Opinion
How is HMRC’s “Don’t’ Get Caught Out” campaign “helping” contractors?
Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.Nelson Mandela Many of you may recall that back in April HMRC named and shamed tax avoidanc...
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HMRC v. SEB: how can tax grabs from victims first, bad guys later ever be justified?
The omittance of any remark over the Employment Bill and the Single Enforcement Body in the Queen's Speech, speaks volumes of "indifference" about ...
Umbrella Companies
Umbrella companies: they're stripping the UK of its entrepreneurial spirit and economic growth
OPINION If Britain's millions of self-employed are increasingly being forced to pay for the privilege to work, then surely they should see some adv...
Umbrella Companies
Is joining an umbrella company a good way to jumpstart a freelance career?
If you’re interested in trying out contract working and are not ready to register your own company yet, umbrella companies could provide a taster i...
HMRC
NICs hike: call for recruitment agencies and end clients to pay up for umbrella contractors
Recruitment agents and their end clients need to “step up to the plate and increase assignments fees to cover the cost to the worker”, according to...
News
What does JSA's acquisition of 6CATS mean for contractors?
JSA Group, an umbrella company based in Watford, has made yet another acquisition, its eighth deal since 2018. This time it has acquired 6CATS Grou...
Contractors
Umbrella contractors: do you think your data has been leaked?
QUESTION OF THE WEEK Should umbrella company contractors, worried about recent cyber attacks, request a Protective Registration against their perso...
News
Umbrella Companies Could See A Spree Of Class Action suits From Workers Following New Judgment on Holiday Pay
During his six-year engagement with Pimlico Plumbers, Gary Smith, was never given any right to paid annual holidays, according to Michael Ford, QC ...
Tax
Umbrella company workers slammed again
The Chancellor and Prime Minister have confirmed that the National Insurance rise will go ahead this April – a move that freelancers, contractors a...
IR35
IR35: umbrellas are feeding HMRC's £3.6bn tax grab
IR35 expert, Qdos, has responded to the release of HMRC’s evidence put forward to the Finance Bill Sub Committee for their inquiry into IR35 reform...
Guides & Reports
Flexeconomy: it contributes £37bn to the UK economy so why are agency contractors still excluded?
SPECIAL REPORT Agency contractors: where do they fit within the "Flexeconomy"? What's in this report: Flexibilty for all: cultural change in mind-s...
Tax
HMRC handed new powers to Clampdown on promoters of tax avoidance schemes
UMBRELLA COMPANY CONTRACTORS ICAEW warns that the current legislative phrasing provides HMRC with “a very wide-ranging power with extremely serious...