- YouGov Statistics Infographic
A recent YouGov poll indicated that UK self-employed professionals; feel frustrated, think that PLC’s would benefit from more flexible types of worker and that not having up to date accounting... Read more
- Brookson launches Project Resource partnership
Contractor Accountant Brookson and specialist recruiter Project Resource are delighted to announce that they have struck up a new business relationship. Contractors with specialist skills in the oi... Read more
- Creative England's Media Crew Night Returns To Brighton
Due to popular demand, Creative England’s crew night returns to Brighton this Spring on Monday 4 th March, at The Basement, as part of its nationwide programme of networking evenings for... Read more
- You’re hired! Apprenticeship success at Brookson
Emma Armstrong is an accountancy apprentice AAT Level 3 student at Warrington Collegiate. Emma has been employed by Brookson Ltd, a specialist accountant for freelancers, contractors and... Read more
- Martin Hesketh's reaction to Budget 2013
Many will remember 2013 as the ‘penny off the pint’ Budget, but for the time being it’s business as usual for the flexible workforce. Whilst the 2013 Budget contained no surprises for contractors a... Read more
- Brookson represents freelancers working in the creative media
Here Martin Hesketh, Managing Director, explains why the recent furore around how freelancers are paid by the BBC is a misrepresentation of the sector by the Government and HMRC. "There are more... Read more
- Umbrella Companies and their use of dispensations
Brookson’s Business Development Director, Andrew Fahey provides advice to REC members regarding umbrella dispensations. We have recently seen an increase in the number of umbrella companies offerin... Read more
- Creative England’s crew night rolls into Pinewood Studios
Creative England’s crew night will be run at Pinewood Studios for the first time on Wednesday 17th April, from 6 – 8pm, as part of its nationwide programme of networking evenings for professionals ... Read more
- Old Fashioned Accountants Failing to Meet Needs of Sole Traders
Martin Hesketh, Our Managing Director has recently stated, following a feature in Accountancy Age that old-fashioned accountants fail to meet the needs of sole trader clients. Although this cause... Read more
- HM Treasury release details of arrangements for tax review of public sector contractors
Following a spate of high profile cases in the media, HM Treasury has been considering how to review the tax arrangements of public sector contractors and has released details of its proposals. Und... Read more
- Creative England Free Prize Draw Winner
Freelancer Martin Holland from Martin Holland Films, was the lucky winner of the Creative England prize draw. He received his Business In a Box prize from Brookson Business Development Manger, Matt... Read more
- 7 Days in June - from Concept to Reality.
On Friday 5th October 2012, 7 Days in June - which Brookson are sponsoring, hosted an evening for freelancers in the creative industry as part of the Greater Manchester Film Festival. The eve... Read more
- ISO27001 Launch
At Brookson the security of our customers’ data has always been of the utmost importance. Following the introduction of our ground-breaking technology (Connect) and improved security techniques we... Read more
- MediaCity Press Release
We are pleased to announce our arrival at MediaCity. The press release, which can be found below outlines in more detail what this means to us, and how we can help freelancers working in the creati... Read more
- Brookson Connect - Short Listed for BIMA Awards
We are delighted to announce that our accounting portal, Connect has been short listed for the BIMA 2012 Awards! Connect is competing against four other business applications in the Business to... Read more
- Creative England
Creative England is bringing its popular crew nights to The Workstation in Sheffield next month, as it extends the reach of its nationwide programme of networking evenings for professionals in film... Read more
- Disguised Remuneration
18 months ago Brookson commented on the Treasury’s plans for a new clampdown on tax avoidance and a number of changes to legislation that were announced by the exchequer secretary to the Treasury... Read more
- 7 Days in June
An ambitious new project is set to shine a light on the working world of 1.6 million people as, for the first time, Britain’s freelance workforce is celebrated on film. With 1.6 million... Read more
- HMRC consultation on the taxation of controlling persons - 1st June 2012
The “Taxation of Controlling Person” Consultation may be viewed by some as a second “tier” to the IR35 legislation -as a knee jerk reaction to the recent press surrounding senior figures holding... Read more
- Comment on IR35 Announcement - 9 May 2012
Martin Hesketh, managing director of Brookson: “Today’s announcement from HMRC is a double edged-sword for the UK’s 1.6 million self-employed professionals. On the one hand, HMRC is obviously kee... Read more
