The Freelance Informer

Discover if you are affected, which documents to check, and how to pay top-ups HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has begun contacting up to 800,000 self-employed individuals following the discovery of a systematic reporting flaw that…

Legacy tax endpoints shut down on 16 October, leaving coders short on time to update client tools Are you a freelance coder building or maintaining UK accounting software? You have a hard technical deadline coming fast. HMRC will…

Tax officials will contact self-employed workers who missed their quarterly MTD deadline as new online warning banners appear Sole traders and landlords earning more than £50,000 from their self-employment and property must send their…

As artificial intelligence advances at breakneck speed, tech workers are calling for a pause. However, can automated systems actually shut themselves down or is human intervention our only option? When artificial intelligence leaps…

If you run your own UK limited company, did you know you can give yourself, fellow directors, family members and staff small tax-free "gifts" through the business? Gift cards are a popular option, according to ASDA for Business and…

Monzo, the bank, and Nest, the government-backed pension scheme, have joined forces to make saving for retirement effortless for independent workers. While Nest offers automated convenience, sole traders, umbrella contractors, and limited…

Right to work checks and the Outside IR35 substitution trap Starting October 2026, the UK government is rolling out strict new "Right to Work" rules with massive fines for businesses. To dodge the paperwork, risk-averse clients might…

Have a collision on an unmarked country lane and there's a good chance your insurer will settle the insurance claim 50/50, even if you did nothing wrong. It's a default many drivers have never heard of until it happens to them, and nowhere…

From January 2027, single bus fares in England are being cut to £2. If you're self-employed and your city already has decent buses and Uber, that's a real deadline to sit down and work out whether your car is costing you money for nothing.…

Rich Wilson, CEO and co-founder of the tech recruitment platform Gigged.AI, is not changing his tune just because another chancellor has entered Downing Street. His message to policymakers remains completely unchanged. Yet, he hopes the…