Online media training sessions for our charity clients now focus on preparation for being interviewed from home using meeting software such as Zoom, Skype or MS Teams.
We’ve moved all our freelance business skills training online and are putting a particular focus on helping people move through redundancy into self-employment for the first time.
Here are some of the other changes we’ve made:
READ MORE >Posted on 13 March 2020
Now that the formalities of leaving the European Union are behind us it’s time to unpick the practical effects and what it means for people who freelance in the creative industries.
READ MORE >Posted on 07 January 2021
The third coronavirus support grant for sole traders is available from today (30 November 2020) until 29 January 2021.
See full details on: gov.uk >
This grant covers three months and, like grant 1, is based on 80% of average monthly profits calculated on sole trader profits between 2016 and 2019.
Much has been made of the fact that the eligibility criteria haven’t changed. If you were helped by the first two grants you’re probably eligible for this one too. Cold comfort for all those who’ve had no support since March.
And just to state the obvious, none of the SEISS grants support single directors of limited companies. In government-speak, directors of limited companies do not fall within the definition of a ‘sole trader’.
Less well publicised has been the addition of further restrictions. These take the form of declarations and predictions that a sole trader now has to make.
READ MORE >Posted on 30 November 2020
From April 2021 the decision on whether someone is truly working for themselves – or is simply an employee in disguise – shifts from the freelancer to the end client in some circumstances.
If you run a limited company this could mean changes to the way tax is paid for some of the jobs you do.
READ MORE >Posted on 30 October 2020
This post has been updated following changes announced on 22 October 2020
The Chancellor’s statement today (Thursday 24 September) is a response to the fact that COVID-19 is not going away.
He talked about a “permanent adjustment” to the economy and a need to deal with a “new normal”.
He needed to replace existing support with something more sustainable.
So what do his new measures mean for freelancers?
READ MORE >Posted on 24 September 2020
I get a lot of questions about digital banks on my sole trader courses. Are they any good? Are they better/cheaper than high street banks?
Posted on 11 September 2020
Losing a job through no fault of your own can be hard. But redundancy isn’t the end, it’s the start of the next stage in your life.
I’ve been through redundancy (twice!) and have been training people how to set up on their own for 15 years. Below are some tips and advice.
We cover all this and more in our ‘Beyond Redundancy: Setting up as a Sole Trader’ workshops. If you’re moving from employment to self-employment – or know someone else who is – you need to click here:
https://davidthomasmedia.com/beyond-redundancy-setting-up-sole-trader/
Posted on 01 September 2020
The Self-employed Income Support Scheme is a system by which the Treasury supplies a grant to eligible sole traders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most sole traders are not VAT registered, but some are. So how does the SEISS grant interact with VAT reporting?
READ MORE >Posted on 06 August 2020
Listen to Sandra Coulson, an experienced camera assistant/focus puller, explaining how she got an LP10 letter from HMRC to help her with cash flow.
Read more below the video:
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Posted on 31 July 2020
HMRC have announced this week how they’re intending to move to digital tax reporting under their Making Tax Digital project (MTD).
In some ways the changes are not that surprising. They’ve been talking about MTD for years. I’ve banged on about it many times.
Reporting VAT via MTD is already compulsory for businesses with a turnover of more than £85,000 per year.
What’s new is their timetable for making all businesses MTD-complient. There are two significant dates, and one vaguely interesting date:
READ MORE >Posted on 23 July 2020
This is one for anyone who’s training online.
I’m demo-ing how to use a USB visualiser, and how to turn your smart phone into a visualiser on the cheap.
In the video I’m using:
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Posted on 17 July 2020
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