A few good reasons why the ‘token gesture’ should avoid the axe probably need offsetting against alignment and adjustment ...

Self-employment isn’t a tax dodge — it’s a benefits gap. Fixing it with ‘parity’ would cost the Treasury more than it’d raise ...

An unpacking of the Court of Appeal upholding HMRC’s consecutive wins over a ‘careless’ umbrella, thrice ruled to have ...

Beware, because a last-ditch push from disguised remuneration schemes looking to cash-in before April 2026’s closing date is ...

Pressure by UK plc to water down late payment rules must be ignored, or else contractors face another half-measure, dressed ...

I am working with a consultancy feeding into a public sector end client on the lookout for an SC cleared cloud technical Architect to join a 6 month project. Inside IR35 1/2x a week on-site in ...

IR35 became law in 2000 via the Finance Act, and is another name for the off-payroll working rules. The off-payroll working or IR35 rules are designed to stop contractors working as 'disguised ...

Getting started in contracting can feel overwhelming. How do you find contract jobs? How much can you earn? How do you write your CV? What's IR35? Do you use an umbrella company or start your own ...

IR35 affects all contractors who do not meet HMRC's definition of self-employment. The legislation was designed to stop contractors working as 'disguised employees', by taxing them at a rate similar ...

Must-knows when mulling ‘flying under the radar’ by executing a UK contract from foreign shores. Outside to blanket-inside IR35-fears are among the concerns of a contractor whose EU client clearly ...

Welcome to CUK's guide to S660 and 'income shifting'. Section 660a or S660a has been around for many years but the Government (being short of a bob or two billion) has decided to re-examine this rule ...

To put a CV refresh fee on your company, coordinating closely with the rewriter is key, assuming you want to sleep at night. Avoid these CV clangers, and you’ll start next year better off than a fair ...