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Health and Safety in the Home Office
There are strict laws governing health and safety in the workplace and once you start working from home, whether you’re self-employed or are working as a remote employee...
Insurance - Do I Need it?
Once you start up in business for yourself you should think long and carefully about the different types of insurance you might need.
If you’re self-employed, you...
Obligations in Running Your Company
When you begin running your own business you’ll soon find that you have far more obligations than you ever did before. If you’re used to having all your tax affairs...
Questionnaire: Do You Know the Home Working Regulations?
Take our questionnaire on home working regulations to find out how much you know about how such rules affect home workers. How important is...
Questionnaire: Health & Safety Rules for the Home Worker
If you are self-employed and working from home (even if you are on your own), you are still subject to health and safety regulations. Although it...
Self Employed National Insurance
National Insurance contributions are one of these things that few of us have to worry about most of the time. For most people they are deducted automatically from our...
Self Employment Tax Legislation: IR35
There are many tax advantages associated with being self-employed and operating through a limited company. For example you can claim against your tax...
VAT for the Self-Employed
VAT stands for Value-Added Tax. There are three VAT rates in Britain each of which applies to different kinds of goods or services. These are the standard rate,...
Working With Your Spouse
When you’re running a business from home it seems almost natural for your family members to get involved. But there are important things to consider before going into...
