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Less obvious but still tried and tested ways to land more per hour or per day, in 2023.

A refresher on one of the key terms on your payslip -- still being bandied about the umbrella market.

Markel Tax shares its hopes for the year ahead, following 12 months of HMRC-related uncertainty for the contractor sector.

Where’s paying the most to IT contractors, and will continue offering premiums in 2023.

Top tax compliance expert demystifies imminent changes to HMRC’s Value Added Tax regime.

Work-winning expert Matt Craven reveals what will get your contractor CV binned in 2023. 

The FCSA, Professional Passport, Parasol, SAW Consulting and Clarity Umbrella do some crystal ball gazing for ContractorUK readers.

What next year’s technology labour market has in store for freelance contractors.

Britons with a business are big beneficiaries of the Spanish government’s new Start-Ups Law.

Hiscox explains what run-off cover is for PII and why contractors might need it. 

Lengthy and complex it may be, but the MSC legislation is also clear and exacting. Contractors must be duly diligent.

It may be your own business, but Companies House could end up naming it. And that’s even if you did your new director duty of pledging you’ll do no wrong.

Rate, deductions, conversation, and IR35. And possibly explorable in that order -- if you want to avoid nasty surprises as an umbrella employee.

The odds of landing an outside IR35 determination are stacked against contractors, even if it is about more than just Chapter 10’s uneven penalty provision.

Unfortunately the limited company workload isn’t going to lighten. But this non-negotiable ‘reform’ might have the odd upside.