The Winners And Losers In Self Employment Grants ETC

31st January 2021

In these past weeks there have been increasing numbers of articles about the self-employed and who wins and who loses in the grants from government.

Increased tightening of the rules by the tax authorities may make some people question the value of entering self-employment. This may have an effect on the prosperity of not just individuals and their families but also for the creation of new opportunities for many others looking for employment.

A couple of articles highlight the issues -

Institute for Fiscal Studies

Who is excluded from the government's Self Employment Income Support Scheme and what could the government do about it?

Institute of Economic Affairs

Being Your Own Boss

Prospects

Is now a good time to go self-employed?

Pressures Building To Change The Tax System - IFS

Taxing work and investment across legal forms: pathways to well-designed taxes