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Accounting for Musicians Workshop Belfast @OhYeahCentre 2017

26 November 2017, Creative Industries, Musicians, Sole Traders

Members of the Musicians Union are invited to a free seminar in Belfast on 7th December 2017.  See below for booking form on Eventbrite.

Accounting for Musicians Glasgow 2017 @scottishmusic

26 November 2017, Creative Industries, Musicians, Sole Traders

Members of the Musicians Union are invited to a free seminar in Glasgow on 5th December 2017.  See below for booking form on Eventbrite.

Accounting for Musicians Workshop Belfast @OhYeahCentre

5 December 2016, Creative Industries, Musicians, Sole Traders

Members of the Musicians Union are invited to a free seminar in Belfast on 8th December 2016.  See below for booking form on Eventbrite.

Scottish Music Centre

Accounting for Musicians Glasgow 2016 @scottishmusic

5 December 2016, Creative Industries, Musicians, Sole Traders

Members of the Musicians Union are invited to a free seminar in Glasgow on 6th December 2016.  See below for booking form on Eventbrite.

Accounting for Musicians

29 November 2015, Creative Industries, Musicians, Sole Traders

Members of the Musicians Union are invited to a free seminar in Glasgow on 3rd December 2015.  See below for booking forms on Eventbrite.

Bring It All Home for musicians

9 September 2015, Companies, Musicians, Sole Traders

Managing my money As part of the Bring It All Home series of events in Paisley,  Tim Alter of Alterledger will be presenting a free session sharing tips and advice on maximising your earnings and keeping up to date with your accounts. Bring It All Home Bring It All Home is three day spectacular for artists, […]

Class 2 NI small profits threshold

25 February 2015, Advocates, Musicians, Sole Traders

Changes to Class 2 National Insurance from April 2015 The self employed have to pay Class 2 National Insurance if their profits are over the small earnings limit (£5,885 in 2014-15).  HMRC has overhauled the system with the small earnings limit being renamed the Class 2 NI small profits threshold (SPT).  Until recently self employed workers had to […]

What does my tax code mean?

What does my tax code mean?

7 February 2015, Advocates, Charities, Companies, Employer, Musicians, Sole Traders

HMRC reviews your tax code, often in the autumn and early in the new year.  The purpose of your tax code is to indicate how much of your earnings you can receive before tax is payable.  It is  normally the case that the larger the number in your tax code, the more of your earnings you […]

Class 2 National Insurance Contributions

13 December 2014, Advocates, Musicians, Sole Traders

Changes to Class 2 National Insurance payments If you currently pay your Class 2 National Insurance Contributions by Direct Debit Instruction (DDI) or have recently applied to do so, things are about to change!  The Government announced plans to simplify the way self-employed people pay Class 2 National Insurance contributions from April 2015. Most self-employed people will […]

Orchestra Tax Relief

4 December 2014, Companies, Musicians

Creative Industries Tax Relief The autumn statement from George Osborne announced a consultation on whether or not to extend Creative Industries tax relief and introduce an Orchestra Tax Relief.  See below for the existing creative industry relief arrangements.   Who can get the Orchestra Tax Relief? The Orchestra Tax Relief in common with the other […]

Tax and accounts seminar for musicians

7 November 2014, Companies, Musicians, Sole Traders

Free tax and accounts seminar for Musicians’ Union members Members of the Musicians Union are invited to a free seminar in Glasgow on 17th November or Edinburgh on 18th November.  See below for booking forms on Eventbrite. Proposed tax breaks for musicians The Smith Commission, headed by Lord Smith of Kelvin is considering a proposal […]

Tax breaks for artists and musicians?

9 October 2014, Companies, Musicians, Sole Traders

Should there be extra tax breaks for artists and musicians? The Republic of Ireland has had special tax breaks for artists since 1979.  Lord Smith of Kelvin will oversee the process of devolving additional powers over tax, spending and welfare to Scotland following the ‘No’ vote in the country’s independence referendum.  Douglas Connell, a tax […]

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