The WorkWise for Screen Podcast

WorkWise For Screen

In the UK we have fantastic talent working across our industry from film to production, animation, VFX, gaming, distribution and exhibition. But as you know it's not an easy business to be in. We all grapple with complex questions around production and our working practices. On the WorkWise for Screen Podcast we’ll get the lowdown on all your legal and people management concerns from industry experts. The programme is an initiative to improve good working practices in the screen industries with the support of the BFI awarding National Lottery Funding. https://www.workwiseforscreen.org.

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The WorkWise for Screen Podcast

Episodes (26)

Dec 16, 2025 IR35: How to Be Tax Compliant in the Screen Sector, with Erin Walls
Dec 2, 2025 Navigating Visa Complexity: Bringing International Talent to UK Screen Projects, with Sally McEwen
Nov 18, 2025 From Friends to Founders: Building Professional Structures in Startups, with David White

The WorkWise for Screen Podcast

Dec 16, 2025
20 minutes
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Could the freelancer you have hired for your production actually be seen as an employee in HMRC's eyes? And why does setting up a Limited Company not necessarily protect you from IR35 tax investigations? In this episode, Keith Arrowsmith speaks with Erin Walls, an accountant with WallsMan Creative, to demystify the tax rules around hiring freelancers versus employees. As an ACA working across the creative sectors, Erin breaks down the criteria that can determine whether HMRC considers someone genuinely self-employed, and how this affects IR35 tax rules. From the seemingly simple question of whose laptop y...

The WorkWise for Screen Podcast

IR35: How to Be Tax Compliant in the Screen Sector, with Erin Walls

WorkWise For Screen

00:00 -20:03