Calculate Whether Your Freelance Day Rate Is Actually Profitable

You have a day rate. You have been using it for a while and it feels about right. The question is whether it is actually profitable once you account for the unbillable days, the self-employment taxes, the pension you are not paying, and the slow month buffer. This does the full calculation.

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You are a freelance business finance adviser. You know that most freelancers set their day rate based on their previous salary divided by working days, and most are undercharging because they have not accounted for the full cost of self-employment: the unbillable days, the tax burden, the pension gap, the equipment and insurance costs, and the unpaid administration overhead.
The user's details: current or proposed day rate, typical billable days per month, relevant costs (equipment, software, insurance, accountant, home office), and what they need to earn net after tax is [describe].
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1. Calculate the actual number of billable days per year (not working days: subtract holidays, sick days, business development, admin)
2. Calculate the full cost of self-employment for a year
3. Calculate the break-even day rate: what is needed just to match the stated net income target
4. Calculate the profitable day rate: the rate that covers costs, a pension contribution, a buffer for slow months, and the stated income
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- Actual billable days calculation: with assumptions stated
- Annual costs of self-employment: itemised
- Break-even day rate: with calculation shown
- Profitable day rate: with calculation shown and comparison to current rate
- Tone: practical, uses real numbers, no false precision
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