How you should budget for your tax bill

How you should budget for your tax bill

How you should budget for your tax bill is this week’s podcast theme.  If you are self-employed, a freelancer, run your own business then you have responsibility for your own taxes. You do not have an employer who takes care of that for you.  When you are...
Conditions for the third self-employed grant

Conditions for the third self-employed grant

The conditions for the Third Self-Employed Grant have toughened.  The virtual claim doors open from 30-Nov-20. The impact of COVID 19 on your business and your trading profits is key. Unfortunately, the guidance is not expressed in terms of awful, crap, rubbish or...
What’s it like being self employed?

What’s it like being self employed?

What’s it like being self employed?  The reality, not the fiction.   If you’re thinking of taking the plunge then have a real good think about it! When you are self employed you will at times feel like you’re spinning hundreds of plates on sticks. It can be really...
Limited company vs sole trader

Limited company vs sole trader

Above all, when setting up a business one of the first considerations you will have to make is whether to operate as a Limited company vs sole trader. At its core, what this means is the distinction between you and your business. To clarify, a limited company...