Advice for a freelancer?

M00nface

JCS1 said:

But you cannot be self employed and full time freelance.  One of the HMRC tests is if you have multiple clients - and if you are working full time for one client that you would fail this part of the test.

I could still work on full time hours for once client and do work for another client? I have been working long term for a few clients doing project basis work and this would be something I would continue to do even if I was offered the full time freelance job. So it wouldn't be one client.

M00nface

General_Grant said:

JCS1 said:

But you cannot be self employed and full time freelance.  One of the HMRC tests is if you have multiple clients - and if you are working full time for one client that you would fail this part of the test.

Am I misunderstanding something?  Do you see a difference between "self employed" and "full time freelance"?

Working "full time" for one client could probably be anything over 16 hours a week.  And even if you thought, say, 38 hours equates to full time, there are more hours in the week available for other clients.

Thankyou. I didn't understand it either. I have worked nearing full time hours for some clients in the past while doing project basis work for others at the same time. That would equal more than one client. 

General_Grant

And you can work sequentially for different clients.