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Budgets, HMRC moves and the contracting market. 3,074 articles, newest first.
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Contractors moving between PSC and umbrella arrangements face a higher risk of HMRC's tax calculation gaffe. Carl Bridges of Caroola Accountancy explains what the tech…
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A new ‘dodgy’ dozen has joined HMRC's avoidance blacklist, which features an offshore trust with a self-voiding clause, three updates to the previously ‘named and shamed…
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The FCSA’s Andy Chamberlain reveals why DBT’s plans could see inside IR35 contractors' assignments cut short and umbrella companies handed guaranteed-hours obligations…
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A slick new HMRC video and detailed policy paper promise clarity and straightforwardness for McCann loan charge settlers. Ten questions from ContractorUK going…
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Contractors were offered protection from historic loans for a fraction of their face value. Years later, some of those loans were reportedly settled for similarly tiny…
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From IR35 and tax admin to ‘business-friendly socialism,’ 52 contractors and small business owners give their early verdict on Andy Burnham, with 25 already negative and…
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From 1% deposits to 6.5x multipliers even on ‘fractional’ income, here's how contractor mortgages are already changing pre-Budget 2026 — and the one wish, and one worry,…
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A new name has appeared in the long-running contractor loan saga. It promises financial wellness, claims to have thousands of staff, and says it helps customers become…
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From ‘permitted purpose’ clauses to ‘flow down’ obligations, a live High Court case triggered by ‘unusual email alerts’ and centring on a displaced software supplier…
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Amanda worked for eight weeks in 2016. She is now 63, retired and a grandmother of six — and almost a decade later, she is still being told that some of the money she…
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There’s a slow tightening of the screw on the self-employed that might as well have eight consultancy giants at the handle end, and government policy as the torque. The…
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Contractor-turned-umbrella-company-body-CEO Chris Bryce outlines what’s deliverable, affordable and tangible in the new chancellor’s first budget, ranging from MSC…
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First Point Group, Bowers Partnership, VIQU IT and Robert Walters tell ContractorUK why the PM’s dislike of video interviews doesn't map onto professional tech…
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ContractorUK's investigation into historic contractor loan recalls has uncovered a regulatory question surrounding loans that were bought or administered in the Isle of…
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Urged to intervene against ‘HMRC cruelty’ in MSC cases, and U-turn employer NICs changes, chancellor John Healey is being called by SG, Re Legal and Caroola to fix the…
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Not every umbrella that underpays HMRC is doing the same thing wrong — and Joint & Several Liability doesn’t treat all three scenarios the same way. Nevertheless, ‘Can…
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The Commercial Payments Bill avoided the usual fate of promising legislation — getting butchered by the Lords and sent back watered down. But surviving intact isn't the…
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HMRC is consulting until Sunday on plans to make Direct Debit mandatory for VAT and PAYE payments, hitting contractors paid on agency terms of 30-60 days. Dedicated tax…
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HMRC’s recent focus on ‘reckless’ tax offences is a blunt instrument that risks tarring legitimate contractors with the same brush as tax evaders, warns SG Accounting’s…
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The former Felicitas director says contractors were never supposed to be pursued for the full face value of their loans — and reveals that Felicitas cancelled at least…
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After June's heatwave-linked dip, IT contractor demand is back in growth — its best month in nearly three years. First Point Group, SThree and Morgan McKinley reveal…
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UK IT contracting isn't shrinking, but it is getting pickier. SThree's Nicholas Tsappis explains why cybersecurity, AI and enterprise transformation are pulling in…
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As LinkedIn users herald a ‘quiet comeback’ in outside IR35 contracting, Reed's head of contract IT hiring Kelly Macey sets the record straight, and explains what's…
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Auto enrolment quietly sorts pensions for employees. Contractors get nothing of the sort, and fewer than one in five of the self-employed now saves into one at all…
