Nine judges have 13 weeks to whittle down 118 finalists to 30 winners -- only those who ‘truly go above and beyond’ for contractors.

Agencies and end-clients appear to be hogging the JSL liability limelight. But ‘relevant party’ means there’s room for one more.

HMRC’s ‘retrospective due diligence’ -- revisiting MSC determinations mid-appeal to request the actual income data -- is unprecedented. So too will be the FTT’s decision in just six months.

The ‘toughest crackdown on late payments to SMEs in a generation’ could potentially ‘bring super slow payers up to speed,’ or it might merely be 'tinkering around the edges.’ ...

HMRC’s ‘retrospective due diligence’ -- revisiting MSC determinations mid-appeal to request the actual income data -- is unprecedented. So too will be the FTT’s decision in just six months.

The issue I allude to is the sheer unhelpfulness of ‘job titles’ for contractors, and the ongoing misconception by agencies that it is acceptable to describe the services to be provided as a job e.g.

Contrary to dangerous assumptions, it’s end-clients who face joint and several liability for agency contractors’ PAYE/NIC debts, unless an umbrella company is involved.

‘So you want to take money out of your limited company? ’ It’s a fair question that advisers to shrewd and well-heeled contractors asked them back in June, in a bid to make the most of their incomes.

Loudly shouting once a recruiter’s doors are already shut won’t help. But whatever you do as an unpaid agency contractor, don’t feed the vultures.

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The UK tax authority has turned down to ContractorUK a call to publish a list of compliant umbrella companies. HMRC was called to create the list of rule-abiding umbrellas amid concerns that the “ ...