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Latest News

Law firm condemns ‘IR35 scaremongering’

Four ‘false news’ examples on IR35 get picked apart by a recruitment lawyer.

22nd February, 2019 | IR35 News

With IR35, what contractors' clients say still matters most

As HMRC signs off its ‘guinea pig’ model, it’s end-users who continue to rule the IR35 roost.

21st February, 2019 | Comment

Use Spring Statement 2019 to act on late payment, chancellor told

Hammond hears that it’s time his warm words translated into reformist actions.

21st February, 2019 | Money News

Why agencies will bear the brunt of operating 2020’s off-payroll rules

Clients have a single decision to make whereas agencies face a laundry list, plus a bed of nails.

20th February, 2019 | Comment

Tax schemes suck mid-income towns onto map of HMRC avoidance

Crowds of commuters getting taken in about tax liabilities has put their towns on the map.

20th February, 2019 | Money News

Loan Charge contractors to march on Westminster

Protest organisers call you to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with MPs fighting retrospection.

19th February, 2019 | Contracting News

HMRC ‘used tax probe as Trojan Horse for IR35 enquiry’

Status expert warns of IR35 investigations having ‘unrelated’ beginnings.

18th February, 2019 | IR35 News

Distress of Loan Charge 2019 laid bare

MPs get a preview of how HMRC’s tax has turned people’s lives upside down.

18th February, 2019 | Contracting News

Latest Guides

Contractors' Questions: Does a confidentiality agreement require my passport?

Hand it over to a man with no past in a public place? ‘If something doesn’t feel right…’

19th February, 2019 | Guide to Contracts

Using a limited company overseas: a UK contractor’s definitive guide

Whether you can work abroad via your PSC is a bit of a traffic light. But in 12 countries, you can push the button with confidence.

15th February, 2019 | Contracting Overseas

Five overseas hotspots for UK contractors in 2019

Buenos Aires or Bern? There’s a lot of different colour for contractors to fly into this year.

14th February, 2019 | Contracting Overseas

Contractors’ Questions: Can I stay freelance for a contract in France?

‘Same status is possible, but getting local advice on the ground is a definite must.’

11th February, 2019 | Contracting Overseas

Contractors, did you receive a CT603 notice?

Insolvent, dormant and detailed. The Revenue’s reminder reaches many types of contractor.

6th February, 2019 | Limited Companies

Contractors' Questions: How to get my invoices paid by two warring directors?

Only narrow options with numerous negatives exist in this 'absolute mess.'

5th February, 2019 | Money

Contractors, have you forgot company tax form CT600?

Don’t let today’s deadline obscure another that’s tied to both HMRC and your directorial duties.

31st January, 2019 | Limited Companies

Contractors’ Questions: Should a CV cover letter read like a list of keywords?

A dogs dinner so breathless with terms it could be a shopping list? Might not be a bad idea.

29th January, 2019 | CV Guides

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