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A million individuals reportedly hounded by £100 penalties, over and over again.

Legal proceedings against IT security researchers are how to put the pubic at risk.

Record low in optimism blamed on Brexit, the off-payroll rules and the rules’ feared extension.

Taxman not denying using private firms to get around rules he made for public bodies.

Three new online sessions by the taxman aim to demystify Value Added Tax.

The traditionally challenging 'holiday month' was buoyant for IT contractors.

EU privacy rule incoming to protect Britain in the digital age.

Temporary techies say Brexit deal must keep Britain in the single market.

They think it’s all over! It will be by the 11^th, when the season starts. Join now!

Contracting group firms up its concerns about replacing the category of 'worker.'

What to consider before 'joining the dark side,' by an IT contractor who’s been tempted.

And even half of those who aren't, don’t know how big their pension pot is -- survey.

Insolvency Service counts the fallout from the 'one-off' event that keeps killing 'Ltds.'

Agency body backs a bid to answer the 'open question' of what Brexit means for techies.

A new report considering new regulation for umbrellas reads as an 'A-Z' of agency abuse.

IT companies are the only SME traders to defy Brexit’s savings-sapping effect.

Rules from 2011 still stumping many, but it's up to recruiters to 'take the lead.'

Get to grips with your brolly's deductions and fees so you're covered, not cross.

Review boss's reassurance fails to ease fears that contractors could still be hit.

Agencies telling a 'familiar story' -- IR35 issues dragging their public sector results.

Mindset more important than any one measure, says a tax blueprint for business soloists.

Government puts the loss of a £3,000 dividend tax shelter back on the books. 

'Genuine alarm' compels officials to dilute and delay quarterly tax reporting.

Nine-month probe into modern work criticised as 'timid', praised as 'positive'.

Over 30 corporation tax ideas tabled to help single-director companies.

New guidelines go live, for those accused of re-running the ESS until it says 'outside.'

'One-man bands should get another go, not a fine, if their foray into digital accounts flops.'

Growth in temporary IT billings cools, albeit only from its May high.

Murray Group at the Supreme Court is a triumph for the taxman, but will he regret it?

Contractor hoping to take on the off-payroll rules raises over £11,000 in just three weeks.

'Outrageous' ploy, as agencies covertly force PSCs to indemnify them against IR35 losses.

Temporary techies among those increasingly challenging decisions by HMRC.

What EBTs (and you) should keep in mind about the Rangers case, ahead of Wednesday's ruling.

IT contractor on the cusp of enough funds to wave through a legal attack on the off-payroll rules.

Fresh curbs on the perk when selling a company are 'part of general squeeze' on PSCs.

A light-hearted look at HMRC’s stance on status, and how it can all change like the flip of a coin.

How dividends, IR35 and other taxing areas are affected by yesterday's Tory-DUP deal.

Where the off-payroll rules should be fought, and why, to be itemised and assessed.

Stage-by-stage: the litany of errors that are commonly made when end-users recruit.

Plus, the six other areas you need to know about if you're a contractor now, and over the next two years.

Chancellor receives his first submission for the post-election Budget he threatened.

Fraudsters 'disproportionately targeting' people who run their own limited company.

As Brexit talks begin, the chancellor's agenda tallies with the contractor sector's.

Survey says it wants techies to tell-all about UK-EU threats and opportunities.

Fraudster family sent down for a decade each for their 'flexible attitude' to HMRC rules.

More non-EU staff than ever before are securing IT work in Britain.

'Recruiters are wrong to deduct student loan repayments from IR35-caught 'Ltd' contractors.'

Uncertainty amid May's EU deal could help some contractors with their own negotiations.

One breed of worker is ideally suited to today's turbulent conditions, hirers reminded.

Cash pledges wanted, to help take the taxman’s 'iniquitous' off-payroll rules to court.

Amid 'political limbo,' the contractor sector reveals why it helped give the PM a bloody nose.

Most predict a boost for contractors; others aren't so sure and foresee 'devastation.'

Contractors speak up about which political party -- and leader -- deserves their cross.

May saw demand for temporary IT skills leap to a level unseen since April 2015.

McDonnel matches Hammond by promising a post-election Budget.

Strangling a golden egg-laying goose? That's what the state is doing to contractors -- IPSE.

Health officials admit their stance on the off-payroll rules was 'not accurate.'

Two specialist IT contractors lead the pack of precise tech skills that clients need.

Significant number of contractors have 'thrown in the towel' since April 6^th.

Unhappy anniversary: the woeful way April's off-payroll rules are playing out.

LinkedIn -- is it really useful or just another social media platform?

Or £2.6bn in the 'best-case scenario' -- IT services continuing to flow unhindered.

End-users want freelancers' niches to help navigate today’s perfect storm.

The big three's key pledges to 'Ltd' workers and contracting.

70% of techies want to leave since 'Leave,' and half as many are put off their own IT biz.

Contractors would lose the £3bn brolly sector under Labour's manifesto pledge.

Wilfully ignorant, or just uninformed? Either way, Corbyn’s brolly ban is bizarre.

Snap election extends your chance to input on 'wholly exclusively and necessarily.'

Brexit and government policy sapping one-person businesses to a 'concerning' level.

Tech body overseeing cyber attacked NHS is 'operating without a permanent leader.'

Health service offers remedies before 'further possibly significant' ransomware attacks hit.

The government-owned bank is wielding its axe over 154 IT contractor jobs.

Where we are now on divorcing from the EU, and how contractors will marry with the process.

Brexit uncertainty isn't stopping clients sourcing the IT contractors they need. 

'We’re not there yet,' says an IT advisory with an eye on robots displacing humans.

Court ruling lets work-seekers with misdemeanours in the past, stay in the past.

Almost a fifth of clients are stumping up incentives to make ex-PSCs stay on.

What the UK's new administration should commit to on June 9th and why.

Staffing giant succumbs to HMRC, foregoing £300m and outlaying about half as much.

But talk of 'working families,' and a vow to hike company tax, will unsettle contractors.

Forget next year’s cut to it, it's the dividend allowance itself that the taxman can't compute.

Tiny traders overwhelmingly plan to keep at it, despite economic worries.

Despite public sector 'chaos,' the track operator signals faith in its off-payroll staff's status.

Digital accounts dropped from Finance Bill, but a 'retrospective IR35 shock' is included.

Labour vows to hit big firms that leave their small suppliers in the financial lurch.

Labour and Tories start tax talk, as a status review and post-election Budget are mooted.

Contractor sector in 'great danger' of off-payroll problems becoming permanent.

CEBR: Limited companies face three times more in MTD costs than the government claims.

How limiting your income can be more financially rewarding than it sounds.

A common status scenario we've seen since April 6th, and what to do about it.

Agencies worrying; clients double-checking, PSCs refusing and the ESS changing.

Uncertainty and unskilled, nervy permies are playing into the hands of IT contractors.

New savings account a 'step in the right direction', but beware the pitfall, says IPSE.

And other tales...so hirers will do more for you than just read your beginning, middle and end.

'More non-permies on premiums, and fewer having rates cut than pre-EU vote.'

'Be ready for HMRC’s challenge if your outside IR35 result hinges on ESS question five.'

Separating fact from fiction about what's now here -- IR35 reform in the public sector.

Revenue recommits to the results of the ESS, following claims they are in doubt.