Just before Christmas HMRC published an updated list of the job roles that are typically considered self-employed in film and broadcast production.
This is a welcome clarification, and has been the result of long discussions between BECTU and others.
It’s been organised into handy sections such as ‘post-production’, ‘special FX’, ‘audio’, ‘production management’, etc..
My favourite bit is the interesting mixture of jobs in the ‘other roles’ section at end.
You can access the latest list here. Warning: it’s a PDF with a couple of dozen pages!
Roles normally treated as self-employed >
Posted on 13 January 2020
You may have heard that the government is changing the way that organisations determine the status of people they might hire to work for them – people like freelancers and contractors.
This is commonly called the IR35 or ‘intermediaries’ legislation.
READ MORE > Posted on 13 January 2020
[Updated on 16 December 2019, after the election results.]
This blog was put together to look at the implications of the main UK-wide party manifestos for freelancers, small companies and other tax payers.
The video explainer below shows aspects of the three manifestos. I thought I’d leave it there, even though we now know it’s the Conservatives who won – big time.
In fact the Conservative manifesto was the one with the least detail. (Some would argue this is why they won.) But we can expect a Budget announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer in February 2020. I will post again to highlight details as they emerge.
Of course the one thing that will happen is that we will leave the EU at the end of January 2020. We will then enter a ‘transition period’, initially set to run out at the end of December 2020.
Nothing changes in terms of movement of goods, rules about freedom of movement, and working, etc, until the end of the transition period.
For more on the implications of Brexit for freelancers, see my earlier blog.
Remember this video explainer covers all of the UK except Scotland, which has had its own income tax system for a couple of years now.
Problems seeing the video on Vimeo? Try here on YouTube >
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READ MORE > Posted on 01 December 2019
Update November 2019: You can watch my 20 minute presentation about no-deal Brexit and freelancers courtesy of AudioUK – recorded 25 October 2019:
David’s presentation on Vimeo >
Have you got ready for Brexit yet? Nope – me neither. Because no one knows (at time of writing) what Brexit will look like.
However, there are some things you should think about in preparation for ‘getting ready for Brexit’. Some of it won’t cost any money, and will mean you are less likely to be caught on the hop if and when we leave the EU.
This will be particularly important if we leave in a sudden ‘crash out’, no-deal, WTO-type scenario. [Update 16 Dec 19: this could still happen at the end of December 2020.]
READ MORE > Posted on 25 October 2019
You could be forgiven for thinking the government is only interested in Brexit and leadership contests at the moment.
But there are other things going on behind the scenes.
READ MORE > Posted on 17 July 2019
