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Too rich for my blood, say clients, facing annual rate rises of up to 27%.

Stress, cost and duration all going in the wrong direction for investigated taxpayers.

Why every UK agency contractor will automatically be 'SDC' and stripped of tax relief.

A small companies' champion gets rare access to the Revenue's nerve centre.

It may be hard work, but its contractors' job to speak up about unintended consequences.

A potentially toothless tsar who's quick and cheap won't fill the unpaid with confidence.

Taxman to hear in the 'strongest terms' how his IR35 plan would ruin the contractor market.

Lobbyist launches letter-writing campaign ahead of a major meeting next month. 

IT contractor demand still growing, albeit at its weakest rate for 25 months – REC.

Staffing giant succumbs, as its third attempt to quash a tax bill for 500,000 temps fails.

Uptick in non-compliance suggests doubling the fine hasn't had the desired effect.

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Taxman enters 'full collection mode' after a legal challenge to APNs fails.

The GMB union sues the ride-hailing app, believing its drivers to not be contractors.

The much-criticised small business conciliation service is launched; in all but name.

Taxman is taking just three responses on 'SDC' to mean contractors aren't caught.

Unmentioned tax changes undermine the rhetoric about supporting single-person businesses.

Only time will tell if there's a conspiracy against PSCs -- but there probably isn't.

The weekly allowance for use of home as an office looks inadequate if research is right.

The picture for bullish contractors is not completely rosy, says IPSE.

No sympathy from HMRC if you fail to register or declare, contractors warned.

Foreseeable future for Greece is bleak in terms of UK contractor numbers, says CXC.

Taxman concedes, but he still won't need proof of intention to prosecute.

Chancellor's inaction on skills won't disappoint contractors, but a new cap by financial clients will.

Plan to reform IR35 could be opening a 'huge can of worms.'

Being a techie in training helps a drunk driver dodge the slammer.

Deadline looms for employment intermediaries to report non-PAYE workers to HMRC.

Only the likes of the dividend tax hike can ensure the chancellor keeps his party's promise.

Not even a third of small suppliers chase big clients in the first week of being unpaid.

Registrants told what to do if forms they submit conflict with their company's record.

The rewriting of dividend rules to pick contractors' pockets is a 'tax on success.'

T&S consultation shows that the SDC hurdle is being set unrealistically high.

Osborne lands four major blows, aimed at 'killing a limited company's advantages.'

The contents of yesterday's 'emergency' Budget, listed and at-a-glance.

Chancellor to raid PSCs by acting on dividends, allowances, expenses and IR35.

Osborne unveils a Budget for 'working people' that 'puts economic security first.'

Support, certainty and no nasty surprises please Mr Osborne.

'Significant premiums' still to be had, even amid a 'lethargic' IT labour market.

Chancellor receives conflicting appeals on IR35 ahead of tomorrow's Budget.

Accountant counts the most non-EU techies entering the UK since the recession's end

How the second red box of 2015 could help or hinder your personal finances.

Separating the wheat from the chaff would help tackle the questions deficit.

PM appoints a CEO to 'shine a light' on self-employment's opportunities and obstacles. 

Tick off the chancellor's key announcements, in what's set to be a Budget of 'bad news.'

Steady IT spending by banks is cooling the financial sector's tech investment plans. 

HMRC engages £45million after falling ‘well short’ on call-handling.

Big, small and tiny traders unified by their call for tax clarity from the chancellor. 

Pay-up first avoidance bills said to be 'spectacular', and not for the right reasons.  

Freelance techies who offer a 'niche within a niche' said to also provide savings of up to 75%.

Final negotiations open ahead of the divisive GDPR being put in place before 2016.

Why Sanzar loan scheme contractors should step back and think carefully.

Archaic laws and borderless IT products combine to overwhelm the ECJ.

David Morris MP wants to tackle the 'unnecessarily complicated' Intermediaries legislation.

Beta service grants techies and tech providers access to 170million records.

US sharing economy put on alert as a freelancer is found to be an employee.

Revenue praised for replacing instant penalties with a new 'risk-based' approach.

Taxman accused of breaking his own rules on how far he can go back to assess VAT.

The traditional route to redress for unpaid firms is making a comeback.

ISPs agree to let customers leave (penalty-free) if 'speeds fall below acceptable levels.'

New high in HMRC payouts to tax whistleblowers, who are increasingly in professional services.

IT micro-businesses beating tax and legal firms in the per person revenue stakes.

'Pro-active' IT contractors likely to top the must-hire list of a sector struggling on privacy.

What IT teams should be doing to head off network downtime and data loss.

Only 20 days left to avoid penalties of up to 200%.

Anti-late payment medley, led by a conciliation service, smacks of Groundhog Day.

The deadline to declare new officers or their details is missed by more than half of firms.

The REC's temporary IT worker index is showing its lowest score in 22 months.

Help is apparently at hand for companies' beneficial owners who want privacy.

UK intellectual property regime criticised for not serving small businesses well enough.

Anti-evasion officers pressing to put 'moderately successful professionals' in prison.

French bank tells its UK IT contractors to lower their rates or leave.

£13,000 worth of prizes on offer to the top contractors of today and tomorrow.

First week of 2015 begins to put earnings into your own pocket - not the taxman's.  

Margins of Whitehall's technology suppliers to be laid bare every three months.

Earning £100 online provokes the taxman, while incurring it pacifies him. 

Umbrella and limited company bosses favour a five-year freeze, but not unreservedly.  

Twenty traps on the benefits and expenses form that may lead to a compliance review.

Government to consult on how representative bodies can challenge payment terms.

Online trader who was let go by the Revenue, only to lie on his tax return, is sentenced.

Wide-ranging look at penalties considers what to do if 'life just gets in the way.'

Taxman denies accusations that he's shifted the goalposts on confirmation letters and IR35.

S660 named among the uncertainties that couples face in an outdated tax system.

IPSE says one-man bands would be less adrift on Monday if the digital networks worked.

'Working people' to be at the heart of chancellor's first Conservative Budget.

Wide-ranging act put in place to help UK become 'best place in the world' to start-up.

'Concerning level of discord' is clearly intact, on invoicing, security and services to come.

Sajid Javid becomes Business Secretary, and Greg Hands becomes Osborne's deputy.

Government pours in funds to helps techies with a social conscience find solutions.

Not even 24hrs in office, the new Tory government was awash with wishes for contractors.

Number of permie IT skills on the REC's scarce list hits double figures.

Tories set for a convincing victory, sounding the death knell for Clegg and Miliband. 

Only the finance department find journeying when you're not earning more costly.

What limited company contractors should consider before polling day tomorrow.

What umbrella company contractors should consider before polling day tomorrow.

Trio of pledges blasted as unspecific, despite Labour singling out the disguised self-employed. 

The tax plans that must have proved too taxing for officials to work out properly. 

Initially 'not guilty' tech manager admits to a £220,000 fake invoice scam.

'Times New Roman is for the lazy; Helvetica is for the honest and Comic Sans is for clowns.'

'Tens of thousands' of digital suppliers hope an exemption from VAT rules emerges next month.

PM says self-employed need maternity pay, pensions and mortgages reviewed.