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Making Tax Digital postponed until 2026
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Making Tax Digital postponed until 2026

ByTeddy McDonald 16 December 20224 January 2023

We welcome the further delay and threshold changes to MTD

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A profession struggling to sustain itself
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A profession struggling to sustain itself

ByMartin Reed 6 December 202220 December 2022

ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006

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Update: Amazon reforms ebook policies in response to union concerns
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Update: Amazon reforms ebook policies in response to union concerns

ByMartin Reed 22 September 202223 January 2023

Online retailer to change practices around returns of digital books following discussions with the Society of Authors and Authors’ Guild

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SoA survey shows the continued impact of the pandemic on authors’ wellbeing
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SoA survey shows the continued impact of the pandemic on authors’ wellbeing

ByMartin Reed 1 March 202215 November 2022

As the government unveils its ‘Living with Covid’ plan, almost all respondents report ongoing concerns over the impact of Covid-19.

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SoA welcomes MPs’ recommendations on authors’ earnings

ByMartin Reed 12 June 201930 October 2022

The Society of Authors has welcomed the findings of the All Party Writers Group’s inquiry into authors’ earnings.

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Report on authors’ earnings has worrying implications for diversity

ByMartin Reed 7 May 201912 November 2022

The full report on authors’ earnings – commissioned by ALCS and written by researchers from the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre at the University of Glasgow – has now been published.

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SoA calls for action to boost authors’ income
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SoA calls for action to boost authors’ income

ByMartin Reed 2 August 201820 December 2022

Responding to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Writers’ (APPWG) inquiry into authors’ earnings, the SoA has called upon both government and industry to take action to support authors and boost their income.

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Open letter to the Publishers Association on Author Earnings

ByMartin Reed 29 June 201827 January 2023

Following the Publishers Association’s comment in The Bookseller on the latest author earnings survey from ALCS, we’ve written this joint open letter to Chief Executive Stephen Lotinga.

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42% real terms fall in UK author earnings since 2005, ALCS income survey shows
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42% real terms fall in UK author earnings since 2005, ALCS income survey shows

ByMartin Reed 27 June 201830 October 2022

ALCS survey finds the average income of a professional author in 2017 was just £10,500.

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APPGW launches inquiry on authors’ earnings

ByMartin Reed 15 June 201827 January 2023

The All Party Parliamentary Group for Writers (APPWG) has launched an inquiry into authors’ earnings. The inquiry will seek to understand how authors’ earnings have changed over time and how they are affected by the current legislative landscape and developments in the industry.

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National Insurance Contributions could become an unaffordable luxury for low-earning authors
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National Insurance Contributions could become an unaffordable luxury for low-earning authors

ByMartin Reed 26 April 201827 January 2023

Writers, illustrators and translators earning less than £6205 per year can currently make voluntary payments of £2.95 a week towards the state pension and other contributory benefits, in the form of Class 2 NICs.

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