Latest Contractor Guides

Payments, pensions and deductions not being to your liking doesn’t (always) mean they’re unlawful.

Contractors can look to their accountants for redress if there’s a penalty, but HMRC won’t help.

The lowdown on the document contractors need to formally change accountant.

Get to grips with the prescribed procedure that PSC contractors must follow when trade stops.

What Britons and EU brolly users need to know to get on-payroll in Europe’s largest economy.

Not complicated but necessary, these records for your limited company should be up-to-date and to hand.

Explainer on what goes into the Employer’s NICs payment to HMRC.

Guide for umbrella and agency contractors to the abbreviation that’s also a (legal) deduction.

Overview of the oft-overlooked tax saving, including when it’s worth toasting.

How much it will set you back to set up, maintain and operate an incorporated business.

'Special' or 'Fruitless'? Labels don’t change the fact that taxpayer-funded departments losing money to another department serves nobody.

Know your rights to Statutory Sick Pay as an umbrella contractor, but get clued up before you fall unwell.

What your SIC code is; when it’s required and why contractors need to know it.

No one-size-fits-all brolly solution means an ‘international umbrella’ for Spain, or elsewhere, won’t cover you.

Insolvency doesn’t stop contractors acting for another firm – but beware restrictions enforced with the threat of jailtime.