bryce – a freelancing veteran with an illustrious past in the City. Bryce had been in...
View ArticleA chat with Tim Vickery – BBC Football’s go-to guy in South America
From his base in Rio de Janeiro, Tim Vickery has been covering South American football for nearly twenty years. Nicknamed ‘The Vickipedia’ for his extensive knowledge of the South American game and...
View ArticleWhat is a Balance Sheet?
Amongst the more complicated items in a freelancer’s accounting arsenal is the Balance Sheet – a document designed to illustrate the state of your business finances at a specific moment in time, and...
View ArticleHow to start a business
Despite the best efforts of programmes like The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den, starting a business remains a dream for many. Although not totally without its drawbacks, starting your own business can...
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