What April's tax changes mean if you work in media

About this episode

This episode discusses the implications of April's tax changes for media professionals, featuring insights from guest Michael McCullion.

On this episode of The Media Mentor I unpick what Making Tax Digital means for sole traders and those working self-employed or freelance in media. My guest is Michael McCullion from Bright Ideas Accountancy - and here he explains what you have to do if you're a sole trader, or what you should have done already! Plus, he talks about managing your accounts properly and some of the issues around expenses and earnings. If you are looking to expand your portfolio of work but concerned about your CV or need help with cover letters and interviews - then mentoring sessions are available via the website . There are 6 pages of media jobs to browse and there is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts. If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share about job hunting, then please get in touch. More details about The Media Mentor can be found here . For all the latest job listings head here . To get alerts on media jobs as they drop follow the MM WhatsApp channel here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Michael McCullion

Topics covered

• tax changes
• Making Tax Digital
• sole traders
• freelance
• media careers

Keywords

• accounting
• expenses
• earnings
• job opportunities
• mentoring

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bright Ideas Accountancy

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