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		<title>Key elements to include when creating your website</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Soothill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are creating your own website there are a lot of factors to consider besides the look and design. There are certain elements that are repeatedly used among successful sites which have been tried and tested. Here we give you a rundown of the major elements that you should bear in mind when planning and developing your website]]></description>
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		<title>One quarter of entrepreneurs considering packing it in</title>
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		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/one-quarter-of-entrepreneurs-considering-packing-it-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting a Job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cashflow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red tape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Tape Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SME]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It would seem the continuing economic malaise is starting to get better of the UK's freelancers, contractors and small business owners. A survey by Aviva of 500 small and micro-business owners in December has found that a full 25% of entrepreneurs are considering putting their business out to pasture and re-entering the general workforce as an employee of a larger entity.]]></description>
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		<title>Unfair dismissal reforms clarified &#8211; some good news for employees!</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/unfair-dismissal-reforms-clarified-some-good-news-for-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/unfair-dismissal-reforms-clarified-some-good-news-for-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From April 2012 the qualification period for taking a case for unfair dismissal to an Employment Tribunal will be increased from one to two years - however the Government confirmed in the week of 16th January that this change will not be retrospective]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business owners &#8211; how to attract and work well with freelancers</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/small-business-owners-how-to-attract-and-work-well-with-freelancers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/small-business-owners-how-to-attract-and-work-well-with-freelancers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small businesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SME's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the ongoing shift towards employers using freelancers / contractors instead of employing PAYE workers and employees in the current uncertain climate, we look at how small business owners can get the best out of their relationship with freelancers, for the benefit of both parties.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 &#8211; The year to form a limited company?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/2012-the-year-to-form-a-limited-company/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/2012-the-year-to-form-a-limited-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporation tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dividends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forming a limited company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal service company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax efficient]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The choice between sole trader and limited company is one of the most fundamental faced by any freelancer. Do you incorporate, deal with the extra bureaucracy and keep more of your money as a reward? Or do you stay a sole trader, pay a bit more tax but not have to deal with Companies House?]]></description>
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		<title>Time for a clear out? How to manage your clutter!</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/lifestyle-and-timeout/time-for-a-clear-out-how-to-manage-your-clutter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/lifestyle-and-timeout/time-for-a-clear-out-how-to-manage-your-clutter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Soothill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lifestyle & Time out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bookmarks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clutter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organisation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you tend to gather more resources than you can practically use? Such as all those saved reading lists, e-books, training materials and blog posts you’ve been meaning to read for the last six months? The trouble with all this ‘really useful stuff’ is that it can clog up your workspace and also take up valuable time.]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing the RantBot &#8211; for your anonymous venting pleasure</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/rant/introducing-the-rantbot-for-your-anonymous-venting-pleasure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/rant/introducing-the-rantbot-for-your-anonymous-venting-pleasure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer rant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-paying clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rantbot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-employed]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16945</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by a few recent emails we've received that amounted to no more than an outlet for some bad-client-induced rage, we're today introducing the RantBot. If you've got a torrid tale to tell about a terrible client who caused you to lose what little hair you have left, send it over!]]></description>
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		<title>Give your business a tech detox in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/give-your-business-a-tech-detox-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/give-your-business-a-tech-detox-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francesca Geens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SME]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Was one of your New Year resolutions to be more productive and grow your business? Digital Dragonfly believes you need good IT systems in place to do both. If you spend all day working on your computer read on for 7 ways to develop healthy tech habits in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Google+: What is it good for?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/google-what-is-it-good-for/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/google-what-is-it-good-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Stakes Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[circles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[followers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hangouts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=17003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm noticing over here on the other side of the Atlantic that the British freelancer community seems less enamoured by Google Plus than their US counterparts. I could speculate for hours why that might be: probably some mix of American enthusiasm for anything new and shiny, British cynicism of bandwagon-leaping, and perhaps just something pessimistic in the water at the moment.]]></description>
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		<title>Free Facebook ads coming for Euro freelancers</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/free-facebook-ads-coming-for-euro-freelancers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/free-facebook-ads-coming-for-euro-freelancers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AdWords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook for business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook pages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[promotion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social network]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16982</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Media darling and social mega-destination Facebook recently rolled out their COO Sheryl Sandberg at the DLD Conference in Munich to wax lyrical about the economic benefits Facebook is bringing to Europe. To entice the UK's freelancers, contractors and small businesses into the Facebook ecosystem the firm has organised a "Facebook for Business" roadshow.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC extends self assessment deadline until February 2nd</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-extends-self-assessment-deadline-until-february-2nd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-extends-self-assessment-deadline-until-february-2nd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late filing penalties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-assessment tax return]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=17013</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Good news everyone! HMRC, in the face of a crippling strike from the PCS union which will see 80% of their call centre staff walk out on January 31st, have taken the decision to extend the deadline until midnight on Thursday February 2nd.]]></description>
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		<title>WARNING: HMRC phishing emails back with a vengeance</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/warning-hmrc-phishing-emails-back-with-a-vengeance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/warning-hmrc-phishing-emails-back-with-a-vengeance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax return]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's currently the height of tax return season, and this means two things. One, accountants everywhere are pulling their hair out, and two, those dastardly spammers are sending out their bi-annual HMRC phishing emails, attempting to fool innocent freelancers, contractor and small businesses into giving up their financial details in the belief that they're in line for a tasty tax refund.]]></description>
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		<title>Ten ways to put yourself in pole position for repeat business</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/ten-ways-to-put-yourself-in-pole-position-for-repeat-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/ten-ways-to-put-yourself-in-pole-position-for-repeat-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business card]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[connect]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the keys to securing some of that lucrative repeat business is to make sure your clients remember you. If you design their website, you want them to leap from their chairs and yell "let's call Geoff!" when it comes time to make some alterations, rather than "who was that web guy? George something?"]]></description>
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		<title>What employment law changes are coming in 2012?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/what-employment-law-changes-are-coming-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/what-employment-law-changes-are-coming-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment tribunals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternity pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paternity pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protected conversations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unfair dismissal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There's always new legislation flying around in the run-up to the Budget, and this year is no different. We've put together a round-up of the employment law changes we know are happening and those that are anticipated in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC to refund late filing penalties due to strikes</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-to-refund-late-filing-penalties-due-to-strikes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-to-refund-late-filing-penalties-due-to-strikes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late filing penalties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-employed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax return]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the self-assessment tax return deadline looming, HMRC is facing embarrassment as thousands of their call centre staff are poised to stage a walkout on January 31st.]]></description>
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		<title>Freelancers to benefit from Government letting scheme</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/freelancers-to-benefit-from-government-letting-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/freelancers-to-benefit-from-government-letting-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coworking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cameron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing your business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[premises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shared office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacant office]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a ray of hope for premises-seeking freelancers yesterday when David Cameron announced that the Government would be offering up its vast inventory of vacant office buildings to small businesses and entrepreneurs at subsidised rates, making a dedicated office space suddenly a more realistic proposition.]]></description>
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		<title>Did Google+ just get a lot more important?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/did-google-just-get-a-lot-more-important/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/did-google-just-get-a-lot-more-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linkedin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search plus your world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16914</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although Google+ has been getting a lot of buzz in the tech press and recently announced it has amassed 90 million users, it is still seen by many as a social media also-ran, having been unable to break into the public psyche in the same way Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have.]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing to see here: GAAR &#8220;unlikely&#8221; to apply to freelancers</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/nothing-to-see-here-gaar-unlikely-to-apply-to-freelancers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/nothing-to-see-here-gaar-unlikely-to-apply-to-freelancers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disguised employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disguised employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GAAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Anti-Avoidance Rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently reported on the Government's tentative plans to introduce a General Anti-Avoidance Rule to tackle tax avoidance. A GAAR has been discussed in the past as a potential replacement for IR35, so the prospect of its introduction had the potential to rid freelancers and contractors of an unwanted headache.]]></description>
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		<title>Small business confidence nosedives in Q4 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-business-confidence-nosedives-in-q4-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-business-confidence-nosedives-in-q4-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit crunch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SME's]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16905</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Accordingly to the quarterly yardstick of freelancer, contractor and small business confidence, the Federation of Small Business' ‘Voice of Small Business' index, the mood of the UK's small firms crashed in the latter part of 2011 due to a combination of high inflation, rising utilities bills and reduced consumer spending power.]]></description>
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		<title>Reminder: Last day to register for online self-assessment tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/events/reminder-last-day-to-register-for-online-self-assessment-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/events/reminder-last-day-to-register-for-online-self-assessment-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late filing penalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National insurance number]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-assessment tax return]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-employed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax return]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxpayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UTR]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you're a rookie freelancer and haven't submitted an online self-assessment before, you've only got about 24 hours left to register online with HMRC in order to get your activation code in the post in time to submit your tax return by midnight on January 31st.]]></description>
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