First public sector IR35 case since reform awaits verdict

‘Extremely important’ judgment due for one PSC, all PSCs and IR35’s future.

How a new public sector IR35 case affects you

Armed with a barrister and attacking broadly, an increasingly stubborn HMRC is a warning to all.

First public sector IR35 case since reform awaits verdict

‘Extremely important’ judgment due for one PSC, all PSCs and IR35’s future.

How a new public sector IR35 case affects you

Armed with a barrister and attacking broadly, an increasingly stubborn HMRC is a warning to all.

How a new public sector IR35 case affects you

Armed with a barrister and attacking broadly, an increasingly stubborn HMRC is a warning to all.

First public sector IR35 case since reform awaits verdict

‘Extremely important’ judgment due for one PSC, all PSCs and IR35’s future.

IT manager jailed for mowing down graduate

Techie who tried to blame his dangerous driving on his victim’s mobile is behind bars.

Change to IR35 triggers 30,000 slump in start-ups

April’s off-payroll rules are directly blamed for the first fall in company formations in seven years.

Tweak makes offshore investment firms tax-efficient

Contractors’ wealth managers are likely to welcome a relaxation in wrapper rules.

Small company gets £100 tax penalty thrown out

Not being a ‘flesh and blood human being’ is why the taxman has come unstuck.

Tiny suppliers alerted to clients ‘doing a Carillion’

Waiting 120 days for an end-user to pay points to trouble; not just tardiness.

Small company gets £100 tax penalty thrown out

Not being a ‘flesh and blood human being’ is why the taxman has come unstuck.

Tiny suppliers alerted to clients ‘doing a Carillion’

Waiting 120 days for an end-user to pay points to trouble; not just tardiness.

‘C’ symbol isn’t short for ‘cool’! Kids to get copyright lessons

Intellectual approach? Patent officials get down with the kids with an IP cartoon series.

‘C’ symbol isn’t short for ‘cool’! Kids to get copyright lessons

Intellectual approach? Patent officials get down with the kids with an IP cartoon series.

Five IT training courses tipped for a hot 2018

Get ahead by seeing the IT certifications clients want tomorrow, not today.

IT manager jailed for mowing down graduate

Techie who tried to blame his dangerous driving on his victim’s mobile is behind bars.

ContractorUK Reader Awards 2017: full list of winners

Who won what at the 11th annual awards voted for by ContractorUK readers.

The ContractorUK Reader Awards 2017 go to…

Revealed: a three-in-one winner; the most votes ever and painfully, a double-loss.

‘Major MTD headache’ to hit some firms from July

Hassle ahead for ‘Ltds’ whose accounting period spans their first MTD VAT quarter.

When you pay HMRC today, is there a delay?

Be aware, because you paying isn’t always the same as the taxman getting paid.

Hammond may tweak his SDLT and EIS changes

Spring Statement’s first tip-offs affect house-buyers and investor-business types.

Contractor accountant fees – how much do they cost?

Typical monthly fees, hidden costs and how to accurately compare accountants.

Excuses of a third kind! Taxpayers fob off HMRC with alien encounters

Or at least they’re trying to, alongside claims about vertigo, rabbits and a Glasgow nightclub.

Contractors' Questions: Is an annual bonus an IR35 sign I can ignore?

‘Thanks, but no thanks’ might be the cleanest way out of a status muddying.

‘Exhaust all IR35 reform options before consulting’

So get creative, because waiting to see what government wants isn’t wise, says PRISM.

Contractors' Questions: Is an annual bonus an IR35 sign I can ignore?

‘Thanks, but no thanks’ might be the cleanest way out of a status muddying.

‘Exhaust all IR35 reform options before consulting’

So get creative, because waiting to see what government wants isn’t wise, says PRISM.

Tax stigma to running a small company warned against

Replacing HMRC’s carrot and stick with ‘publicity’ and ‘details’ is advised to close the tax gap.

IPSE to award most talented contractors

Contractor body wants to hear from the great, the young and the new, ahead of a showdown in London.

Contractors' Questions: Will HMRC fine me for being unregistered?

New contractors no longer have just three months to register as self-employed.

Brookson buys Intouch Accounting

Bolt-on number 4 for the Warrington contractor accountant seems to add up.

Brexit VAT penalty ‘bombshell’ incoming to UK firms

Quick plan of action sought to divert an ‘overlooked’ hit on importers’ cashflow.

Taxman takes you listening to mean you’re not waiting

‘Unacceptable’ way to count response times is blasted, after 12minutes became four minutes.

Carry on company! Techies behind naughtiest ‘Ltd’ names

Companies House shares its ‘flagrant 50’ -- the applicants rejected for rudeness.

Carry on company! Techies behind naughtiest ‘Ltd’ names

Companies House shares its ‘flagrant 50’ -- the applicants rejected for rudeness.

How your imminent self-assessment is affected by your set-up

Just 20 days to jump through the tightest self-assessment hoops yet.

Contractors warned over new winding-up rules

It’s over to you to decide if your previous company’s closure should be more taxing.

Five IT contract moves that make you look like a newbie

 Why at this time of year testing the market or playing hardball can be fatal.

What needs to happen to IR35 in 2018

Is reforming the reform the only way the Conservatives can win back the trust of the UK’s two million contractors?

National IT contractor index confirms December was colder

But January’s jolting clients into action, thanks to ‘new year, new job’ resolutions.   

New Year, new you? Your CV & LinkedIn profile are hoping so

Don’t be a same old same old contactor in 2018; unleash a new strategy while the time’s right.

Techies to net ‘great deal of work’ from chip security crisis

Meltdown and Spectre may be 2018’s most ‘clear and present’ earnings opportunity.

Get IT freelancers in for 2018, public bodies told

Despite IR35, an IT market analyst says state bodies must hire beyond their four walls.

December diluted IT contractor demand

Brexit and IR35 gave a traditionally cold month for IT contractors an extra iciness.

Contractors’ Questions: Are Uber petrol costs claimable?

Moonlighting at night while setting up an IT firm by day may be taxing.

Limited company usage soars for buy-to-let

Being ‘Ltd’ is now the standard operating procedure for property investors.

Contractors, what’s your new year tax resolution?

Here’s four to get you started, to help towards a more profitable year.

Apply your RTI lessons to MTD, taxman told

‘Digital tax accounts destined for the same bungled fate if three areas are ignored.’