If you (or a family member) have spent any time contracting or freelancing, you’ve probably come across it: “Keep 85% of your income.” “Fully compliant.” “Used by thousands of contractors just like you.” On the surface, it sounds like smart tax planning. In reality, it’s often something very different. At Read more
The 20/21 tax year has been a difficult year financially for many due to the pandemic and you may have had unexpected changes to your household income. If you haven’t been claiming Child Benefit payments, it’s worth checking whether you would have been entitled to Child Benefit payments for 20/21. Read more
The tax man isn’t always Scrooge when it comes to celebrating Christmas provided you’re running a limited company. Your company can pay for a Christmas party for your employees (including you if you are a director) for up to £150 per head. Here are some conditions: The £150 is not Read more
As self-employed individual who works from home is entitled to claim any costs that are wholly and exclusively incurred for business.If you incur costs that have both a business and personal element you may claim a proportion of these costs. How much can I claim? Use the HMRC monthly fixed Read more
This a question that we’re often asked. Unfortunately, as with so many tax questions, the answer isn’t a straight yes or no… it’s a maybe. There are many prizes and awards open to authors and other creatives and entering competitions or seeking awards is a normal part of these professions Read more
The Government has announced two grants for the self employed. Learn whether you qualify and what you need to do.
You may have heard about creative averaging for authors. The first question to ask is ‘why bother’? The idea behind creative averaging is to recognise that writing a book might actually take some time. During the time you’re writing a book you aren’t earning any money from it. Once it’s Read more
Many people are completely unaware that we have a stealth tax in the UK which is 60%. If you are earning in the bracket £100,000 to £125,000 then you will be paying 60% tax on this £25,000 slice of income.