Best way to work

[ratewhore]

If you know someone with their own Ltd then just subcontract through that. I've had a few people I know on my books at one time or another...

[Churchill]

cash in hand.

Nope, payment in kind. Get the client to buy you equipment.

Do your clients manufacture anything you want/need?

Churchill - In "Feck the taxman every time" mode!

[churkus]

Can anyone recommend the best way to work if you have a perm position but do say 30-40 hours freelance on the side each month. Would it be best to go limited or work in another way.

cash in hand.

[wendigo100]

I think a lot depends on how much you do.

I dont pay that much to the accountant becuase they do very little (the odd bit of advice etc.) but all the paperwork is handled by me. All entered into sage accounts, all invoices and reciepts in date order so its easy for him to check etc.

He also doesnt do payroll or other stuff that I don't need.

I do all my own bookkeeping as well, so all my accountant does is the annual accounts, plus a few odd bits like re-registering at Companies House. There must be a bit of correspondence with HMRC in there too.

[Kyajae]

Nah. I'm going to split at YE as I'd end up paying more as both accountatns wanted fees for months already gone by.

Disregard my recommendation. If you want more info, PM me.

[Sockpuppet]

SockPuppet - re accountant - did you follow up the recommendation I gave you?

Nah. I'm going to split at YE as I'd end up paying more as both accountatns wanted fees for months already gone by.

[realityhack]

If possible could you pm me your accountant's number
My accountant is charging £1200/year

Erk, mine's 840. Who's your accountant Wendigo?

[Kyajae]

I think a lot depends on how much you do.

I dont pay that much to the accountant becuase they do very little (the odd bit of advice etc.) but all the paperwork is handled by me. All entered into sage accounts, all invoices and reciepts in date order so its easy for him to check etc.

He also doesnt do payroll or other stuff that I don't need.

SockPuppet - re accountant - did you follow up the recommendation I gave you?

[Sockpuppet]

I think a lot depends on how much you do.

I dont pay that much to the accountant becuase they do very little (the odd bit of advice etc.) but all the paperwork is handled by me. All entered into sage accounts, all invoices and reciepts in date order so its easy for him to check etc.

He also doesnt do payroll or other stuff that I don't need.

[andy]

Also, accounting fees shouldn't be very much - I pay about 550.

If possible could you pm me your accountant's number
My accountant is charging £1200/year

[wendigo100]

Depends how much you get paid.

At 400 ish hours a year the accounting fees may not make the savings you'd get from a Ltd worth it. Expecially when your lower tax band is eaten up by your permie job.

Go umbrella or self employed.

I don't know what he does, but I assume 400 hours will pull in between 10K and 20K.

Isn't his lower tax band used up whichever route he goes?

Also, accounting fees shouldn't be very much - I pay about 550. I've never used an umbrella, but is that really more than an umbrella will cream off from the 10K or 20K he earns? I'd like to know.

The other thing is that many client's insist on some kind of limited liability, which would rule out self-employed, although I don't know if that's true in his case.

[Sockpuppet]

Depends how much you get paid.

At 400 ish hours a year the accounting fees may not make the savings you'd get from a Ltd worth it. Expecially when your lower tax band is eaten up by your permie job.

Go umbrella or self employed.

[techgeek]

Can anyone recommend the best way to work if you have a perm position but do say 30-40 hours freelance on the side each month. Would it be best to go limited or work in another way.