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IR35 status determination. Optimal salary-dividend mix. Allowable expense tracking. From £400\u002Fmonth: fixed-fee, MTD-ready, no January panic.","\u003Csvg viewBox=\"0 0 480 360\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.w3.org\u002F2000\u002Fsvg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Illustration\">\u003Crect width=\"480\" height=\"360\" fill=\"var(--ink)\">\u003C\u002Frect>\u003Ccircle cx=\"400\" cy=\"70\" r=\"150\" fill=\"color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent) 14%, transparent)\">\u003C\u002Fcircle>\u003Crect x=\"140\" y=\"120\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"var(--ink-mid)\" stroke=\"var(--bg)\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003C\u002Frect>\u003Crect x=\"160\" y=\"140\" width=\"160\" height=\"90\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"var(--ink)\">\u003C\u002Frect>\u003Cpath d=\"M120 265h240l-15-15H135z\" fill=\"var(--ink-mid)\" stroke=\"var(--bg)\" stroke-width=\"2\">\u003C\u002Fpath>\u003Ccircle cx=\"240\" cy=\"170\" r=\"22\" fill=\"var(--accent)\">\u003C\u002Fcircle>\u003Cpath d=\"M210 215c0-18 14-28 30-28s30 10 30 28\" fill=\"var(--accent)\">\u003C\u002Fpath>\u003C\u002Fsvg>","light",[],"blocks.hero",{"id":352,"eyebrow":353,"heading":354,"body":49,"gridBody":355,"layout":356,"__component":357},14477,"Overview","Built for project-based independent professionals.","\u003Cdiv>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">Accountants for freelancers and contractors decide two things before anything else: the right trading structure, and who carries the employment status risk on each contract. Everything after that, the bookkeeping, the VAT position and the salary and dividend mix, follows from those two answers rather than being optimised on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">Freelance accounting looks simple from the outside: invoice, get paid, pay tax. In practice, freelancers face a series of decisions that materially affect take-home pay: sole-trader vs limited company, salary vs dividend mix, IR35 status on each contract, what expenses can be claimed, whether to register for VAT, when to make pension contributions. Get them right and you can keep an extra 5–15% of revenue legally.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">We work with freelancers across sectors: software developers and engineers, designers, copywriters, consultants, video editors, photographers, marketers, recruiters. The structure varies (some sole trader, some Ltd, occasionally LLP for partnerships) but the discipline is the same: clean bookkeeping, IR35 awareness, expense optimisation, optimal extraction strategy, and annual returns filed correctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">For IT contractors particularly, IR35 has been the dominant tax issue since the 2021 reforms. Where you contract through a limited company for a medium\u002Flarge client, the client makes the IR35 determination, and the consequences flow through your invoicing and tax position. We assess each contract and document the position properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>","grid","blocks.section-head",{"id":359,"eyebrow":360,"heading":361,"body":49,"gridBody":362,"layout":356,"__component":357},14478,"Structure and status","Sole trader or limited company: which one actually costs less?","\u003Cdiv>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">The honest answer is that it depends on profit level, on how much you draw, and on whether your clients are large enough to move the status decision away from you. Below roughly the personal allowance plus a modest margin, a sole trader pays income tax and Class 4 National Insurance on profit and keeps the admin close to zero, with no accounts at Companies House and no separate corporation tax return. As profit rises, a limited company starts to win, because profit is taxed at the small profits Corporation Tax rate rather than at higher-rate income tax, and the balance can be drawn as dividends when it suits.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">The crossover is not a fixed number, and anyone who quotes you one has not looked at your drawings. What moves it: the 500 pound dividend allowance, the Corporation Tax bands published by HMRC at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fcorporation-tax-rates\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gov.uk\u003C\u002Fa>, whether you need the full profit as cash each month, and whether you will ever want to leave money in the business. Two contractors on identical day rates can land on opposite sides of the decision purely on drawings. We model both, with your own numbers, before recommending either. Freelancers banking with NatWest, RBS or Mettle often already have the software, which is covered on our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fsoftware\u002Ffreeagent\">FreeAgent accountants page\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">Status is the other half. Since April 2021 the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fguidance\u002Funderstanding-off-payroll-working-ir35\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">off-payroll working rules\u003C\u002Fa> put the determination on medium and large clients, who then carry the liability. Small clients leave it with your company, which means the risk stays with you. We run each engagement through HMRC's \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fguidance\u002Fcheck-employment-status-for-tax\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check Employment Status for Tax tool\u003C\u002Fa>, keep the output with the contract, and flag the clauses that would fail a review, particularly substitution, control over working time, and any wording that implies a right to be offered further work.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:18px;\">Two dates then run the year. The Self-Assessment filing and balancing payment deadline is 31 January, with payments on account due 31 January and 31 July, and HMRC sets out the mechanics under \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fself-assessment-tax-returns\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Self Assessment tax returns\u003C\u002Fa>. From April 2026, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fcollections\u002Fmaking-tax-digital-for-income-tax\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Making Tax Digital for Income Tax\u003C\u002Fa> starts phasing in for the self-employed with qualifying income above 50,000 pounds, which turns one annual return into quarterly digital updates. Freelancers trading unincorporated should also read our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Findustries\u002Fsole-traders\">sole trader accountants page\u003C\u002Fa>. Contractors weighing an inside or outside determination should read our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fir35-guide-2026\">IR35 guide for contractors\u003C\u002Fa>, which covers the Status Determination Statement, the small client exemption and the disagreement process in full. The return itself is prepared and filed through our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fservices\u002Fself-assessment\">Self-Assessment tax return service\u003C\u002Fa>. Everything else a one-person company tends to need is listed in our \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fservices\">directory of accounting services\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>",{"id":364,"eyebrow":365,"heading":366,"body":367,"gridBody":49,"layout":49,"__component":357},14479,"Structure","Sole trader or limited company, line by line","The crossover point moves with profit and with how much of it you draw. 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We model both before recommending.","IR35 status determinationOn each material contract. Risk position documented. Engagement-specific advice on contract clauses to protect outside-IR35 position.","Optimal salary-dividend mixFor Ltd companies. Director salary at the optimal level (typically Personal Allowance or NI threshold). Dividends modelled at marginal rate.","Allowable expense optimisationHome office (simplified or actual), mileage, equipment, software, training, professional subscriptions: all claimed properly.","Pension contribution strategyEmployer contributions from the Ltd company (Corporation Tax deductible) modelled. Annual allowance considerations explained.","VAT registration assessmentMandatory if turnover above £90k. Voluntary registration considered where customers are VAT-registered (input recovery beneficial).","Annual returnsCT600 (for Ltd companies) and Self-Assessment (for sole traders and Ltd directors). MTD-ready for the 2026 transition.","Loan-account drawings managementFor Ltd company directors. Director loan account tracked. £10k overdrawn threshold respected.","blocks.deliverables",{"id":426,"eyebrow":427,"heading":428,"body":49,"gridBody":429,"layout":356,"__component":357},14481,"Why us","Why freelancers choose us.","\u003Cp class=\"lead\">Fixed-fee, MTD-ready, no January panic.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"id":431,"heading":49,"dark":131,"variant":432,"note":49,"cells":433,"__component":455},6947,"default",[434,440,445,450],{"id":435,"num":436,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":437,"avatar":49,"body":438,"span":439,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":79,"href":49},27638,"01","Sole trader OR Ltd","Whichever structure suits your facts. We recommend rather than default.","2",{"id":441,"num":442,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":443,"avatar":49,"body":444,"span":439,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":79,"href":49},27639,"02","IR35 specialist","Status determination on every material contract. Position documented properly.",{"id":446,"num":447,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":448,"avatar":49,"body":449,"span":439,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":79,"href":49},27640,"03","From £400\u002Fmonth","Sole-trader retainer. £75\u002Fmonth for Ltd company. Fixed, no surprises.",{"id":451,"num":452,"numUsd":49,"eyebrow":49,"headline":453,"avatar":49,"body":454,"span":439,"rowSpan":79,"accent":79,"dark":79,"href":49},27641,"04","MTD-ready","Full readiness for MTD for ITSA from April 2026.","blocks.bento",{"id":457,"quote":458,"name":459,"role":460,"company":49,"avatar":49,"__component":461},2555,"Sole trader for five years until I realised I was overpaying tax. Accountaire ran the numbers, incorporated me in March, and saved me £8,400 in the first year through proper extraction.","Freelance software developer","IR35-outside · UK + EU","blocks.testimonial",{"id":463,"heading":464,"items":465,"__component":490},1907,"What accountants for freelancers and contractors are asked.",[466,470,474,478,482,486],{"id":467,"question":468,"answer":469},12030,"Sole trader or Limited Company?","Generally: sole trader is simpler and cheaper but more tax-expensive above ~£40k profit. Limited company is more admin but materially more tax-efficient above ~£50k–£70k profit. We model the specific numbers, and the right answer depends on income level, take-home requirements, pension plans and IR35 risk.",{"id":471,"question":472,"answer":473},12031,"What's the optimal salary-dividend mix?","For most Ltd company directors: director salary at the Personal Allowance (£12,570) or the NI threshold (currently £9,100 \u002F £12,570 depending on year), with the rest extracted as dividends. Specifics depend on other income, partner income and pension contribution plans. We model annually.",{"id":475,"question":476,"answer":477},12032,"How do you handle IR35 for my contracts?","Where a client determines inside and you disagree, there is a formal route. The client must respond to your challenge through its own disagreement process within 45 days, giving reasons. A determination issued with no reasons is not a valid status determination statement, and liability stays with the client until one is. Keep the paperwork per engagement, because a review tests working practices, not just the contract wording.",{"id":479,"question":480,"answer":481},12033,"What can I claim as expenses?","For Ltd companies: anything \"wholly and exclusively\" for the business: software, equipment, training, professional subscriptions, home-office, business mileage, business travel, professional indemnity insurance. Personal expenses run through the business attract BIK and aren't worth it.",{"id":483,"question":484,"answer":485},12034,"Should I register for VAT voluntarily?","Mandatory above £90k taxable turnover. Voluntary registration can be beneficial if your customers are VAT-registered businesses (they don't care about the VAT you add, and you can reclaim input VAT on your purchases). For consumer-facing freelancers, voluntary registration just makes you more expensive.",{"id":487,"question":488,"answer":489},12035,"When should I make pension contributions?","For Ltd company directors, employer pension contributions from the company are typically the most tax-efficient extraction route: Corporation Tax deductible, no NI, no income tax. 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