Contracting News

One of the world’s first ever freelance coders, and the 'grandmother of the web.'

Armed with a barrister and attacking broadly, an increasingly stubborn HMRC is a warning to all.

Waiting 120 days for an end-user to pay points to trouble; not just tardiness.

Intellectual approach? Patent officials get down with the kids with an IP cartoon series.

Revealed: a three-in-one winner; the most votes ever and painfully, a double-loss.

Who won what at the 11th annual awards voted for by ContractorUK readers.

Spring Statement’s first tip-offs affect house-buyers and investor-business types.

Replacing HMRC’s carrot and stick with ‘publicity’ and ‘details’ is advised to close the tax gap.

Contractor body wants to hear from the great, the young and the new, ahead of a showdown in London.

Bolt-on number 4 for the Warrington contractor accountant seems to add up.

‘Unacceptable’ way to count response times is blasted, after 12minutes became four minutes.

Companies House shares its ‘flagrant 50’ -- the applicants rejected for rudeness.

It’s over to you to decide if your previous company’s closure should be more taxing.

Is reforming the reform the only way the Conservatives can win back the trust of the UK’s two million contractors?

But January is jolting clients into action, thanks to ‘new year, new job’ resolutions.   

Despite IR35, an IT market analyst says state bodies must hire beyond their four walls.

Brexit and IR35 gave a traditionally cold month for IT contractors an extra iciness.

‘Digital tax accounts destined for the same bungled fate if three areas are ignored.’

Six areas that will majorly evolve; even dominate the IT landscape over the next year.

March 13 is the next date for your diary, but ‘major new policy’ isn’t the intention.

Contract IT recruiter goes from fired for misconduct to hired by Lord Sugar.

But will Lord Sugar choose the ex-TEKSystems recruiter as his business partner?

Collaboration, determination and preparation are amongst the advice for private sector PSCs. 

How to respond as a public sector PSC, when your IR35 status gets rejected.

Get to grips with what’s not a boring bit of paper, to have a window into your brolly.

Amid all the skills scarcity, some will get you hired rapidly -- others will leave your chances cold.

Consequences for the EU -- and UK -- will be significant post-March 30th 2019. Right!?

The main areas where Hammond hit (or helped) limited and umbrella workers.

An unchanged forecast for your finances won’t excite, but 'no news is good news.'

Hammond unveils his second Budget, to 'build a Britain fit for the future.'

The inaugural Autumn Budget is almost here: how might it affect your cash?

Are you in the 15%? You've got options but, unlike HMRC, you'll probably wish they were better.

It's not only this Budget that supporters of ER will want it to emerge from unscathed.

Below pay and perks is your status -- unexplained, but of the utmost importance.

Just because our sector can manage, it’ll be remiss of the government if it repeats its mistakes.

The 22nd isn't just about IR35, as Hammond tends to hit PSCs on multiple fronts.

My half-year assessment of IR35 in the public sector is in -- and it doesn't look very good.

Sole trader or 'Ltd'? Here’s how your skills development options should be improved.

Scarcity of computer skills soars, with 22 types of techie now deemed 'hard to find.'

The ability of even the US President to incite backlash may be dwarfed by the chancellor's on the 22nd.