All About Self Employment

Here in the UK we are currently (December 2022) experiencing a cost of living crisis which is almost certainly exacerbated by the recent pandemic. Today we're chatting to employment lawyer Cristian Ley about how attitudes towards self-employment have changed in recent years, the impact of politics, and how that is now impacting on the cost of living crisis. We're talking about: Wha

In his mini-budget on 23 September 2022, Kwasi Kwarteng announced a decision to repeal off-payroll legislation. This was an unexpected and seismic change which has shocked the contracting sector! There is a lot of misinformation doing the rounds, so we spoke to longstanding friend of the show Dave Chaplin, an expert known as "Mr IR35" to get his take on it all. Join us to hear: Wha

There has been an explosion of online marketplaces launching in recent years which connect freelancers to work opportunities, but there are considerable variations in how they work, and not always in the freelancers' favour. To get the inside story, we're talking to Karl Swanepoel who launched his own marketplace after he experienced some of the issues. He tells us: Why it's hard t

Today we're discussing the recent IR35 case in relation to Kaye Adams' personal service company, Atholl House. This is important stuff because it casts doubt on HMRC's ability to understand and enforce IR35! Cristian Ley, an employment lawyer with considerable expertise in this space tells us more. Join us to find out: Which elements of IR35 have been misapplied in the Atholl House

Managed Service Company (MSC) legislation has come to the fore in recent months following news that HMRC sent tax bills to numerous self-employed contractors after accusing their accountant of breaching MSC rules. It's quite likely that you've never heard of MSC legislation, even if you're a seasoned contractor, so what on earth is it all about? We spoke to contracting expert Seb M

We're completing our trilogy focussing on IR35 reforms by chatting to a contractor about how the new legislation has affected him and his business. The reforms came into effect in the private sector in April 2020, and for our interviewee the impact has been more significant than COVID. Shockingly, he lost approximately £80k due to the legislation change! These are just a few of ou

For second time in two weeks, we're excited to welcome back self-confessed IR35 geek, Dave Chaplin! We're continuing our discussion about the impact of the off-payroll legislation, one year after implementation in the private sector. It's a serious subject with serious financial implications for self-employed contractors, so you really need to listen! Join us to hear about: What yo

On the anniversary of IR35 reforms, we're excited to welcome back self-confessed IR35 geek, Dave Chaplin, to talk about the impact of the new legislation. It's a serious subject with serious financial implications for self-employed contractors, so you really need to listen! We take a look at what has happened in the last year, including: A brief history of IR35 and how the legislat

Following our very popular previous episode on cyber-security, Francis West agreed to come back and give us an update. Everything is constantly evolving within cyber-security, and as a self-employed business owner you can't afford to leave this to chance - you must take steps to protect yourself otherwise the consequences can be devastating. Every 19 seconds a UK company suffers a

No-one wants to have their finances investigated by HMRC, but it can happen to any self-employed person even if they have done nothing wrong. So what do you do if you find yourself in that position, and how do you know being investigated anyway? These are just some of the questions we asked the brilliant Tom Wallace, Director of Tax Investigations at WTT Group, as he has years of e