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…
Spotting a tax avoidance scheme in 2024
An enormous number of illegitimate umbrella companies that operate tax avoidance strategies to lower their tax responsibilities to…
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…
HMRC updates list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers
Since we last reported, HMRC has updated its list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers.…
What is the difference between a compliant umbrella company and a tax avoidance scheme?
There is no hiding from the fact that changes to IR35 (off-payroll) have resulted in more unscrupulous tax…
New Government Guidance Sets Out To Help You Identify “If You Are At Risk Of Tax Avoidance”
Published on Thursday 18th November 2021, the government has released some online guidance to help agency workers and…
HMRC release new guidance to help agencies reduce risk of engaging with non-compliant umbrella companies
The government may not actively endorse umbrella companies, but they have recently released some helpful guidance online for…
Compliant umbrellas help the government and don’t contribute towards lost tax
Non-compliant umbrella companies are causing havoc in the industry. However, it’s worth remembering that compliant umbrella companies help…
Greedy contractors could be fueling tax avoidance schemes
We’re grateful to have some friends within the umbrella company marketplace who are well-positioned to share valuable experiences…
An umbrellacompanies.org.uk reader shares new non-compliant umbrella company arrangement with us
We have been made aware of an umbrella company offering contractors dividend payments to increase their pay retention.…
A quick look at disguised remuneration
We recently wrote an article about the Labour Market Intermediaries report by the LITRG. The report includes some essential…
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…
