Off days.

[kerry davies]

Been waiting for Jon's comment. Is the OP self-employed or employed? If employed then day-rate is something that we can discuss on the open forum here. If self-employed it might not be such a good idea to quote hourly/daily/weekly or monthly rates as, should the taxman see it, "freelancers" and any "employer" might have questions to answer.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/employment-status/index.htm

 

HMRC has already dealt with the majority of tour drivers and will be looking at other touring crews in future years because they believe that a lot of "freelance" crew and their "employers" are merely tax avoiders.

 

I think that the wider aspects of what is involved in self-employment could be discussed beneficially as a lot of BR members appear to have quite the wrong idea of what it means....and please do not use the term "freelancers" as, for the taxman, there is no such thing, they are either self employed contractors or employees.

[Stan Hope-Streeter]

<...Is the OP self-employed or employed? If employed then day-rate is something that we can discuss on the open forum here. If self-employed it might not be such a good idea to quote hourly/daily/weekly or monthly rates

 

Yes indeed. To be legitimately self-employed you need to be invoicing for the job as a whole.

 

A daily rate, PD's, and travel expenses should only be used for budgeting purposes by the freelancer / contractor, not in the official quotation for the job. Quoting a time rate implies you are an employee.

[zonino]

indeed, there is some basis here in the film industry guidance notes / Modus Operandi: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/specialist/film_industry.htm

 

there have been significant fines levied in the past for mis classification of work

[Grum]

Quoting a time rate implies you are an employee.

 

It's not quite that clear cut, for example if you are free to sub contract the work, you supply your own tools (over and above simple hand tools) or you are free to set your own working hours (even within a set deadline) then you can still be classed as self empolyed under the IR35 rules.

 

Plumbers still charge by the hour yet are classed as self employed, Doctors work set hours but most GP's are self employed because they are free to employ a locum if they decide they want an extra holiday.

 

The other problem is that even if you do invoice for the whole job a lot of clients will then ask you for a breakdown of the charging for accounting purposes.

[zonino]

its not, but how it is billed is still a factor that is taken into consideration