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With an HMRC ‘due diligence’ requirement on recruiters all but incoming, these five umbrella vetting steps are both timely and seminal.

Knowing your payslip's ins and outs is paramount -- to ensure both proper pay and no impropriety.

Get past the irritation of numerous variables, and PSC-to-brolly-rate considerations are worth a look; maybe even a conversation.

Contractors can do very little to stop being randomly selected, but quite a lot to keep these four from being hoisted in HMRC’s direction.

Resolved: Are the coaching fees my guru charges an allowable business expense?

Dos and don’ts of the application process to officially strike off your PSC.

Ranging from subscriptions and pensions to VAT perks and insurance, inside IR35 doesn’t totally turn the tax efficiency tap off if you’re a director.

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.