05.25.07
Top 10 Home Business Sites….
Well actually there are 12 so far but Top 10 sounds better.
We’ve gathered together a selection of our most useful home business resources. These are a combination of working from home tools, forms and advice and contains links to government sites for taxes, self assesment, pensions, insurance, business advice and even tax calculators.
Business Advice
Business Link This site provides good practical advice for start-up businesses. It also indexes and searches the HM Revenue & Customs PDF forms such as core self-assessment tax return. http://www.businesslink.gov.uk
Taxes and self assessment
HM Revenue & Customs Self Assessment comprehensive information and assistance in all aspects of Self Assessment.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/sa/
DirectGov Self Assessment info. Lots of info about being a self assessment tax payer
http://www.direct.gov.uk/Taxing Forex
HM Revenue & Customs info about Taxing Forex. Taxation of foreign exchange (FOREX) gains and losses. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/cfmmanual/cfm9001.htm
Contractor advice
Prosperity4 - an umbrella company - sorts out your tax and deals with the taxman for you. http://www.prosperity4.com/
Info about IR35 - the tax rule that closes the loophole that was allowing many contractors and freelance professionals to avoid paying large amounts of tax and National Insurance Contributions http://www.prosperity4.com/information/ir35/index.aspx?code=IR35
Pensions
A Government website providing a guide to Pensions for the Self Employed http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/resourcecentre/pm/pm5.asp
Healthcare
Private Healthcare for the self employed from AXA PPP
http://www.axappphealthcare.co.uk
Insurance
Self employed insurance policy from Norwich Union. http://www.norwichunion.com/self-employed-insurance/index.htm
Self employment checklist
A Self Employment Checklist from the Citizens Advice Bureau
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk
Tax calculator
UK Salary Tax Calculator from I-resign.com
http://www.i-resign.com/uk/financialcentre/tax_calculator.asp
IR35 Tax Calculator and others such as PAYE/NI calculator.
http://www.ir35calc.co.uk/