Named and shamed’ avoidance schemes are taking keywords associated with contracting for their names. Or just potentially trading off someone else’s.

Rule 1: Make sure you understand the contract and all its implications before you sign. Rule 2: Treat everything in the contract as negotiable until you sign. And don't be afraid to negotiate! Rule 3: ...

It might be legislation to address umbrella companies, but JSL means it’s agencies that must try to survive and not get wiped out.

Answers to ‘How often can a limited company contractor pay dividends?’ plus IR35, and ‘disguised salary’ considerations.

A seemingly out-of-the-blue government pledge to “support the self-employed” is something we think all UK contractors can get behind, even if it’s been sounded mainly about Britain’s creative ...

A dividend represents a portion of a company's post-tax profits that is distributed to its shareholder (s). Dividends may only be issued if the business has generated sufficient retained profits.

Keeping ‘business’ separate from ‘personal’ is among the main points of the darts pro who’s been disqualified.

Recruiters (or the end client, should there be no staffing business in the chain) will be on the radar of HMRC if there are more significant issues, such as those related to ongoing contractual ...

What steps umbrella employees should take to prepare for the new ‘JSL’ legislation (includes some urgent actions if you’re using a tax avoidance scheme).

Rachel Reeves didn’t put up contractors’ taxes at Spending Review 2025, but used it to say three departments will hire fewer external consultants. The chancellor also reassured yesterday that the ...

It's a misguided attitude that was most clearly demonstrated with the IR35 reforms of 2017 and 2021, which triggered a significant decline in the number of contractors working through their own ...