Archive: Self Employed

Double blow for self-employed workers in Autumn statement

The Chancellor’s planned ‘higher wage, lower welfare’ economy will translate simply into a lower welfare economy for those who work for themselves, say LITRG.
Low earning self-employed need financial support as well as mentoring

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed the announcement in today’s Budget of mentoring support for low earning self-employed workers to help them grow their businesses. However LITRG is warning that changes are needed to the financial support that low earning self-employed workers get too.
Pushing the digital tax account agenda could impose heavier burdens on self-employed

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has expressed concern that using new digital tax accounts to make self-employed people report to HMRC more often will add to their workload.
CIOT: Campaigners welcome commitment to legislate against false self-employment

“This is false self-employment. Not only does it deny the Exchequer tax that is properly due, but it is also unfair to other workers."