Across the land, freelancers are digging out old invoices, requesting receipts and figuring out which expenses they can put on their self assessment tax form as the deadline draws ever closer. However it's not just January 31st that freelancers need to be aware of, there are a couple of additional dates to put in the diary. Our friends at TaxScouts have compiled a handy checklist of key tax dates, ways to file your self-assessment and consequences if you don't to ensure freelancers stay on top of their financials.

As we all come to terms with yet another stint at home, freelancers are finding creative ways to stay proactive and productive online. Remote collaborations and virtual shoots have been gathering momentum for a few months with freelancers finding new ways to practice their craft and produce work for their portfolio. To get an insight into the process, we spoke with a couple of freelancers about their experience to see how it's done.

After a much needed breather over Christmas, you're refocused, re-energized and ready to take on new work. Next stop, the job boards. 

Collaborate online to produce incredible new work for your portfolio! Whats a collab shoot like when it's virtual as a oppose to in-person?  When we first heard about members setting up fashion shoots online, we couldn't figure out how they were doing it. A lot of the work on a collaboration shoot requires a hands-on approach - a makeup artist applying a look on the face of a model, a photographer positioning the subject, a designer building a set or an assistant adjusting the lighting... so how were they able to produce results without physically being able to interact? 

How will Brexit affect freelancers?

2020’s been a rollercoaster year for many startups.

Can photographers work during Tier 4? Can makeup artists work in Tier 4? What about freelance videographers? It was the news nobody wanted to hear so close to Christmas. On Saturday evening, Boris Johnson announced that certain parts of the UK would move into Tier 4 lockdown.

It’s that time of year again.  Department heads, line managers, and founders are coming together to pick the bones out of the year that was. The annual audit and, my word, it won’t be standard fare this time around!