Rachel Reeves is a chancellor ‘less about anything new and more about reaffirmation,’ so the ‘un-merry-go-round’ for UK contracting continues.

Despite a lean statement with no ‘further tax rises,’ umbrella and limited company workers aren’t off the hook, due to a ‘soon-to-be reinvigorated HMRC.’ ...

The Universal Credit Standard Allowance will increase from £92 per week in 2025-26 to £106 per week by 2029-30… … while the Universal Credit Health element will be cut for new claimants by 50% and ...

The bottom line is this -- umbrella regulation and the deemed employer proposal are not the same. They serve different purposes, are being developed by different departments, and will be enacted ...

Ex-Liverpool footballer and manager Phil Thompson appealed to the Upper Tier Tribunal against the decision handed down in December 2023 by the First Tier Tax Tribunal, which held that Thompson’s ...

The mortgage and property markets are not expecting any Spring Statement 2025 announcements that would give homeowners and homebuyers cause to celebrate. Despite my own hopes, it does seem unlikely ...

While we’re still awaiting final confirmation from government on the umbrella company consultation’s “next steps,” we have little doubt that the government will push ahead with “Option 3,” which makes ...

On August 22nd 2018, HMRC published a response to a request under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, for details of status cases that have been tested against its Check Employment Status for Tax ...

For all the uncertainty created by facing a Budget when a ‘discussion document’ on IR35 is unanswered by the government, and overdue for that answer, there is one IR35 issue that contractors can rely ...

Contract workers must adjust to BRPs and ‘clipped’ no longer being acceptable RTW proof (even if you may feel like a second-class job-seeker).