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The Self Employed small business archive.
News
Treasury bows to pressure and delays rolling out Making Tax Digital to self-employed sole traders to April 2024
Accounts & Tax
Getting on the wrong side of the taxman can be extremely unpleasant and costly. Simon Thomas offers 5 tips to help you stay out of trouble
News
Over a million self-employed excluded from Government Covid-19 support set to be ignored again in next week’s Budget
Employing & managing staff
The Supreme Court has ruled that some Uber drivers are workers and not self-employed, entitling them to statutory pay and paid holidays. What this means is that many sole traders could also now qualify paid holidays and other benefits from companies that use them
Government Grants
Influential thinktank the Institute for Fiscal Studies weighs into self-employed debate for second time in as many days
Accounts & Tax
Government loses £15bn a year tax revenue from self-employed, says IFS, which urges wholesale reform of tax system
News
HMRC to waive penalties for self-employed who file 2019-20 tax return late due to Covid-19
News
Proposals to government include letting freelancers and sole traders submitting tax returns for 2019-20 be eligible for self-employed income support
Government Grants
Liverpool joins Wales in offering grants for the self-employed excluded from government Covid-19 financial support
News
Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram come together to urge chancellor to help 3m self-employed excluded from government Covid business support.
Sole trader
Deciding to go self-employed is a big step for anyone. Follow this guide to going self-employed and be confident. We’ve got your back
Outlook
Following the announcement of a second lockdown, Rishi Sunak has doubled the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) back to 80% for November.
Partner content
The guys over at Funding Options explain what finance is available to firms in the water supply, sewerage and waste management sector
Partner content
Your business could save money on CBILS repayments by refinancing for an RLS loan – Funding Options tells us how
Partner content
Professional indemnity insurance provides cover if somebody sues your business and they allege that your advice caused financial loss or damaged their brand. It’s not just for accountants and lawyers but for anyone offering a personal service, even web designers
Partner content
Public liability insurance can cover your small business if a third party has an accident or injury. But does public liability insurance cover claims made against your business arising from Covid-19?