How can I remain self employed when dealing with agencies

[THEPUMA]

To clarify, ITEPA CH 7 in practise means what has been suggested ie that agencies won't take you on as self-employed. In theory they could do, based on the exception for professional workers who are not controlled (see http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/esmmanual/ESM2011.htm) but in practise not many agencies are prepared to take this risk, other than those who are oblivious to it, which is more common than you might expect.

[JonSmile]

This spreadsheet and video does the maths for you.

Phil

nice spreadsheet, shame i did not come across it a couple of years ago when I was crunching the numbers. glad to say that I got the same result though

[d000hg]

Maybe an attitude re-think might actually be in order. You never know, actually doing what every single one of us has done might actually work!

That's a stupid answer. Thousands and thousands of freelancers work self-employed.