WHAT HAPPENS IF YOUR IR35 STATUS IS CHANGED?
Reforms to off-payroll rules in the private sector would mean end hirers become responsible for your IR35 status determination. What happens if your status is changed?
PENSION PLANNING WHEN TRANSFERRING FROM PSC TO UMBRELLA
What happens to your pension if you switch from working as a limited company contractor (PSC) and join an Umbrella company?
AWR (AGENCY WORKER REGULATIONS) EXPLAINED
If you are affected by off-payroll reforms and are considering alternatives such as Umbrella employment, it’s helpful to understand AWR.
IR35 reforms – should you work through a consultancy?
We are here to help you make sense of the IR35 (off-payroll) reforms. Here we look at the option of forming a consultancy with other contractors.
Umbrella expenses – why not?
Expenses cannot be claimed when you’re an Umbrella worker and subject to supervision, direction and control. Here we explain why.
Witches and extra-woolly underwear: the bold and bizarre excuses and expense claims taxpayers have made
With every annual Self Assessment deadline, HMRC releases some of the unusual and outlandish excuses they receive for late tax return submissions. They also reveal some of the more brazen expense claims self-assessors have attempted to submit. Regardless of how amusing these entrants may be, HMRC holds its stance that these eccentric excuses and claims…
Annual Christmas Party Expenses for Contractors
As we are now weeks away from Christmas, and the holiday season is in full swing, we cover the most common queries about festive and annual event deductible expenses. Annual Christmas party as deductible expenses Your limited company can claim its festive or annual party as deductible expenses for corporation tax purposes. The cost…
What is classified as ‘goods’ when determining if you are a limited cost business after 1 April 2017?
One of the most frequently asked questions from our clients on the VAT flat rate change for a limited cost business is: “what is counted as ‘goods’ when determining if they need to use the higher rate of 16.5%?” According to HMRC guidance, ‘goods’ are movable items or materials exclusively used in your limited cost…
AWR (AGENCY WORKER REGULATIONS) EXPLAINED
If you are affected by off-payroll reforms and are considering alternatives such as Umbrella employment, it’s helpful to understand AWR.
Contractor pay rates see sharp inflation
Across the UK, contractors and temporary staff are receiving notably higher pay rates. The REC disclosed that the steepest inflation in contractor pay rates recorded was in London. However, across the board, wages were continuing to rise, extending this trend to 62 months. Contractor pay rates accelerating at an exceptional rate REC director of…
Cracking down on risky contractor loan schemes
2017 was a turbulent year for contractors, especially those who work within the public sector and were hit by the introduction of the “off-payroll” reforms in April. Following this, a storm of risky umbrella firms begun luring temporary workers with promises of higher take-home retentions in a bid to sidestep the tax crackdown that occurred…
HMRC wins first IR35 case in seven years against former BBC presenter Christa Ackroyd
Former BBC presenter, Christa Ackroyd has lost her legal battle with HMRC and is now facing a fine of £419,151 in outstanding income tax and national insurance contributions covering tax years: 2006/07 to 2012/13. This ruling made by the first tier tribunal (FTT) was based on the judgement that despite Ackroyd working through a PSC…