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Using goods bought abroad as business expense (based in UK)

Imagine that I bought some items online (they could be consumables, materials or the like) to a shop based in a non-EU country. The goods were sent by post and weren't stopped at customs, so I haven't paid VAT on them. Can I still claim them as a…
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How do I respond to someone wanting to "purchase" my reputation?

I answered a job posting on Upwork, and in response, "David Lee" asked me for my Skype ID. Because of a number of "issues" on my end, it took several days before we were both on Skype at the same time when this conversation ensued: David Lee:…
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Freelancer pictures on portfolio

I want to know what do you think of personal pictures of yourself on portfolios. I will soon be taking a photoshoot with a proper photographer for my portfolio, I mainly want it for my hero image and one for a profile pictures on popular freelance…
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Do I bill for time my client wants me to be on-call, waiting for calls to be forwarded?

I have a client that wants to forward his calls to me when he's busy with a meeting. He wants me to be available from 9-5, but will only be forwarding his calls to me when he's with a client. Do I bill him for the entire time he may be forwarding…
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Buying 100% member interest in existing LLC. Do I need a new EIN?

I'm soon going to close a transaction with the owner of an existing single-member LLC, that will transfer 100% of the current member's interest to me, making me the sole member (owner) of the LLC. It's unclear to me whether I need to apply for a new…
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Spec work for a future medium-sized company

I have an offer for a position in a new startup and I was asked to provide concept designs for at least 1 page ( both mobile and desktop version ) It's a lot of work because I need to apply the brand guidelines to the wireframes, read and understand…
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How does one ask a client if he is ready to finance research time?

While I was looking for answers to a question that has already been asked here, I stumbled upon this answer. The second "golden rule" suggests: If it's something that will take more than 1 hour or so, and it's not in the domain "you should know…
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What do I need to know from my client as freelance front end developer?

ive been learning front end development for 2 months now, and thinking of getting a freelance job even just from a small scale business. I can now comfortably write html,css and use preprocessor also some jquery and js.. but i dont know how the…
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Setting Rates - What ratio should I use for my Hourly : Daily rates?

In Brief: I have a short-term, part-time software consulting contract (200-300hrs over 2-3months) for which the client has specified hourly and daily rates. What is a typical ratio between hourly : daily rates (given details/context…
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Ongoing software support UK - Should I charge a call out fee?

Following on from some completed freelance work, I have received a request for ongoing support to help in house resources build upon the work already provided. The company is approximately 1 hour round trip away, and I expect this support work to be…
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Can't satisfy client's need in fixed-bid project

I have been hired as a freelancer to build a video splitting utility that's supposed to split video clips at certain points as indicated by the user. I am using ffmpeg as a library and it produces files that play OK in all the players I have.…
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Are projects under NDA not allowed in portfolio?

I've been doing freelance jobs lately that do not involve NDA. However I received an offer from a client that requires an NDA prior to project start. Does NDA projects restrict the project themselves from being put in my portfolio?
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Can ghostwriting be listed on the resume?

I have several health care and science articles that were published in peer-reviewed journals that I wrote or copy edited under contract or as part of my employment at an academic medical center. I am not listed or acknowledged as an author on any…
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Using work I was subcontracted to in portfolio or on social media

I'm a development freelancer/subcontractor (if it's not the same within the described question) and I provide web frontend and backend development on a couple of popular open source CMS. I run my own website and social media and I was wondering if…
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Is it a web developer's responsibility to maintain subscriptions for resources (eg web fonts)?

I do freelance web development, but haven't been doing it for a very long time. I do not do design work. I'm just going to use web fonts as an example, but my question could apply to subscription APIs, or other rentable resources which end up…
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