Gig Worker Crackdown: Will Umbrella Companies Fill the Gap?
The gig worker crackdown umbrella companies debate is heating up as the UK government cracks down on non-compliance…
Umbrella Company Reform: What Agencies and End Clients Must Do Now
The publication of the draft Finance Bill 2025 signals a significant turning point for recruitment agencies and end clients…
HMRC release umbrella company calculator tool to help contractors and supply chain bodies
On the 3rd of December 2024, HMRC released an umbrella company calculator that contractors, employment bodies and recruitment…
Umbrella company vs limited company
Contractors and freelancers in the UK are commonly faced with two options when choosing how to operate: umbrella…
How much money will I earn when I work via an umbrella company?
Receiving your first payment from an umbrella company can often be confusing, especially if you are new to…
UK Supreme Court rejects PGMOL appeal over £584,000 tax bill
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) challenging a £584,000…
HMRC press release: £900,000 penalty for promoter of tax avoidance scheme
HMRC has shared another press release with the umbrellacompanies.org.uk team about a recent case where a £900,000 penalty…
The government adds five umbrella companies to its online list of tax avoidance schemes
On the 19th of January 2023, the government added five umbrella companies (or payroll providers) to its list…
HMRC adds another payroll provider to its list of tax avoidance schemes
HMRC has added another new company to its list of tax avoidance schemes - which now consists of…
Three new tax avoidance schemes are named by HMRC (29 September 2022)
HMRC is continuing to update their list of publicly named tax avoidance schemes. On the 29th of September,…
Three new tax avoidance schemes make HMRC’s list (31 August 2022)
It seems as if HMRC is updating the list of named tax avoidance schemes every other week. Most…
HMRC release the names of three more tax avoidance schemes
On 18th August, HMRC released the names of three more tax avoidance schemes that contractors and freelancers should…
