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Summary

No legal obligation to use the CJRS doesn’t detract from the duty employers feel to support their staff.

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23rd November, 2020 | Umbrella Companies

Author
Robert Sharp
Summary

Get bang up-to-date with the 1973 levy which, despite its long-winded name, needn’t be complicated.

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19th November, 2020 | VAT

Author
Christian Hickmott
Summary

Inoculating your cash flow against covid-19 unfortunately just isn’t a thing. So get practical, in the extreme.

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17th November, 2020 | Money

Author
Adam Home
Summary

Radical changes to work abroad don’t signify the death of international contracting, especially as workplaces are going the way of the contractor.

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17th November, 2020 | Contracting Overseas

Author
Nikolas Papageorgiou
Summary

Overseas tax expert on what a London freelancer can and cannot refund from a Milan gig.

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12th November, 2020 | VAT

Author
Kevin Austin
Summary

Add-ons to the Winter Economy Plan range from necessities to cold comforts (all of which we’ll need to pay for).

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10th November, 2020 | Coronavirus

Author
Gareth Wilcox
Summary

Unlikely the taxman will pick on engagers recanting, but likely he’ll prioritise ‘reasonable care.’

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9th November, 2020 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

Author
Matt Fryer
Summary

Bypassing PSLs is becoming harder. Still, exercise the few options you do have.

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6th November, 2020 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

Author
Carla Roberts
Summary

The extended CJRS is broadly just more of the same, but its few softer edges may help some limited company directors.

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4th November, 2020 | Coronavirus

Author
Hannah Morrison
Summary

Hosting your usual December dinner before April 6th 2021 to avoid the pandemic shouldn’t attract a bill from HMRC.

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3rd November, 2020 | Limited Companies

Author
Chris James
Summary

What you can claim as a sole trader or limited company (hint: it hinges on two words).

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28th October, 2020 | Coronavirus

Author
Emily Coltman
Summary

Book-keeping, expenses and invoice management all fall to you -- the director.

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27th October, 2020 | Limited Companies

Author
Christian Hickmott
Summary

Who pays the piper from April? The liability shifts once the fee-payer defaults.

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26th October, 2020 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

Author
David Geldard
Summary

The bolt-on to the furlough scheme successor stating ‘salary’ and ‘premises’ suggests atypical workers are out.

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22nd October, 2020 | Coronavirus

Author
Hannah Morrison
Summary

Tweak your settings to avoid the stigma of being too keen a bean.

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21st October, 2020 | Guide to Contracts

Author
Matt Craven