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Lengthy and complex it may be, but the MSC legislation is also clear and exacting. Contractors must be duly diligent.

It may be your own business, but Companies House could end up naming it. And that’s even if you did your new director duty of pledging you’ll do no wrong.

Rate, deductions, conversation, and IR35. And possibly explorable in that order -- if you want to avoid nasty surprises as an umbrella employee.

The odds of landing an outside IR35 determination are stacked against contractors, even if it is about more than just Chapter 10’s uneven penalty provision.

Unfortunately the limited company workload isn’t going to lighten. But this non-negotiable ‘reform’ might have the odd upside.

What a tax lawyer says umbrella and limited company contractors should know about Jeremy Hunt’s Green Book.

An understanding of both tax residency and IR35 is required to realise when international contractual chains are caught.

Amid uncertainty over tax rises, some businesses will have no choice but to consider hiring freezes -- REC.

What payslips need to look like, contain and not include, to help ensure you’re getting every penny that you’re due.

Sense-check on fees for a freelancer on his family accountancy firm’s sole trader and limited company package.

Essentially, the IR35 rules will affect all contractors who do not meet HMRC's definition of 'self employment'.

Next week’s Autumn Budget could add another twist or turn to the Intermediaries legislation’s already bumpy journey.

Tax, compliance, and ‘efficiency’ recommendations for when your customer is in the UK but you aren’t.

A rundown on the inappropriate practice at the centre of allegations against one of the sector’s well-known umbrellas.

Explainer for contractors on not being caught by the Intermediaries legislation.