Bamboozled, frustrated and ready to give up’ IT contractors reminded that Christmas is partly behind a new low of four-and-a-half years.

If you currently have or have ever had dealings with cryptocurrency, chances are you’ll have a tax liability from HMRC. While in the past crypto was considered to be exempt from tax, HMRC has now made ...

Life Insurance services for contractors provide vital financial security for individuals working in non-traditional employment arrangements.

Relevant life insurance services tailored for IT contractors provide essential financial protection and peace of mind. These policies are designed to cover the unique needs of self-employed ...

A look by someone who’s sold up already at whether April 6th 2026 regulation is going to trigger umbrella mergers, acquisitions by recruitment agencies, or neither.

James Murray MP is being lobbied to take six actions to avoid an “existential” crisis for the UK’s umbrella contractor industry. The Treasury minister is warned in a letter -- seen by ContractorUK -- ...

Curiosity about umbrella companies must be on the up thanks to the April 6 th off-payroll rules, because it is not every day that ContractorUK Forum users ask me to write about pension provision via a ...

On August 22nd 2018, HMRC published a response to a request under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, for details of status cases that have been tested against its Check Employment Status for Tax ...

Normally the charges against brollies are vague or reported without challenge. But if there are specific allegations, they usually focus on the brolly deducting Employer’s National Insurance and ...