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Extra four months will entice EBT and loan scheme contractors to settle, hopes HMRC.

Written by Simon Moore
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Reed's post-referendum data dispels fears of a tech hiring freeze.

Written by Simon Moore
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Brexit-induced uncertainty predicted to dog companies for half a year, 'at least.'

Written by Simon Moore
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Six month extensions tie the bank’s desktop techies to less money until Christmas.

Written by Simon Moore
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Control may be the driving force in the ride-hailing app's first UK courtroom.

Written by Simon Moore
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The dividends tax chancellor goes the way of his 'punishment' Budget.

Written by Simon Moore
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Robots primed to take over a quarter of business service roles by 2035.

Written by Simon Moore
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Higher costs and legal barriers loom large if your client goes under post-Brexit.

Written by Simon Moore
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Testing the water? Taxman quizzes companies about his IR35 plan for organisations.

Written by Simon Moore
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Official update follows the arrival of a new batch of demands for loan repayment.

Written by Simon Moore
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'Buoyant' times ahead for Business Intelligence contractors, as new systems await.

Written by Simon Moore
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Deloitte calculates £70k+ PSC contractors to soon be taking home the low sixties.

Written by Simon Moore
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Uncertainty cools the prospects of even the techies who tend to benefit from jitters.

Written by Simon Moore
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Dividend mix-ups are worth singing from the rooftops as deserving the Cold Shoulder.

Written by Simon Moore
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Chancellor says five per cent tax cut would show post-Brexit Britain as ‘open for business.’

Written by Simon Moore
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HMRC to clarify which closing down a company activities can be caught by TARR.

Written by Simon Moore
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Digital suppliers told to refrain from guesswork about MOSS, as officials 'simply don’t know.'

Written by Simon Moore
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Treasury minister on the back foot over 'level playing field' claim.

Written by Simon Moore
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At home and away, contractors have some cause for optimism, despite the unanswered questions.

Written by Simon Moore
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Like the Blue Card, sudden change for UK contractors at EU gigs isn’t on the cards.

Written by Simon Moore
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Contractors, if you can’t be a Connector then join us because we're working with one.

Written by Matt Craven
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'Now's not the time to shackle contractors with new or proposed tax rules.'

Written by Simon Moore
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Voters back Brexit, Cameron resigns and a new future awaits contractors.

Written by Simon Moore
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The what, who, where, how and when of today's historic EU referendum.

Written by Simon Moore
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As the polls prepare to open, ISPE confronts what concerns most of its members.

Written by Simon Moore
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Temporary specialists have cause to cheer on Friday whoever’s won, says SJD.

Written by Simon Moore
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Agents, academics and IT contractors are leaning away from 'leave.'

Written by Simon Moore
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Hard and fast beliefs at HMRC smack of future decisions on IR35 being cut-and-dried.

Written by Simon Moore
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Personal guarantee clause for umbrella directors sparks a war of words.

Written by Simon Moore
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Contract techies are on the rise amid hirers feeling EU 'uncertainty.'

Written by Simon Moore
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Accountability is why politics (not economics) should help you decide to back a Brexit. 

Written by Laura Wilkinson
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‘Doing a Switzerland’ on June 23rd won’t give IT contractors a new modus operandi.   

Written by Laura Wilkinson
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Two elements of IT contracting will change post-June 23rd, for better or worse.

Written by Laura Wilkinson
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Get your strategy in place to combat the new frameworks on income extraction. 

 

Written by Laura Wilkinson
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HMRC’s date mistake costs them dearly in tax avoidance scheme user enquiry. 

Written by Laura Wilkinson
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Public PSCs must lead the way in enlightening officials about naïve reforms to IR35.

Written by Simon Moore
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Business body joins accountants and contractors in objecting to IR35 reforms.

Written by Simon Moore
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Download designed to give late payers less wiggle room is now live on ContractorUK.

Written by Simon Moore
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Warning to HMRC that reform will result in 'inside IR35' declarations for all contractors.

Written by Simon Moore
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Moratorium being mulled to help the distressed regroup without being petitioned.

Written by Simon Moore
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'Significant number' of IT contractors in the City are jumping before being pushed.

Written by Simon Moore
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Last gasp for limited company usage on the NHS, ahead of new rules next year.

Written by Simon Moore
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Plans to reform public PSC contracting disappoint IPSE, FCSA and Qdos.

Written by Simon Moore
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Law firm says recruiters' queries persist in the 'dangerous' world of SDC.

Written by Simon Moore
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A digital tool and 'truncated IR35' tout certainty – and not just for the public sector.

Written by Simon Moore
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A reasonable chancellor will ensure contractors aren't discriminated against, hopes REC.

Written by Simon Moore
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New ISA needs revising if it's really going to help people who work for themselves -- IPSE.

Written by Simon Moore
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Lack of PM's support for us isn't cause to snub him on June 23, say IT contractors.

Written by Simon Moore
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Ban on Entrepreneurs' Relief results in a record number of 'Ltds' winding up.

Written by Simon Moore
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Before their job goes abroad, many of the bank's IT staff must upskill whoever takes it.

Written by Simon Moore
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Uncertainty looms in the short-term, whether you see new doors -- or barriers.

Written by Simon Moore
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'Putting back five HMRC consultations is no good if the system isn't put back too.'

Written by Simon Moore
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Pay and prospects brighter for fintech's freelancers than its permies.

Written by Simon Moore
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The NPfIT's prolonged recovery is healthy for IT contractors, even those without experience.

Written by Simon Moore
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London's banks ask IT contractors to share the pain of a difficult first quarter.

Written by Simon Moore
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Growth in demand for temporary techies gets its smallest figure since April 2013.

Written by Simon Moore
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Jeanette, Dean and Asif are the latest taxpayers the Revenue hopes you relate to.

Written by Simon Moore
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Technology at the heart of jobs which hirers give up trying to fill full-time.

Written by Simon Moore
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Big Data is dominating some of the key shifts in clients' IT contractor recruitment needs.

Written by Simon Moore
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First ever appeal against the MSC legislation goes the taxman's way; convincingly.

Written by Simon Moore
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Legislative gaffe means brollies must now test for IR35, not SDC, to gauge expenses' relief.

Written by Simon Moore
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Gap narrows, but contractors still set to vote 'remain' in EU referendum.

Written by Simon Moore
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Lots of talk on expenses belies the mere handful of claims that the T&S rules permit.

Written by Lucy Smith
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Agency caught advising clients how to dodge 'SDC' so that contractors can get tax relief.

Written by Simon Moore
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FCSA says its seminar attendees were fed an unproven finding.

Written by Simon Moore
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Continued rule-flouting can land agencies a hefty penalty every day they don't submit.

Written by Simon Moore
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HMRC's overseer refuses to endorse digital accounts, citing 'significant concerns.'

Written by Simon Moore
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All the 'non-SDC' evidence in the world is no good, if it only comes from one source.

Written by Simon Moore
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Home Office to impose a higher salary threshold on intra-company transfers.

Written by Simon Moore
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Friday's Finance Bill amendment seeks to put the chancellor on a six-month deadline.

Written by Simon Moore
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Ahead of the summer IR35 consultation, HMRC is already lowering your expectations.

Written by Julia Kermode
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Get to grips with the EU referendum; whether you’re in, out or undecided.

Written by Simon Moore
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Special taskforces being deployed by the taxman to keep hitting 'soft targets.'

Written by Simon Moore
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Lowest IT contractor index score for 34 months belies a revival for temps.

Written by Simon Moore
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Summary of this month’s numerous changes that could affect your bottom line.

Written by Simon Moore
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Unveiled yesterday, 10 chapters on SDC put paid to a get-out for umbrella users.

Written by cukAdmin
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Another April tax change will dampen buy-to-letters' profits, but not if they use a 'Ltd.'

Written by Simon Moore
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But PSC contractors can still take steps to maximise take-home pay.

Written by Simon Moore
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From today, T&S tax relief for 'SDC' and IR35 contractors is outlawed.

Written by Lucy Smith
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Agency body warns of a legal showdown if recruiters are made to decide PSCs' status.

Written by Simon Moore
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Outside IR35 contractors who are managed headed off from tax relief, where they are 'SDC.'

Written by Simon Moore
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HMRC to consult on shifting IR35 liability in the public sector as early as next month.

Written by Simon Moore
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Five anomalies exist, further to a long list of questions that HMRC needs to answer.

Written by Simon Moore
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Act now while the government isn't, says PwC.

Written by Simon Moore
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First potential deserters emerge, amid fears the private sector's next.

Written by Simon Moore
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Budget reveals a taxman 'desperate' to cash-in on those who refuse to fold.

Written by Simon Moore
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Budget tax hike on close companies favours dividends if you don't want to repay.

Written by Simon Moore
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Collateral of Budget 2016 includes outsourcers and consultancies supplying PSCs.

Written by Simon Moore
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Overview of where PSC and brolly workers will feel Osborne giving and taking.

Written by Simon Moore
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Osborne says he wants to help some people keep more of their money; are you one of them?

Written by Simon Moore
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Chancellor gives some PSCs a NICs let-off, but will still hit contracting as a whole.

Written by Simon Moore
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Osborne will 'act now so we don’t pay later, putting the next generation first.'

Written by Simon Moore
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Soften potential blows in today’s Budget by boosting your income with the following.

Written by Laura Wilkinson
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Chancellor tipped to shift the liability from worker to engager in a £400m tax raid.

Written by Simon Moore
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For winding-up contractors, April looks worse than any March Budget reforms to ER.

Written by Simon Moore
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Use Budget to end sticking plaster approach to contracting, say 55 MPs.

Written by Simon Moore
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Outside IR35 contractors know to leave job titles at the door.

Written by Laura Wilkinson
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Contractors occupy too many financial positions to get off scot-free on Wednesday.

Written by cukAdmin
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Forget the how, what and why – it's the when of the dividend tax that'll sting.

Written by Simon Moore
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REC warns of scaled back recruitment in wake of April's tax changes.

Written by Simon Moore