Run-off insurance for contractors: why your liability doesn’t end with the contract

How contractors can protect themselves against unexpected future liability. 

IT contractor faces deportation after tax return changes

'Character and conduct' of a freelance techie being sullied by a 'guilty until innocent approach.'

Put back digital accounts until 2020, taxman told

'As most small companies only know MTD by name, next year is far too soon for it.'

Contractors' Questions: Is sector-specific IR35 guidance the way to go?

Ex-inspector says her old boss understandably wants to understand working practices.

BBC in IR35 talks with HMRC over new guidance

Giving roles 'safe harbour' from IR35 is signalled in the broadcaster's hush talks with the taxman.

Self-employed to top World Cup productivity table

Contractors and others who set their own hours will be less tempted to show work the red card.

Women help drive growth in IT contractor numbers

Pay gap and permie growth losing out, thanks to more females joining the fold.

Call to end mortgage tax relief on buy-to-lets

What’s already being cut for contractors with property is put into the PM’s crosshairs.

Suicide helpline for 2019 Loan Charge victims urged

People phoning in to kill themselves over backdated tax is overrunning a lobbyist.

2019 Loan Charge lobbyist’s letter to HMRC’s Jon Thompson

What the first responder to ‘countless’ suicide attempts over retrospection is telling the taxman.

NHS IR35 probe reveals ‘damaging unintended consequences’

The health service’s hiring managers are struggling with ‘disastrous’ reform – study.

Clients hungry for IT developers get top tips

Cordova expected to pass Rust on its way down from hirers’ websites.

Contractors, is your umbrella open to criminal prosecution on June 27th?

New anti-money laundering rules will be the eye of a perfect legislative storm from Tuesday.

Clients hungry for IT developers get top tips

Cordova expected to pass Rust on its way down from hirers’ websites.

What Contractor CVs too often omit: a value proposition

The how, where and what of a key statement that can actually help you win work.

BBC emails reveal PSCs were presenters' 'only option'

As a new CEST is rumoured, emails show ‘Ltd’ was all but compulsory for BBC talent.

New IR35 rule ‘raises client risk to corporate evasion offence’

Telling lies and turning blind eyes if IR35 changes could put PSCs' partners in the dock.

Unpaid invoice? I wouldn’t ask me, Small Business Commissioner admits

A 'candid' late payment tsar reveals success is still in single figures, despite him being operational for eight months.

View VAT threshold cut as last resort, officials told

'And even then, with Brexit, MTD and IR35 reform looming, it needs conditions.'

Buy-to-let deal exploits tax relief tapering

A lender’s new offer is shaped around the Treasury changing buy-to-let’s economics.

New Tier 2 visa exemptions to boost IT entrants

Javid's plan will lead to more highly skilled workers from abroad in UK tech.

Contractor’s guide to contracting in Austria

The lowdown on a nation whose capital’s quality of life is the highest in the world.

Pimlico plumber wins claim he wasn’t a contractor

Firms warned they face a ‘tsunami of claims’ from ex-contractors demanding cash.

NHS’s VAT dodge ‘could cost more than IR35 reforms save’

Ex-tax inspector says it’ll all backfire for HMRC if Direct Engagement schemes flourish.

Lowering the VAT threshold 'would deter one-person traders'

The ceiling for when VAT applies should be higher than today’s £85,000, says IPSE.

Contractors' Questions: Can I send a cover letter instead of applying online?

Bypassing the hirer’s preferred process probably won’t end well, even if it is error-prone.

Contractors for GDPR 'weren’t the priority, but now money talks'

Agency says clients tried to turn contractors, yet today the experienced have the edge.

NHS’s VAT dodge ‘could cost more than IR35 reforms save’

Ex-tax inspector says it’ll all backfire for HMRC if Direct Engagement schemes flourish.

Lowering the VAT threshold 'would deter one-person traders'

The ceiling for when VAT applies should be higher than today’s £85,000, says IPSE.

BBC ‘paid PSCs £4million more during crackdown’

Far from moving away from them, the BBC’s payments to ‘Ltd’ presenters are up 25%.

IT contractor demand hits a new high for 2018

Same old-same old for clients, yet a 10-month high for IT contractors.

Contractor's guide to working inside IR35

Three months into the revised IR35 regime for the public sector and there seem to be more contractors caught by the Intermediaries legislation than ever before.

Plan B contractors warned over £1,000 allowances

Be ‘very careful’ not to spark an HMRC investigation, dual income taxpayers told.

Serious evasion cases surge 18%, as more prosecutions loom

A hardening taxman is on the lookout for ‘out of the ordinary’ transactions.

New online map plots top technology clusters

A ‘bird’s eye view’ of IT communities in niche sectors should let you swoop down on the gaps.

How contractor ATDSL won its IR35 case against HMRC

Taxman fails to make IR35 stick to a drawings designer, despite two attempts and almost four years of trying.

Limited Company or Umbrella Company – contractor mortgage options

The contractor business model you choose could affect your mortgage application. 

How contractor ATDSL won its IR35 case against HMRC

Taxman fails to frame a drawings designer as inside IR35 (despite two attempts and almost four years of trying).

HMRC isn't listening on IR35; 'evidence shows' it’s not going to

Ministers must do what the taxman won’t -- keep their ears, eyes and minds open.

Contractors’ Questions: Can clients prepare for private sector IR35 reform?

Hays outlines what hirers should be doing before ‘imminent’ changes to IR35.

Staking your house ‘makes a mockery of Ltd liability status’

PSC directors who bet their home for a loan lose big in a property downturn -- BoE.

Contractors' Questions: Will IT contracting in the EU require a Blue Card?

‘Three-month stints in 2019 or 2020 at clients in the EU still can’t be planned for.’

HMRC faces probe for IT consultancy spending spree

NAO tipped to tackle why the taxman’s external tech help bill is up by 9,000%.

Contractors' Questions: Will IT contracting in the EU require a Blue Card?

‘Three-month stints in 2019 or 2020 at clients in the EU still can’t be planned for.’

HMRC faces probe for IT consultancy spending spree

NAO tipped to tackle why the taxman’s external tech help bill is up by 9,000%.

Simple Assessments: one less thing for PSCs to worry about – for now

Don’t panic about HMRC delays, but bear in mind they unfortunately won’t affect IR35 reform.