Newsletter 440: The Labour landscape for freelancers?

by Newsletter Editor at 10:15 29/09/14 ( Shout99 Newsletter)

It's that time of year when the days feel shorter; the weather seems colder; the leaves start to fade to brown...and the politicians head to the sea-side for their Party Conference season. Labour led the way in Manchester (not quite the sea-side, but the sentiment is the same)

The big freelancer news was at the fringes of conference, when the Labour Finance and Industry Group, led by campaigning freelancer, Philip Ross, published the Freelancing Agenda, setting out the landscape to embrace freelancers and citing four major recommendations, including a Freelancers' Charter and a limited liability company for freelancers. Call for Labour to put freelancers at heart of its policies A Labour future for freelancers and their own Charter Labour group report on freelancers and their future Labour leader's Ed Milliband's speech was more about what was not in it - either by intention or accidental omission - than what was. From a freelancers' perspective it had been rumoured that he would be attacking umbrella companies, but then nothing appeared. Labour denies umbrella clampdown amid confusion *************** Also in Shout99 *************** Business tests for public sector freelancers should be abolished Contractor accountants in £100 million private equity backed acquisition Growing number of builders at risk as HMRC clamps down Businesses will need to look further afield to meet IT demands New HMRC helpsheet for RTI late filing UK freelancers look to the East for new markets Call for Minister for Self-Employment IT contractors needed to embed new systems in schools What does the 'No' vote mean to freelancers? ****************************************************** Advertisement - Protection against IR35 investigations (FO35) ****************************************************** Advertisement Protection against disputes with HMRC on tax matters, including IR35, is available for £116.00 a year. Freelancers Outside IR35 (FO35) is a complete operating system for small businesses with guidance on compliance; draft contracts; a helpline; status assessments; and representation by Qdos Consulting in the event of a dispute with the Revenue on tax; VAT; or IR35 issues. FO35 is available online for immediate cover for £116.00 a year. For more information or to order, see...... Freelancers Outside IR35 ************ Also in Shout99 ************ Ask An Expert, our expert panel answers questions from freelancers. Letters from Freelancers opens up discussions on a number of subjects of interest to freelancers. The Clubhouse is an area for 'off-topic' discussions. ******** Twitter ******** For the twitters and tweeters among our readers, you can follow Shout99's headline news on Twitter. ************************ Shout99 - Newsletter ************************ Please forward this newsletter to any other freelancer or small businesses who may be interested in news and information related to running a small business. You can subscribe to receive your own free copy of this newsletter on the home page of Shout99. Susie Hughes, Editor Newsletter 440 Shout99 - the network for freelancers Tweet

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