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		<title>[RantBot] Freelancers &#8211; end long payment periods now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do freelance work for you on a monthly basis. The amount of work is relatively small, the pay fairly low in the grand scheme of things - I imagine mine is one of the smaller invoices that passes over your desk. The said, the amount does cover a number of my bills and is a useful  - if minor - bit of income.]]></description>
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		<title>Third of SMEs used freelancers for the first time in 2011</title>
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		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/third-of-smes-used-freelancers-for-the-first-time-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting a Job]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finding work]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting a job]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[new work]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=17089</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The economic climate may be stormy and the weather chilly, but there was great news for freelancers last week when PeoplePerHour's Small Business Survey revealed that the UK's SMEs are turning to freelancers in droves to fill their skills gap as full-time employees continue to be a costly and compliance-laden burden.]]></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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		<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>Introducing the RantBot &#8211; for your anonymous venting pleasure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bad client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit control]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
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		<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>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>
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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
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		<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>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>
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		<category><![CDATA[profile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search plus your world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disguised employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disguised employment]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business confidence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit crunch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<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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		<title>Can a company website influence your IR35 status?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/can-a-company-website-influence-your-ir35-status/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/can-a-company-website-influence-your-ir35-status/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor accountant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor umbrella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disguised employment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is certainly the first time we've heard a company website advertised as a way to help your cause in an IR35 status dispute, although in theory it could fall under the Direction and Control IR35 tests - if a worker is an employee, they wouldn't have a website - right?]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC penalties ruling highlights enforcement inconsistencies</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-penalties-ruling-highlights-enforcement-inconsistencies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-penalties-ruling-highlights-enforcement-inconsistencies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accountant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accounting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company accounts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has taken a lot of stick for its late filing penalties recently - and rightly so. The fines, which can easily run into the thousands of pounds for small businesses (even if they do not owe any tax) are completely out of step with those levied at companies orders of magnitude larger.]]></description>
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		<title>Pinterest &#8211; a fun, social way to organise your stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/pinterest-a-fun-social-way-to-organise-your-stuff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/pinterest-a-fun-social-way-to-organise-your-stuff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Sheets</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[curation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pinterest was launched in March 2010, and has really blown up in popularity over the past few months. Pinterest is an online pin board / social network - and despite what you may have heard is not just for fashion and food bloggers!]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung Series 5 Chromebook: A writer&#8217;s review</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/samsung-series-5-chromebook-a-writers-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/freelance-technology/samsung-series-5-chromebook-a-writers-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chrome OS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chromebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptop review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samsung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[samsung series 5]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[series 5]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Google debuted their Chrome operating system, there was lots of excitement about the prospect of a web-only OS. You could do away with pesky updates, niggling security worries and annoying software installations and fully embrace the web, at the same time benefiting from the increased speed that a virtually non-existent OS brings.]]></description>
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		<title>Small businesses cash in on the Olympic Games</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-businesses-cash-in-on-the-olympic-games/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/small-businesses-cash-in-on-the-olympic-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Soothill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olympic games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retailers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freelancers and small businesses looking to take advantage of the Olympic Games this summer should watch out for a new book entitled 'Olympics: a snapshot history of the Olympic Games', which illustrates the effect the Olympics is already having on small businesses in London's East End.]]></description>
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		<title>Remember &#8211; VAT moving online from April 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/remember-vat-moving-online-from-april-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/remember-vat-moving-online-from-april-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online VAT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[VAT registered]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VAT Registration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VAT Threshold]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year HMRC was criticised by a report from the Treasury select committee for it's over-reliance on online services, as these apparently put those without internet access or technical knowledge at a disadvantage. Never one to not ignore criticism, HMRC is pushing ahead with plans to move all VAT submissions online as of April this year.]]></description>
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		<title>North-south divide widens in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/north-south-divide-widens-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/north-south-divide-widens-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Sheets</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accountant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[closure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies House]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[insolvancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[location]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16804</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Be thankful if you’re a freelancer, contractor or small business owner in the South of England today. A recent study from RMS Tenon, one of the UK’s largest accountancy firms, has showed that more than 21,000 companies became insolvent in 2011, but more importantly saw a widening of the divide between the North and South of the country]]></description>
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		<title>Freelancing job update: Development and mobile up, AdSense down</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/getting-a-job/freelancing-job-update-development-and-mobile-up-adsense-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/getting-a-job/freelancing-job-update-development-and-mobile-up-adsense-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting a Job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fast 50]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flash]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16782</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again, Freelancer.com has published their quarterly Fast 50, a barometer of demand for freelancing work based on the fluctuations of their giant online marketplace. There was good news overall as the number of job postings rose from 114,000 jobs Q3 to 134,820 jobs in the fourth quarter - a jump of almost 20%.]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 hope springs anew: Cameron and Clegg hint at GAAR introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/ir35-hope-springs-anew-cameron-and-clegg-hint-at-gaar-introduction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/ir35-hope-springs-anew-cameron-and-clegg-hint-at-gaar-introduction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disguised employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disguised employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GAAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Anti-Avoidance Rule]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For a long time a General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) has been touted as a preferable alternative to IR35. General Anti-Avoidance Rules are used in Canada and New Zealand, and form a set of principles rather than hard-and-fast laws. It's introduction would allow fresh case law to be established around disguised employment and limited company contractors, and hopefully allow HMRC to avoid the mistakes of the past.]]></description>
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