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

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.

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 ...

A rethink by end-hirers on how to structure and allocate resources bodes well for IT contractors, says staffing giant Robert Half.

The IT contractor jobs market climbs to an 18-month high, thanks to heftier employment costs and projects getting ‘cautious green lights.’ ...

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).

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 ...

The Contracting Awards 2024 are to be held on November 13th 2024 -- and officially opened for entries on Friday. Now in their fifth year, the awards recognise suppliers in the contracting industry who ...

Umbrellas get to retain their ERN and continue PAYE operations, while recruiters still ‘bear the brunt,’ under an updated version of HMRC’s incoming legislation.

In just eight years, successive governments have radically reshaped the way self-employed professionals operate in the UK. With further reforms targeting the umbrella sector on the horizon, it's ...

Angela Rayner’s leaked memo to Rachel Reeves might at first glance seem like a wonkish wish list of Labour-leaning tax reforms. But for contractors, especially those operating through their own ...

It features an IT director whose “improvement plan” states he would “purchase new clothes” to “work on his image.” It also includes the director mentioning that he couldn’t attend the office on a ...