House prices continue to decline
Property website Rightmove says this is the second consecutive month in which house prices have fallen in England and Wales.
What now for umbrella company contractors in the manufacturing sector?
The latest Business Trends report from BDO shows that business confidence is plummeting as growth in the manufacturing sector seems to have stagnated.
Anglo-Swiss tax treaty signing is imminent
Contractors who have not chosen to invoice through a reputable umbrella company may need to know that the long-awaited tax treaty between the UK and Switzerland should be signed at the end of this month.
IT contractors set to benefit from NHS and outsource contracts
The NHS is turning to highly skilled limited company contractors and umbrella company contractors, according to Badenoch and Clark.
Do lending targets help the clients of umbrella company contractors?
The FSB claims that small businesses cannot start-up and grow with the present lending targets set by the government.
Umbrella company contractors – is your client going to close this year?
New research from Aviva shows that around 10% of small firms in the UK are worried they might have to close this year if trading conditions do not improve.
Poor service standards have been going on for years in HMRC
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that MPs do not accept HMRC’s excuse that problems with implementing NPS were to blame for poor standards of service.
Sluggish growth and rising costs prevents SMEs expanding
Last week’s GDP figures from the Office for National statistics confirmed growth of just 0.2% in the second quarter of this year.
All-party parliamentary group investigates freelancing
Contractors may be interested to learn that MPs from all the UK’s main political parties have pledged to address the false perceptions that exist around freelance contracting.
Fraudsters to be offered disclosure facility
HMRC is to offer a disclosure facility to taxpayers, including umbrella company contractors, it suspects of fraud.
Will you get a demand or a rebate from HMRC this year?
Contractors may want to ask an accountant to check their tax position after HMRC admitted that as many as 16% of people could have paid an incorrect amount of tax in 2010-11.
Are you finding it hard to keep up with the pace of technology?
Umbrella company IT contractors could be amongst those to benefit from an anticipated increased spend in IT and telecoms services.
