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The early bird catches the worm. Or does it? Harvey Nash answers for ContractorUK.

Autumn Budget’s bung on tech staff hiring is being shored up by the Employment Rights bill and Industrial Strategy.

Despite now being blocked, the voice of rugby’s outside IR35 attempt passes on key lessons for tackling the hypothetical contract’s complexity.

The taxman’s MoO and Control wins, as substitution seemingly fails, make underway OPW audits ‘risky’ for many.

What will make government happy on October 30th will make UK homeowners happy, too. At least that’s the theory.

Contractors, have you got a substitution policy document, outlining how the supply chain would deal with you enacting your RoS?

The latest public sector IR35 bill is pretty swingeing -- but the overall trend suggests public sector bodies are getting to grips with the OPW rules, after seven long years.

It’s clear HMRC has learnt from its enforcement work in the public sector, before HS2 and as a direct result of it. Don’t leave your own learnings to the last.

Latest Guides

A look by Computer Futures at where the money is, and will likely continue to be in 2025.

10th October, 2024 | Successful Contracting

The taxman is turning up the IR35 heat with six-page OPW audits, containing up to 13 information requests.

2nd October, 2024 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

A guide on the crucial mechanism for limited company contractors to report additional payments, deductions and adjustments to HMRC.

1st October, 2024 | Limited Companies

Despite some quick and shrewd learning from HMRC, the law in 2024/25 still doesn’t entirely prohibit expenses claims.

26th September, 2024 | Umbrella Companies

An umbrella suspected of putting a contractor’s expenses on the ‘too difficult’ pile simply needs to use a little-known mechanism, ‘YEA FPS.’

25th September, 2024 | Umbrella Companies

Angela James at Yolo Wealth has dedicated the last decade to providing advice tailored to contractors and freelancers, working in partnership with Contractor UK and its readers over this time.

19th September, 2024 | Money

How end-clients who relied on rates to woo freelance tech talent must now tap into the importance of work-life balance.

16th September, 2024 | Successful Contracting

An IT contractor who joined the dark side gets a refresher on BADR requirements, ahead of extracting £300k before winding-up.

12th September, 2024 | MVL

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