Deadline for buy-to-let contractors looms large

Confusion and the calendar bode well for the taxman's penalty team.  

Contractors' Questions: Should I be paid for 'unsatisfactory' work?

Legal aid for an unpaid IT contractor, let go for a reason his contract doesn't cover.

More small companies taking on copycat rivals

Attempts to block rival trade mark applications are soaring.

Contractors, petition HMRC to keep T&S relief

Site-based workers are Supervision, Direction or Control's most undeserving victims.

Government defends digital tax account plans

Updating us at least quarterly will not be akin to four tax returns a year, claims HMRC.

Contractors' Questions: Can I set up a UK 'Ltd' without a UK address?

A bank account is the stumbling block to becoming limited as a non-resident.

Hire more IT-savvy board directors, banks told

Avert IT meltdowns every month or so by having extra tech nous at the top, says MP.

Contractors' Questions: Can my company pay for home office fittings?

Lights, curtains and blinds have stronger ties to the home than the office.  

BT duo deride report on 'dire' internet speeds

Telco's sarcastic staff recorded after not properly hanging up the phone.

Contractors' Questions: Is this new model of umbrella company safe?

One brolly's offer of a small salary and the rest as a loan has a number of issues.

Industries unite to fight contractor expenses ban

Your invitation to help four sectors make the case to keep travel and subsistence relief.

Worst excuses for late tax returns – revealed

HMRC updates the list of laughable claims made for missing the Jan 31 deadline.

Overhaul ICTs to protect UK IT, Home Office told

New salary threshold would catch 94% of migrants being imported for third-party IT contracts.

Contractors' Questions: Will his tax debt hurt our new venture together?

Reassurance for a contractor who's starting-up with someone who stung HMRC.

Contractors, is your CV still stuck in 2006?

Shake off 10 years' worth of dust from your profiles with ContractorUK's free webinar.

Contractors' Questions: Is rail mileage claimable and can I bin receipts?

Travel expenses rules are less liberal than one limited company director hopes.

Contractors' Questions: How to best exploit my company's IP rights?

Lawyering up looks best for a web app developer caught in a three company tie-up.

One-person company NI relief ban 'open to abuse'

Loopholes found in a plan to block one-man 'Ltds' from the Employment Allowance.

Contractors' Questions: How to expand without becoming an employer?

The legal but least taxing way to take on other contractors for a big project.

Umbrella contractors, now's the time to probe

What to ask your employer ahead of April's clampdown on T&S tax relief.

ContractorUK Reader Awards 2015: winners list

Who's best, brilliant and commended in the contract IT marketplace.

ContractorUK Reader Awards 2015: the winners

The best agents, advisers, brollies, clients and contractors (among others), are revealed.

Why the T&S tax relief grab beggars belief

Three outcomes that belie the government's assessment of ‘no economic impact.'  

Contracting along the Caspian frontier: overview

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan might be just the ticket if Luxembourg feels so last year.

Contractors' Questions: Can my contract income be paid through a trust?

Former taxman disappoints a contractor believing trusts to be coming into their own.

IT contractor jobs index climbs to 8-month high

Growth of temporary IT opportunities surges to the quickest since April.

HMRC withdraws APNs from 2,000 Montpelier contractors

Taxman says sorry for issuing pay-up front demands, but keeps quiet about refunds.

UK's stock of IT companies surges

Tech hubs help take the rate of IT company formation to pre-recession territory. 

What 2016 has in store for limited company contractors

Five things set to dominate the PSC contractor market over the next 12 months.

How the curb on contractor expenses might play out

Even a real-world look at T&S restrictions is populated by more questions than answers.  

Financial IT suppliers handed a blueprint for 2016

Contractors' top-paying clients set for ‘selective and strategic' IT spending mode.  

Contractors' Questions: Can I try IT contracting as a Tier 2 migrant?

A six-month stint isn't allowed for an aspiring IT specialist on a General Visa. 

UK's stock of IT companies surges

Tech hubs help take the rate of IT company formation to pre-recession territory. 

What 2016 has in store for limited company contractors

Five things set to dominate the PSC contractor market over the next 12 months.

How the curb on contractor expenses might play out

Even a real-world look at T&S restrictions is populated by more questions than answers.  

Financial IT suppliers handed a blueprint for 2016

Contractors' top-paying clients set for ‘selective and strategic' IT spending mode.  

Contractors' Questions: Can I try IT contracting as a Tier 2 migrant?

A six-month stint isn't allowed for an aspiring IT specialist on a General Visa. 

Contractors' Questions: Will I owe UK tax when contracting in France?

Short stint across The Channel isn't long enough to cancel a UK tax liability.

Contractors should befriend pensions this Christmas

IFA: Use the festive holiday to unwrap a nest egg that's no longer stuffy or rigid.

How the curb on contractor expenses might play out

Even a real-world look at T&S restrictions is populated by more questions than answers.  

Financial IT suppliers handed a blueprint for 2016

Contractors' top-paying clients set for ‘selective and strategic' IT spending mode.  

Contractors' Questions: Can I try IT contracting as a Tier 2 migrant?

A six-month stint isn't allowed for an aspiring IT specialist on a General Visa. 

Contractors' Questions: Will I owe UK tax when contracting in France?

Short stint across The Channel isn't long enough to cancel a UK tax liability.

Contractors should befriend pensions this Christmas

IFA: Use the festive holiday to unwrap a nest egg that's no longer stuffy or rigid.

How the curb on contractor expenses might play out

Even a real-world look at T&S restrictions is populated by more questions than answers.  

Financial IT suppliers handed a blueprint for 2016

Contractors' top-paying clients set for ‘selective and strategic' IT spending mode.  

Contractors' Questions: Can I try IT contracting as a Tier 2 migrant?

A six-month stint isn't allowed for an aspiring IT specialist on a General Visa. 

Contractors' Questions: Will I owe UK tax when contracting in France?

Short stint across The Channel isn't long enough to cancel a UK tax liability.

Contractors should befriend pensions this Christmas

IFA: Use the festive holiday to unwrap a nest egg that's no longer stuffy or rigid.

How the curb on contractor expenses might play out

Even a real-world look at T&S restrictions is populated by more questions than answers.