Hopes now rest with Autumn Budget following the third-lowest score for IT contractors in 2025, which isn’t due to a ‘summer slowdown,’ but is, conversely, amid a ‘sunnier outlook.' ...

Yes, employers’ liability insurance is a legal requirement in the UK. As soon as you hire your first employee, you must have ...

HMRC had stated an intention “to enquire into a tax return for a year which did not exist” said the tribunal judge, Jane Bailey. The case involved a taxpayer who took part in a tax avoidance scheme in ...

Two pages, three pages, how about 28 pages? Although it’s horses for courses there’ll be a sweet spot, just for you.

None of us ever appears quite as we hope, particularly if you miss this Wednesday’s webinar and get checked out via ‘LinkedIn Recruiter.’ ...

Off-payroll reform ‘swelled’ the pool of umbrella company contractors by 100,000, taking the total size of the UK’s umbrella workforce to 700,000. In tax terms, this “conservative” estimate of 100,000 ...

The government has announced its intention to make rolled-up holiday pay lawful. In a move on Wednesday that the contractor sector is cautiously welcoming, the business department said “smarter ...

Integrating flexible talent with AI expertise, ahead of merging internal and external teams, is now considered the key to building a high-performance workforce.

Thinking of contracting overseas? Find out how to bag a contract in countries like Hong Kong, Germany, France, Canada, Norway and Australia here. All the information you need to know about contracting ...

If PAYE/NICs to the taxman fall short under both Chapters 11 and 7, the top agency or MSP is on the hook. And if there’s no agency or no umbrella, the end-client is on the hook.

HMRC’s ‘retrospective due diligence’ -- revisiting MSC determinations mid-appeal to request the actual income data -- is unprecedented. So too will be the FTT’s decision in just six months.