by ClearwaysAccountants | May 11, 2016 | Client case studies, Contractor, Freelancer, IR35, Pay, Expenses & Benefits, Small business advice
Every business sector can work through a Limited company At Clearways Accountants, we work for a number of HR professionals working through their own Limited company, one of which is Mitchell Palmer Limited. Their web site is here. The company had already been set up...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Apr 13, 2016 | Business tax, Contractor, Freelancer, Self Employment, Small business advice, Tax Tips
Should you take the plunge and become a Limited company, or just stick with self-employment? If you are freelancing and you are going to work for a number of clients, like the business that helps me with my marketing (see the link to a recent guest blog by Orchard...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Mar 30, 2016 | Contractor, Freelancer, Tax Tips
Are you are a web site designer working for your clients on a contract basis? You may be working to help your clients define their website needs, through all stages of visual design and content development, test launches and delivering the completed website to the...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Mar 15, 2016 | Contractor, Freelancer, Pay, Expenses & Benefits, Self Employment, Small business advice
Claiming meal allowances has been brought into the twenty-first century. As part of the tax simplification of employer benefits and expenses a new meal allowance will be introduced from 6 April 2016. The new system will replace the current system of entering the...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Mar 2, 2016 | Client case studies, Contractor, Pay, Expenses & Benefits, Small business advice
Can you claim statutory maternity pay as a contractor? If you are a contractor working through your own Limited company you are entitled to standard employee benefits and therefore you should be entitled to statutory maternity pay (SMP). How have Clearways Accountants...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Feb 23, 2016 | Contractor, Freelancer, Pay, Expenses & Benefits, Personal tax, Self Employment, Small business advice, Tax planning, Tax Tips
The new dividend tax rules will come into force on 6th April 2016, so you need to think about planning your current year dividends now, if you haven’t already decided on a strategy. What are the new dividend tax rules? The notional tax credit that has been...