Should you bother switching umbrella companies?
Amazingly, there are over 500 umbrella companies in the UK. Therefore, there is plenty of choice for contractors…
Labour Market Intermediaries: LITRG publish 149-page report on umbrella companies
As the countdown for off-payroll changes in the private sector draws ever closer, the Low Incomes Tax Reform…
How Brexit Affects Right to Work (RTW) Checks for Umbrella Companies
Brexit has finally happened and the UK left the European Union at the turn of the New Year.…
Useful tips for limited company contractors who may need to use an umbrella company in 2021
Changes to off-payroll in the private sector are set to roll out in April 2021. They may be…
HMRC issue warning in new corporate report covering marketed tax avoidance schemes – “please be vigilant”
A report published on the 26th November 2020 by HMRC discusses marketed tax avoidance schemes, and it makes…
What do changes to off-payroll (IR35) in the private sector mean for limited company contractors?
Changes to off-payroll in the private sector were scheduled to roll out in April 2020. However, after one…
Umbrella companies aren’t finished yet – according to HMRC
This week when speaking to a contractor, I got told: “your lot are finished, HMRC have seen to…
How to spot a tax avoidance scheme, and why you should never use one
To put it bluntly – tax avoidance schemes are evil. They trick you into thinking paying less tax…
What is a Key Information Document?
Under new employment legislation, recruitment agencies will present contractors and agency workers with a Key Information Document before…
Should Umbrella Companies be Regulated?
In a week where there is clearly a dire need for umbrellas (of any colour) outside, we thought…
HMRC to add 2,250 anti-avoidance tax inspectors
Umbrella contractors might like to know that Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, has said HMRC is to strengthen the size of its team tackling tax avoidance and evasion by adding more than 2,000 additional tax inspectors this autumn.
Are umbrella companies prepared for pensions auto-enrolment?
Last week, the REC responded to the inquiry into workplace pension automatic enrolment, highlighting the challenges the reforms will pose for recruitment agencies that place temporary workers.
