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With the general election now around the corner, would a party that promises then delivers on repealing the IR35 off-payroll working rules be reducing the UK’s tax burden?

A 14-part manual isn’t aimed squarely at contractors, but reading what end-users and agencies are being told by HMRC on IR35/OPW is no bad thing.

Knowing the status you have as a company director is key to unlocking your holiday pay entitlement.

A bypass to inside IR35/OPW payment processes has emerged – with potentially lethal HMRC consequences for agencies and end-clients.

Top 5 tried and tested techniques to combat overreliance on recruiters.

A need-to-know on HMRC penalising and charging interest under the Intermediaries legislation.

Five traits of a best-practice brolly, so you can tell if your umbrella is worth holding on to (or not).

Top 10 botches of the contractor expenses kind – each of which directors should make it their job to avoid.

The loan/repayments parts of a high street deal can appear just like a specialist deal. But looks can be very (very) deceiving -- not to mention massively costly.

An overview to the vital court proceeding which holds public bodies like HMRC to account.

On top of the principle expenses contractors in a PSC can claim, add these 14.

‘Get under the hood of client OPW advice’ – and other top tips to keep status wrangles at bay.

What every director of a PSC needs to know about sick pay.

The ‘it depends’ answer might not be helpful, unlike knowing the ins and outs of HMRC’s schemes on VAT– which can actually give your company a boost.

The realm of reality with contractor mortgages is only for the informed – and those who slay vanilla brokers while shunning the high street fleece.