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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...

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What 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...

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Miliband 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...

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How 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...

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Getting 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...

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HMRC’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...

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Chris 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...

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A 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...

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What 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...

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How 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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