Contracting for a client who’s still banning limited company, off-payroll workers: 4) Exemptions

Small company? Contracted-out service? Up against those who hold all the cards, you may not be recognised as either.

Contractors’ Questions: Can I furlough myself as a buy-to-let limited company director?

It may be the ‘hot coals’ for one PSC’s tax adviser but to use CJRS, the rest of his team might need embracing warmly.

Contractors’ Questions: How to make a six-month stint in Spain, once this is all over, less taxing?

A PSC with an eye on lockdown lifting must also watch two other issues to freelance from Madrid.

PGMOL case: Taxman vows to appeal ‘profound’ defeat for HMRC and CEST

Verdict in favour of football referees puts the boot in to the Revenue’s IR35 testing tool.

Entrepreneur Simon Dolan issues legal proceedings against coronavirus lockdown

Contractor accounting veteran files 1,000 pages of paperwork to do battle with ‘Boris and his crew’ over covid shutdown.

Just like your lunch contractors, there’s no such thing as a ‘free liquidation’

Fancy using your own redundancy cash to fund your PSC’s winding-up? No, we didn’t think so -- yet offers abound.

Contractor furlough payments by PSCs could start at £500 a month

Chancellor tipped to ask companies to fork out 20-30% of furlough pay pack.

Umbrella companies' furlough dilemma: it’s reality, not eligibility, that's biting

To furlough or not to furlough? That’s the question troubling contractors, and brollies.

Use IR35 reform delay due to covid-19 wisely, contractor experts echo

‘Get back to prepping for an April 2021 launch, because Norman’s intent is clear.’

Contracting for a client who’s still banning limited company, off-payroll workers: 3)Blanketing

Reasonable care is the key to unlocking if your determination was compliant. If it wasn’t, options are limited.

Government defeats Finance Bill amendment to delay IR35 reform any further

Tory MP loses his off-payroll rule deferral bid, to an ‘unconvinced,’ ‘tin-eared’ minister who ‘should know better.’

Private sector IR35 reform is going to banish contractors to a complex, hybrid jobs landscape

Forget COVID, it’s actually IR35 that will cause PSCs severe administrative headaches for the foreseeable.

Contractors’ Questions: Should I set up my own company if covid-19 sends me back to Australia?

For a soon-to-be contractor, it’s less of a problem than he thinks but for the UK engager, beware IR35.

Contracting overseas as a Brit: the COVID-19 edition

It’s had devastating effects, but coronavirus is now being beaten back by humans (and governments) being understanding.

Contractors urged to act to support David Davis MP’s IR35 reform amendment

Just 24hrs to back ‘the only way’ to find an alternative to 2021’s ‘disastrous’ off-payroll rules.

Contractors, your MP backing the off-payroll amendment is only half the IR35 battle

By not including the public sector, the IR35 resolution risks insulting covid-19’s ultimate risk-takers.

New covid-19 guidance for workplaces and the public: contractor sector has its say

‘Stay at home…’ versus ‘Go to work…’ is likened to playing Top Trumps, without the power ratings.

Contractor guide to Time to Pay: when you need to pay HMRC at a more affordable rate, due to covid-19 or not

The ‘bank of last resort’ is very much open for business. Talk to its manager early to secure the terms you want.

Contracting for a client who’s still banning limited company, off-payroll workers: 2)Unfairness

Banned from an employee service despite being deemed an employee? That’s the confusing (lawful) reality.

Contractor sector largely unmoved by furlough job retention scheme extension

Sunak extends the CJRS to October, promises answers soon, and warns of PSCs paying from August.

Contractors, can HMRC’s new coronavirus-inspired insolvency aid save you?

Taxman showing his flexible side with a three-month break isn’t to be sniffed at.

COVID-19 lockdown depresses IT contractor jobs market to record-low

Never in its 22-year history has a gauge of IT contractor demand sank so far into the red.

Umbrella sector divided over ‘unsustainable’ furlough scheme’s new pay guidance

Clarity from HMRC about CJRS contractor payments is criticised as ‘anything but.’

Umbrella sector divided over ‘unsustainable’ furlough scheme’s new pay guidance

Clarity from HMRC about CJRS contractor payments is criticised as ‘anything but.’

COVID-19 lockdown depresses IT contractor jobs market to record-low

Never in its 22-year history has a gauge of IT contractor demand sank so far into the red.

Covid-19 mortgage holiday: Contractors, should you take the three-month payment break?

Freelancer Financials homes in on Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus help for householders. But as it’s from the chancellor, it’s not free.

Contractors’ Questions: Should contractors be travelling to and from work during covid-19 lockdown?

Commuting a long distance, and back again for a long weekend, is likely to be acceptable, even if it does look foolish.

Lloyds’ blanket ban denial turns IR35 risk ‘real’ for its limited company contractors

Off-payroll exposure adds to woe at the bank over terminations, a 'WfH' cap and fear of controlled hours.  

Contractors’ Questions: Do I qualify for the CJRS furlough because my project ended?

Budget not covid stopped an ex-PSC’s project, so it’s up to his umbrella to provide coverage.

Contractors’ Questions: How to work overseas, such as in Argentina, amid the coronavirus?

All but essential travel abroad is advised against, as it’ll have hidden and significant costs.

Contractors, is a Bounce Back Loan the way to put a spring in your PSC’s step?

It’s a debt you’ve got to pay back. But for some contending with covid-19, the new BBL scheme will be a lifeline.

Pants! What a daft, drafty idea to do a Skype interview half-naked

How to ace your virtual job interview as a contractor: Wear Y-fronts (and other top tips).

Tory MPs echo Lords’ IR35 reform concerns to Jesse Norman

Minister who batted away off-payroll inquiry now on the receiving end from five influential Conservatives.

Contractor Industry boss, Simon Dolan, launches Judicial Review against Coronavirus lockdown

Simon Dolan to take the Government to court over the UK's coronavirus shutdown

Contracting for a client who’s still banning limited company, off-payroll workers: 1) Misconception

When umbrellas are in and PSCs are out, popular myths like to fill the vacuum.