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Umbrella company contractors, a group-claim with Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is now open

Here's your invitation to be part of a ground-breaking industry milestone (and get a little justice while you’re at it).

30th November, 2023 | Comment

IR35-fatigued Kaye Adams wins her tax case, but HMRC says it might not be done yet

The Loose Women presenter triumphs in a ‘finely-balanced’ case, after being forced for the fourth time to defend her outside IR35 status in court.

30th November, 2023 | IR35 News

Contractors, it’s time ‘man-up,’ ‘boys don’t cry’ and ‘be a man’ went the way of dial-up

International Men’s Day 2023 rightly recognises that too many men are no longer with us, too often because they couldn’t share with us. What can you do to change that?

28th November, 2023 | Comment

By not taking HMRC powers seriously, any recruitment agency with an offshore umbrella company on its PSL is leaving itself wide open

A surprisingly unknown but freshly updated bit of HMRC guidance could save contractors’ agencies from hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax liabilities.

27th November, 2023 | Comment

Autumn Statement 2023: ‘Be careful what you wish for,’ now that the IR35 offset is secure, contractors warned

‘The only good news’ of Autumn Statement 2023 is unravelling, due to not all contractor tax advisers being convinced.

23rd November, 2023 | IR35 News

Did Jeremy Hunt just pull off neither a good nor bad Autum Statement for contractor limited companies?

A mutual offering to contractor PSCs sounds a bit 'meh.' But in key areas, that’s exactly what this chancellor managed.

23rd November, 2023 | Comment

Autumn Statement 2023: Hunt confirms IR35 offset to apply from April 6th 2024, in ‘unradical’ mini-Budget for UK contractors

Chancellor offers 111, not 110 pro-business measures, while boosting umbrella contractor take-home pay by up to £750 a year.

22nd November, 2023 | Contracting News

Autumn Statement 2023: chancellor’s full speech

Jeremy Hunt delivers ‘an Autumn Statement for a country that has turned a corner…an Autumn Statement for UK growth.’

22nd November, 2023 | Comment

Latest Guides

How IT contractors can set their daily, hourly or weekly pay rates for 2024

The big considerations to make before, upon, and after setting your fees as a temporary technologist for another 12 months.

1st December, 2023 | Successful Contracting

How to create an expenses reimbursement policy for contractors

The admin side to the most complicated of business expenses, and how it could save you if an inspector calls.

29th November, 2023 | Expenses

What contractors need to know about Private Residence Relief

Why PRR is one of the best tax reliefs going, and how to take advantage of it as a PSC.

29th November, 2023 | Money

Contractors, the contract is still king, as Deliveroo’s Supreme Court victory proves

Unfettered substitution as a sign-post to ‘no employment relationship’ is a top takeaway from the food courier firm’s legal win.

28th November, 2023 | Guide to Contracts

Contracting on the side while still employed; is it possible?

With reward comes risk, as while it can be fulfilling and fruitful, being a contractor at the same time as an employee isn’t for the faint-hearted.

27th November, 2023 | Successful Contracting

Autumn Statement 2023: a derelict mini-Budget for housing, mortgages and buy-to-let

Lacking boldness, relevance and even substance, yesterday’s chancellor is one that contractors who have property will want to forget.

23rd November, 2023 | Money

Five contractor care tips for umbrella companies

Maybe chancellor Jeremy Hunt wouldn’t today be under as much pressure to regulate them if all brollies did these five, as standard.

22nd November, 2023 | Umbrella Companies

Dormant company accounts: filing example and explainer

The nitty gritty of reporting to officialdom when your limited company is not doing business.

21st November, 2023 | Limited Companies

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