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Considering the amount of coverage in the news regarding the the loan charge situation it still amazes me that companies are still offering these dubious workarounds. Loan charges are illegal and should be obvious by their amazing return on a... Read More

Breaking the tax code can be one of the most difficult elements when contracting.  It can go up, it can go down and more often than not it will leave you confused. As a contractor completing various shifts at various... Read More

According to the employment appeals tribunal Addison Lee’s drivers are not self employed contractors.  If you were to ask Addison Lee they would tell you that they are. Their workers drive an Addison Lee car/van that has Addison Lee permanently displayed... Read More

Are you liable for the April 2019 loan charge? We have had a number of enquiries from people that were previously paid via loan schemes (disguised remuneration). These people have now found that they need to be paid using PAYE via Umbrella... Read More

The IR35 private sector consultation has ended And the deadline for responding to HMRC’s consultation document on extending the off-payroll rules to the private sector has expired.  So what was the outcome? On May 18th 2018, HMRC published a consultation document... Read More

There’s a lot of talk at the moment about The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came in to effect on the 25th May. A lot of articles are focused on companies being compliant so I wanted to write something... Read More

So IR35…It’s been in the news and if you are a contractor then you have most likely heard about it if not affected by it. The bottom line is the government wants your money: to be more precise, they want... Read More