Freelancers feeling good again after government scraps tax plan February 1, 2016 Things are looking up for the UK’s growing freelance community, with confidence rising and a controversial tax plan scrapped. According to a new survey by the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed (IPSE), 35 per cent of freelancers felt confident about their work prospects in the third quarter of 2015, compared with just [...]
Pros and cons of making the move into consultancy January 21, 2015 You won’t necessarily have more security as a formal employee. If you're thinking about moving on from your current job – and over a third of UK workers are, according to research from the Institute of Leadership and Management – instead of finding work as a formal employee, it may be worth considering a [...]
Get out the way: Small firms must be allowed to return UK to growth June 10, 2012 THE EUROZONE crisis is like a tragic opera: a torturous tale in which half the cast will be dead by the intermission. Of the Eurozone’s 17 characters, 12 are in recession, while all are banking on Germany to play the hero and keep the whole racket going. Monetarists and Keynesians disagree on how to return [...]
Firms say new tax watchdog needs teeth July 20, 2010 BUSINESSES yesterday gave a warm welcome to the launch of a new body charged with stripping the fat from Britain’s bloated tax code, but warned it would need teeth to take on the Treasury. The chancellor launched the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) yesterday morning, and said one of its first tasks would be to [...]
Osborne in bonfire of tax code July 19, 2010 GEORGE Osborne will today launch an independent body charged with stripping the fat from Britain’s bloated tax code. The new Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) will advise the chancellor on how to simplify the tax system for businesses and individuals, in keeping with the coalition’s aim of proving the UK?is “open for business”. John Whiting, [...]
Osborne in bonfire of tax code July 19, 2010 GEORGE Osborne will today launch an independent body charged with stripping the fat from Britain’s bloated tax code. The new Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) will advise the chancellor on how to simplify the tax system for businesses and individuals, in keeping with the coalition’s aim of proving the UK?is “open for business”. John Whiting, [...]
Controversial IR35 tax rules set to be scrapped in a boost to small business June 22, 2010 SMALL businesses were given a boost by the chancellor yesterday with the news that controversial IR35 tax rules for entrepreneurs using personal service companies could be abolished. Other fillips included a reduction in the small profits tax rate and a national insurance contribution holiday for small start-ups in certain regions. Francesca Lagerberg, head of tax [...]