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Everything ranging from the taxman conceding to retrospective legislation is being foreseen in wake of the BBC presenter’s court victory.

The taxman is now seeking to recover covid cash from PSC directors, personally, even where they took advice, professionally.

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

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.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Today’s a big acid test for our well-heeled chancellor. But for the good of your home loan, property, or investment, will he pass it?

Don’t hold your breath, as it’s only the starting pistol to turning around the business turnaround sector which has just been fired.

A new era of fraudulent interviews (now in progress) needs to be stamped out by the professional community.

Slow and steady is inflation’s new trajectory, helped massively by a sharp drop in October -- which should now ease contractors’ interest rate fears.

A course correction by a chancellor promising ‘an AS for growth’ bodes well for enterprise, tax cuts, and even contractor take-home pay.

What the taxman lets you reimburse for business travel via a personal vehicle has somehow not been updated for 12 years.

The Revenue has removed the right of most taxpayers to VAT-register by post, not that it asked via any consultation.

Optimism for a grim October is provided by agencies saying the slowdown’s end is now in sight.

The typical way to work in this post-IR35 reform world is riddled with a lack of choice for both employee and employer.

Hourly rates being attached to ‘opportunities that won’t last long’ is proof scammers specifically want contractors in their crosshairs.

The biggest study yet into IR35 reform and umbrella companies says regulation is desperately needed, but there’s little hope it’ll emerge at Autumn Statement.

Job boards and instant messengers ‘swamped’ by non-existent opportunities from scammers posing as reputable tech recruiters.

The chancellor’s post is already being reworded by off-payroll critics. My fear is that it’s not the only thing this month from HMT’s boss which will warrant a rewrite.

Disappointed, potentially feeling undervalued, and definitely departing, the DLME unveils 12 recommendations despite her ‘uphill struggle’ with government.

The boss of a contractor accounting firm makes a well-calculated call for Autumn Statement to write off IR35 reform.

For the accused under the MSC legislation, simply ignoring the taxman’s seemingly out of the blue offer isn’t really an option.

An underway enforcement initiative by the taxman makes brolly regulation on November 22nd even less likely.

What you heard down the pub versus the reality can often disappoint. But the sobering reality of company closures is absolutely worth knowing.

A bit of crystal ball gazing to help ensure your priorities as a freelance software developer get sorted for next year.

Seven agencies that met the taxman to say his Statement of Works guidance isn’t up to scratch have achieved a ‘positive’ result.

Neither a three-month gap, nor a correctly made payment, can derail historic holiday pay underpayment claims.

An announcement from Bauer & Cottrell on the passing of its managing director and founder.

When even a tiny edge over rivals matters, ditch the drink to see how you perform as energised, enhanced and emotionally-balanced.

A freshly blacklisted arrangement is already under a stop notice, as is another scheme run by the very same director.

Making yourself visible to ‘hidden’ contractor opportunities is the way to go when the open market falters.

IHT, pensions and ISA changes. Each look likelier on Nov 22nd than what contractors actually need -- a new body to license umbrella companies.

Economic woes eat into prospects and pay for IT contractors, despite 17 different techies being in short supply in September.

Increasing how much tax-free saving accounts can hold would be better than streamlining ISAs on November 22nd.

The process for probing cases of serious harm and suicide linked to government policy is farcical, and insulting to 10 grieving families, says Sammy Wilson MP in this ContractorUK exclusive.

Forget him trying to improve his off-payroll working tool, the taxman should just rename it, ‘CEST - Cheating Every Self-employed Taxpayer.’

It’s the make-up of each brick in the taxman’s 60-strong ‘wall of shame’ that deserves your close scrutiny.

A call to remove the Sword of Damocles is understandable, even if it shouldn't be aimed at the chancellor.

Muted launch mirrors advisers’ muted reactions, as even the most optimistic describe the update as just a ‘step in the right direction.’

With an embedded ESM and extra review options, the new off-payroll working tool makes a few key changes to getting IR35-tested with the taxman.

Overview to CEST’s update, including what’s not changing, and why we’re all waiting on PGMOL.

HMRC’s new five-year high in foreign tax authority data requests indicates its link-up with 110 taxmen in 2014 was only the start.

We are where we are, which - decoded for contractors - means the cheap money era is over. So don’t lose your dream home over FOMO.

A 60-strong list of hardly new arrangements which HMRC says to avoid signals ‘its efforts to stop avoidance aren’t working.’

Managed Service Company rules are so widely drafted that us advisers are too spooked to help contractors, as we fear personal liabilities from influencing or involvement.

Not ‘extreme’ enough, says one expert, but ISA simplification might nonetheless benefit contractors, even if Hunt hasn’t got them in mind.

Unworkable -- even harmful, and definitely passing the buck. This quick fix attempt at brolly regulation just won’t do.

Minister chooses not to say that the offset is already being factored in to off-payroll compliance checks.

The only prime minister to have ever gone against IR35 indirectly gains a backer -- former Cabinet minister Sir John Redwood.

'Mr White' features in both, but unlike Reservoir Dogs, Manolete Partners v White is a tale of cunning plans, executed with real flair.

Before going forward to HMRC to blame their tax adviser, contractors should check they’d pass the ‘double-reasonableness test.’

Advisers are relieved, as an avoidance scheme that preyed on many contractors is finally ‘named and shamed’ -- albeit just for the next 12 months only.

Leaving just one part of your profile less than ‘dope’ could be what loses you that dream IT contract.

The underway Festival of Learning is the perfect springboard to teach yourself what you want, over what your clients need.

The future for Power BI contractors looks bright, as organisations focus on data-driven decision-making, data visualisation and analytics.

Staffing body the REC says the tech sector needs temporary workers to support more projects.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt must use Autumn Statement to answer a weighty question that flexible staff end-users need answering, and soon.

Taxman is trialling what’s not meant to be introduced until April 6th 2024, in a bid to stop double-taxation.

Contractor sector shares its hopes, fears and expectations on the back of chancellor Jeremy Hunt setting the date for his second AS.

Not having enough expertise to go around can no longer only be a job for organisations.

It’s taken government a long time to get here. But the wait until contractors have clarity on umbrella companies isn’t going to be short.

‘Promptly,’ or ‘weekly at least.’ Not following the contractual terms of when you must submit to get paid can prove costly.

Binns, Zajota, Pajpani and even Collins put the onus on umbrellas to be crystal clear on what and how much they pay contractors.

It’s not a loophole, nor a golden ticket, but your ‘managed services contract’ as a ‘consultancy’ might be an HMRC investigation-target.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt expected to help ex-workers with mental health issues, using ideas from the minister who introduced the Loan Charge.

Only a few hours left for workers, umbrellas -- and agencies, to contribute to the government consultation on umbrella company compliance

Contractor sector employers rather than individual contractors may need to act, now the UK is strengthening the enshrining of requests to work contractor-like patterns.

Importing overseas contractors is billed as how to keep the UK on a par with rivals ahead of the curve on CCUS and AI.

Digital estate planning as a contractor is clearly lax if it covers you but not your company.

A telling series of posts by tax experts sheds light on the ‘game-changing,’ ‘show-offs’ who do your books.

The government’s belated bid to regulate brollies is attracting neither mass support from experts nor many submissions by workers.

Hiring 1,630 temps but not engaging a single PSC outside IR35, the recruitment approach of the Revenue is irony at its most alarming.

On top of making the default time to pay them compulsory, the UK’s tiny companies deserve tougher enforcement against late payers.

Dividend-payers should get clued up on the worst-case scenario -- HMRC seizing personal assets to recover amounts owed to your limited company.

Overview to how much you can distribute without needing to tell the taxman.

How to look after and value ‘you,’ amid the price of everything around you going haywire.

Improving the off-payroll rules, while threatening abusive brolly engagers with a hefty HMRC liability, should put PSCs back in vogue.

You wouldn’t want just anything to happen to your physical body and assets after death, so why should your digital presence and digital assets be any different?

A compromise to ease the impasse between taxman and taxpayer exists -- but it’ll take clean hands and open minds before the long journey can begin.

A Companies House filing from June 28th raises concern for a ‘large number’ of out-of-pocket Optimum users.

In wake of Optimum Pay Group entering insolvency, Lawspeed outlines the options if your umbrella company is next to fold.

Do you want to be the football guru on ContractorUK and win a cash prize?

A shake-up in technology hiring has already begun -- those who recognise rather than resent it will be its beneficiaries.

Once the 'go-to' pension for tiny traders, a SIPP in 2023 represents a proposition all contractors should get their head around.

The appetite for temporary techies finally grows again, on the back of economic jitters and employers ‘reshaping.’

SafeRec sits down with a worker who came perilously close to falling into the clutches of an abusive arrangement, built by a former taxman.

Overview of options of the financial type -- for when contractors want to stop contracting and build a nest egg.

What we actually want the government’s consultation to achieve, by the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association’s Chris Bryce.

An accreditation body joins umbrella companies in misusing logos, highlighting just how much of a ‘Wild West’ the government’s consultation has to tame.

With temporary techies’ pay up 23% in the last two years, our advice to clients to not cut corners on rates must be resonating -- SThree.

Too much meaningless action, over too much time, smacks of a PR-driven taxman not serious about stopping scheme promoters.

What it takes in 2023 to lay the foundations of a successful career as a contract engineer.

One thing’s for sure, ‘unintended consequences’ (potentially from IR35 reform) is something government have had it up to here with.

Top 10 ways contractors’ recruiters can separate the reputable from the rogue, when selecting a brolly partner.

Overview of the HMRC number which employers get when they register with the Revenue.

Hays reveals what’s driving a 5.8% annual pay premium in cyber, rising to a mega 9.3% uplift in financial services.