Posts by Caroline
What counts as self employed?
So we’ve had various members asking about this recently… and yup, HMRC takes a very dim view of what they called “hidden employment” – in other words, freelancers or contractors…
Read MoreHMRC recorded webinar about ‘How to register for Anti Money Laundering Supervision’
If you need to register with HMRC, watch this recently recorded webinar about money laundering regulations – ‘How to register for Anti Money Laundering Supervision’, found at the following GOV.UK…
Read MoreVirtual Assistant Directory Advertising – is it worth it?
We’ve had a few virtual assistant directory sites pop up offering advertising recently. I typed out a long response on whether I thought it was was using these on one…
Read MoreWorking as an offshore VA
For years, UK VAs have ranted about offshore VA prices – how can they afford to do it that cheaply? Will they nick all our clients? Well, with the £’s…
Read MoreVACT takes back over the running of the UK VA Awards, UK VA Conference and BeMyVA
“It has been a pleasure to work with John Palmer over the years, and I’m thrilled VACT is taking back over the running of the conference and hope to continue…
Read MoreYou too could have a 6-figure income…
We’ve all had these emails in our inbox. The ones promising financial freedom, a Ferrari in the garage of your mansion, days spent playing on your private beach with the…
Read MoreNamechange for HMRC MLR
HMRC’s Anti Money Laundering Supervision (AMLS) team has changed its name to Economic Crime Supervision (ECS). As part of continuing changes to the service, the anti money laundering supervision team (MLR) will now…
Read MoreThe Approved Virtual Assistant Scheme – VA Standards
SVA came into existence in 2005 to: Promote best practice in the virtual assistant industry; create industry wide VA standards; and Help UK VAs find clients. As part…
Read MoreTo Do Lists – Working Session notes on Procrastination
We were delighted to have Sharon Stephen, The Personal Development Coach., who specialises in working with women entrepreneurs in the creative industries on Friday to help with our procrastination and…
Read MoreIR35 for Virtual Assistants
IR35 for virtual assistants – what does it mean? Essentially IR35 stems from highly paid IT execs forming a Limited Company to get paid via dividends instead of doing PAYE…
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