Contracting News

The off-payroll rules are a disaster much of the government’s own making. But as the PAC effectively got told, ‘not to worry.’

Pointing the finger, arrogant and shirking responsibility. HMRC’s appearance in front of MPs perhaps revealed more about the self-serving taxman than about IR35.

Contractors at the sharp end of the tax year face limited options, lots of HMRC notices, and little to no room for ignorance.

Contractors with Parasol, SJD, ClearSky and Nixon eat up tips on what to do, despite no confirmation of their worst fears.

What limited company suppliers should emulate from a celebrity IR35 winner who failed all three key status tests.

Nothing new in a long letter by peers to HM Treasury just underlines how much pent-up consensus on employment status there really is.

Opportunities lay ahead for freelance IT workers – here’s where, and what they pay.

Money talks for new starters, PMs and returnees, yet for some, wage competition may have nearly run its course.

The taxman has taken on more than he knows, as the private sector is a totally different beast.

1.25%, or 10%? Either way, the April hike in National Insurance has the potential to be painful.

The parent of three hacked contractor brands says details from its systems have been exposed online.

The umbrella admits it was showered by DDoS attacks, on top of the initial hack that collapsed its VoIP system.

A legal expert gauges what Google’s traffic-measuring system violating the GDPR might mean for you, and your clients.

Doubling your pay as a contractor is alluring -- less so the dozen or so costs that go with it. And then, there’s IR35.

Advisers either want the tax hike of at least 1.25% stopped or are urging action.

Hacked brolly insists it is ‘getting back to normal,’ despite admitting ‘normal’ may take a further fortnight.

The off-payroll rules changed in April, but a period of time when you’re automatically caught remains absent in the framework.

Wisdom of contractor crowds: Officials will find it hard to see your evidence as anything but powerful and persuasive.

‘Welcome Back’ says the umbrella, now accepting timesheets before refunding its margin to users.

The contractor accountancy firms finally acknowledge being cyber-attacked, just like Brookson and Parasol.

Despite contractors of the two brollies getting fresh details, the big question for clients of SJD Accountancy and Nixon Williams isn’t being answered.

The FCSA’s two other founder firms, potentially seen as ‘fat’ from IR35 reform like Giant, get hit by cybercriminals.

Festive season slowed growth for freelance techies, yet ‘short term cover’ requirements are next.

Professional freelancers’ faith in the economy, and themselves, nosedived just after the off-payroll rules hit.

Clients soon compelled to a ‘by the book’ approach looks like a boon for lots of truly off-payroll workers.

Hiring managers ticking the substitution box is central to why even the government can’t get HMRC’s rules right.

The best advice on the market to help make your next 12 months of contracts a doddle.

A 90-day countdown to a new era of contractor hiring has already begun. So get your gig sorted for April 6th.

Even keeping a limited company going is no guarantee of relief, as Allam V HMRC shows.

LCAG shares its Christmas wonder: how a nod through in 2018 still has reverberations in almost 2022, with lives lost, ruined and remaining at risk.

Taking end-users at their word and accepting all’s in hand could unravel. Potentially as soon as April 2022.

Continually knocking the most viable solution today seems odd, especially with algorithms assisting so many.

Lucy Frazer is to be grilled on off-payroll matters by Lords who are known to lament the loan charge.

'Strong end to the year' for temporary techies, in terms of opportunities and rates -- REC.

The call for evidence on umbrella companies is welcome, but it’s not before time.

Nominations open to suppliers supporting contractors after a challenging period, with everything from COVID-19 to IR35 reform.

Some of the obstacles of the last 12 months may start to clear, yet IR35 isn’t going anywhere.

Paying for your own status assessment? It’s part of today’s bitter truth of being in business on your own account.

Sir Matthew Taylor’s successor is finally appointed, and it’s ‘someone with a real idea of what goes on.’

Add IR35 inertia into the mix, and we could see the unblocking of issues that both blight HMRC and harm contractors.