Do You Need Help With Tax and Managing Your Money?

Whether you’re just embarking on your career or already juggling the many demands of life as a creative freelancer, you need clear and targeted strategies for organising your finances, to eliminate confusion and minimise stress. This essential, practical guide shows you how to manage your money – so you can focus on your creative work.

Written by A4A’s own Jon Harris, a theatre producer turned specialist accountant

with over thirty years’ experience in the creative and cultural

industries, Managing Your Money offers a tailored approach to tax and personal

finance in straightforward and highly accessible terms.

Inside, you’ll find clear guidance on:

• Tackling your taxes: keeping accurate records, what expenses

you can claim, and how – and when – to prepare and submit

your tax return

• Budgeting and planning: strategies for making your money

work for you, with tips for balancing the books when you’re just

starting out

• Approaching major milestones: when to register for VAT, form a

Partnership or Limited Company, and what to consider if you’re

producing your own work

• Building long-term security: making best use of pensions, mortgages, insurance,

savings, benefits and more

With handy checklists to ensure you’ve covered all the bases, a glossary of key terms, and dedicated online updates to keep you informed, Managing Your Money is your expert pocket mentor for staying financially afloat and in control at every stage of your professional life.