Late payments continue to burden recruiters and contractors
Late payments increased by 16%, to 25.7 days, in the final quarter of last year, a situation which had an adverse affect on some recruitment companies.
Late payments increased by 16%, to 25.7 days, in the final quarter of last year, a situation which had an adverse affect on some recruitment companies.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has some worrying news for people who are looking forward to a simpler UK tax system.
Pfizer, the world’s largest drugmaker, announced last week that it intends to shut down its Research and Development facility in Sandwich within the next 2 years.
Umbrella company contractors and freelancers beware! HMRC may send debt collectors to your door if you owe taxes.
Small businesses, including limited company contractors, could benefit if the Ministry of Defence rethinks the way it deals with SMEs, according to a new report by the FSB.
As implementation gets closer, a recent survey has discovered that 80% of freelancers, including those working through umbrella companies, do not know what the AWR is or whether it will affect them.
Contractors might be interested to learn that HMRC is going to impose penalties of up to 200% on individuals found guilty of tax and capital gains evasion.
Despite various blunders by HMRC last year that affected umbrella company contractors, the department still spent nearly £800,000 more on bonus payments to staff than it paid out the previous year.