Want to live a longer and healthier freelance life? Try the Blue Zone lifestyle
In today's fast-paced world, where work often takes precedence over personal well-being, freelancers face unique challenges in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The allure of flexible hours and remote work can sometimes lead to irregular!-->…
New report reveals top 20 salary increases for 2023
Freelancers in certain sectors are likely to have seen gains in their day rates over the past year and could expect more rate hikes to continue for 2023. Here are 20 of the top salary increases for 2023
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How quickly can you become a freelance SEO expert?
Once you get trained as a Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) expert you could branch out into new freelance roles and offer existing clients a whole new level of service to generate extra income
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Treasury to double max sentences for tax avoidance and create a new criminal offence
The Treasury is proposing to double maximum sentences for the most egregious cases of fraud from 7 to 14 years to crack down on tax fraud and deter criminal actions, it was reported today.
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Saffron opens up mortgage market to self-employed with just one year’s worth of accounts
For those working on a self-employed or contractor basis, securing a mortgage in the current economy of rising interest rates and a cost of living crisis is getting more difficult. However, UK building society Saffron says it is making!-->…
Should PM Sunak take a cue from New York City Mayor Eric Adams on how to support freelancers?
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has played a critical role in getting justice for unpaid New York City freelancers as part of New York City's Freelance Isn't Free Act. Read about how he and others took a company to court over late and!-->…
More interest rate hikes on the cards says expert
Freelancers should prepare for more bad news to hit the economy later this year. The good news is, there are actions freelancers can take now to get ahead
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Has HMRC conveniently “ignored” double taxation of IR35 for years?
Just as hiring companies are becoming more flexible when it comes to hiring outside IR35 contractors, the government's slow response to double taxation of IR35 could reverse that trend, experts tell The Freelance Informer
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Kermode: “UK tax system has become more unfriendly to self-employed”
The founder of independent and temp worker advocacy group IWORK, says the UK tax system has become "unfriendly to self-employed workers... clearly looking to push people into employment." The FI asks Kermode, what she believes government!-->…
Self-assessment late penalty charges set to soar
Self-assessment taxpayers who fail to pay by 31 July could face interest charges as high as 7.5%
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