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A threshold increase in April has still probably not been taken advantage of by every eligible contractor on under £80k.

If the best time for the Tories to realise IR35 reform has been damaging was yesterday, the next best time is today -- as the opposition.

The Points of View presenter has his own point of view thrown out by the FTT, cueing up a full blown hearing into his IR35 status.

IT contractors may know it as a fintech company, but an arrangement HMRC says to withdraw from is among six of the newly ‘named and shamed.’

Some 8.5million Windows devices with Blue Screen of Death reminds companies they can’t always know who they’ll need from IT, with what tech skills, or when.

Scratching beneath the surface of what Sir Kier Starmer’s new government probably wants Single Worker Status to achieve.

Bolstering economic growth across the UK bodes well for IT freelancers -- we must now hope for differentiation, collaboration and frankly, more contract skills support.

The new Employment Rights Bill to ‘upgrade’ worker protections is unsettling the many non-inside IR35, who are workers but don’t want protecting.

Latest Guides

Top 10 (slightly) weird and wonderful income protection queries – resolved.

25th July, 2024 | Money

To put a CV refresh fee on your company, coordinating closely with the rewriter is key, assuming you want to sleep at night.

24th July, 2024 | CV Guides

Despite its long tail and new head, Disguised Remuneration is best kept at bay by the age-old sniff test.

23rd July, 2024 | Money

BADR and early prep of final accounts matter much more than corporation tax rates -- Danbro.

22nd July, 2024 | Limited Companies

Tools, apps and widgets to run a contractor company tend to be across five main areas, or more if you’re sometimes inside IR35.

17th July, 2024 | Limited Companies

Beware a change in assessment criteria, plus a reduced benefit, if trying to claim while off sick.

16th July, 2024 | Money

A 10-step umbrella company functionality manual, in order of doing, for users.

16th July, 2024 | Umbrella Companies

Potential incentive for a limited company IT contractor to get motoring with his EV purchase, even if it is second-hand.

15th July, 2024 | Limited Companies

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