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		<title>Will Student Loans chief face an IR35 investigation?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/will-student-loans-chief-face-an-ir35-investigation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IR35 is a perennial pain in the rear-end for the freelancers and contractors of the UK - not least because it is so opaque. We recently covered all the IR35 twists and turns in 2011, and now we bring you news of 2012's first IR35 malfeasance.]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late filing penalties]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[self-assessment tax return]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[strike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax return]]></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>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>
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		<category><![CDATA[late filing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online filing]]></category>
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		<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>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>
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		<category><![CDATA[2012 Budget]]></category>
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		<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>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[small business]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16882</guid>
		<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>HMRC launches Alternative Dispute Resolution service for small businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-launches-alternative-dispute-resolution-service-for-small-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-launches-alternative-dispute-resolution-service-for-small-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Dispute Resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business record checks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dispute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[record checks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16792</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HMRC yesterday launched a pilot of an Alternative Dispute Resolution service for SMEs, which aims to reduce to need for tribunals during HMRC's compliance checks. The scheme, which was trialled last year and saw 60% of disputes either fully or partially resolved, involves independent facilitators who work with both HMRC and business owners to ensure a quick and fair outcomes for both parties.]]></description>
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		<title>Labour ministers pile scorn on failed NIC Holidays scheme</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/labour-ministers-pile-scorn-on-failed-nic-holidays-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/labour-ministers-pile-scorn-on-failed-nic-holidays-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing your business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Insurance Contributions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Insurance Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red tape]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We covered with some degree of disbelief last year how the Government's National Insurance Holidays scheme, designed to give new employers tax relief when taking on their first employees, had managed to attract a pitiful 1.8% of expected participants. Now the Labour party have renewed pressure on the Government to expand the scheme or abandon it altogether.]]></description>
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		<title>Reminder: Not long to get your self-assessment sorted</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/reminder-not-long-to-get-your-self-assessment-sorted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/reminder-not-long-to-get-your-self-assessment-sorted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic submission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late filing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late filing penalties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[late penalties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online submission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal self-assessment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax return]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16746</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many freelancers and contractors choose to complete their self-assessment themselves - if you can manage basic bookkeeping tasks you'll probably be able to get your head around it. If you've decided to go the DIY route there are some deadlines to be aware of.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC criticised by MPs for treatment of freelancers and small firms</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-criticised-by-mps-for-treatment-of-freelancers-and-small-firms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-criticised-by-mps-for-treatment-of-freelancers-and-small-firms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bookkeeping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business record checks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[criticism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[record keeping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SME]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has been taken to task today by Conservative MPs and business leaders for their preferential treatment of large corporates, while attacking small and micro businesses through their Business Record Checks. The scheme will result in fines of up to £3,000 for freelancers, contractors and small businesses who cannot provide paperwork to back up the claims made in their tax returns.]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses still ignoring AWR duties as twelfth week approaches</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/businesses-still-ignoring-awr-duties-as-twelfth-week-approaches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/businesses-still-ignoring-awr-duties-as-twelfth-week-approaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWR]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[About nine-and-a-half weeks ago the Agency Workers Regulations came into effect in England, Wales and Scotland, and following lots of corporate hand-wringing beforehand, October 1st came and went without incident, and most of the contractors impacted carried on as normal - it seemed like the Y2K virus of the employment world.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas parties &#8211; what can you claim?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/christmas-parties-what-can-you-claim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/christmas-parties-what-can-you-claim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business cards]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Joy of joys, it's Christmas party season again! Time to don ye now some gay apparel, get some business cards printed and make sure you can fit all those important client parties into your schedule.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC ups investigation income by 37%</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-ups-investigation-income-by-37/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-ups-investigation-income-by-37/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As we've covered extensively, HMRC has been upping their game with regards to tax evasion and avoidance in the last year. Be it their bookkeeping crackdown, their various VAT amnesties, or their closure of offshore loopholes, the taxman is on the war path, and if you're not paying the correct tax you're more likely than even to find yourself in his withering gaze.]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;d like a second job &#8211; what do I need to know?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/id-like-a-second-job-what-do-i-need-to-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/id-like-a-second-job-what-do-i-need-to-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[can I get a second job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[can I work somewhere else]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'd like a Second Job - what do I need to know?  There has undeniably been a huge increase, across all professions, of people taking second jobs or finding an extra source of income by ‘moonlighting’.  Getting a second job can be a great (or necessary) thing to do, and while it’s not illegal to have a second job, there are several issues you need to consider, to avoid jeopardising your main source of income.  Here we describe what you need to know.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC: PAYE errors result in several 200-year-old employees</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-paye-errors-result-in-several-200-year-old-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/hmrc-paye-errors-result-in-several-200-year-old-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cashflow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finances]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[red tape]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax return]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A valuable lesson today from the good folk at Her Majesty's Revenue &#38; Customs on the importance of filling out paperwork correctly. Having sifted through employee PAYE submissions for 2009/10, HMRC has found the the UK is apparently home to no less than forty people aged over 200.]]></description>
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		<title>Agency Workers Regulations to cost British businesses £1.5B per year</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/awr-to-cost-british-businesses-1-5b-per-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/awr-to-cost-british-businesses-1-5b-per-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers regulations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[British chamber of commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Agency Workers Regulations came into force on October 1st (this past Saturday). All temps, agency workers, and some umbrella company contractors now have the same rights as full-time employees after twelve weeks of service.]]></description>
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		<title>IR35: Just 322 investigations in five years</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/ir35-just-322-investigations-in-five-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/ir35-just-322-investigations-in-five-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disguised employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom of information request]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR35 investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR35 status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Brazier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[revenue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax evasion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The saga of IR35 is full of twists, turns, loop-the-loops and groin-kicks, and doesn't show any sign of letting up soon, following George Osborne's decision to take the path of least resistance in his 2011 Budget. Following a freedom of information request from the PCG, HMRC has divulged some interesting figures which shed some light on HMRC's tremendous mis-management of IR35.]]></description>
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		<title>Free tax and finances seminar for freelancers &#8211; Sept 15th</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/events/free-tax-and-finances-seminar-for-freelancers-sept-15th/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/events/free-tax-and-finances-seminar-for-freelancers-sept-15th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax seminar]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you a freelancer or contractor? Do you live in or around Reading? Do you like receiving free advice on how to maximise your tax efficiency and manage your finances? Well then we've got good news for you!]]></description>
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		<title>Plumbers arrested in HMRC crackdown</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/plumbers-arrested-in-hmrc-crackdown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/plumbers-arrested-in-hmrc-crackdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Selina Murray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[amnesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arrests]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five plumbers have been arrested and around 600 are under civil investigation by HM Revenue &#38; Customs (HMRC) for failing to pay the right amount of tax. The arrests and investigations have taken place during a campaign targeting plumbers which invited them to put their tax affairs in order.]]></description>
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		<title>Government announces 11 new Enterprise Zones</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/government-announces-11-new-enterprise-zones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/government-announces-11-new-enterprise-zones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Selina Murray</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Cameron]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15262</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government last week announced the location of 11 new Enterprise Zones, designed to boost local growth and create over 30,000 new jobs by 2015.]]></description>
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		<title>Your legal status and IR35</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/your-legal-status-and-ir35/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/your-legal-status-and-ir35/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accounting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limited company structure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=14557</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many new freelancers and contractors may be vaguely aware of IR35, but not know when and where it applies. Before getting too intimate with the ins and outs of the IR35 legislation, the first step is to know if IR35 is even relevant to your situation.]]></description>
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