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Top tips from SThree on what end-users should consider before taking contractors on.

The Booth case highlights just how hefty VAT penalties are -- and how they can’t be nullified by saying you didn’t know.

Don’t leave it until October 31st, or your own next deadline, to get something compliant in place to pay the VAT-man.

Contractors who took covid help can of course still get a home loan -- but that help must have been for the right reasons.

Agency boss shares some oft-overlooked tips for staying, securing and leaving.

What Hays recommends end-clients say, write, and specify to get freelance techies to bite.

Work-winning expert Matt Craven disappoints a contractor hoping their LinkedIn profile can do all the talking.

The exemption for ‘small company’ consultancies is excellent. So too must be the actions and paperwork that support it.

Overview of how much it could cost if you blunder Making Tax Digital for VAT.

Remote work for firms in Canada and the US can be done visa-free. But check what work and check with an adviser first.

What organisations should be doing to make tech contractors want to work on their projects.

With a cost of living crisis squeezing bottom lines, the financially-savvy will check that their defences against late payment are primed.

A German national contracting here for a Hamburg client faces no tax implications, but possibly a negotiation.

What organisations should look at and where, to decide who they need; permies or freelancers.

Deciding where you want to be tax resident is a good starting point, when your time is complicatedly split between two countries.