Contractor late payment times 'getting worse, rather than better'

Findings from Wonda Pay lend credit to the Small Business Commissioner’s fear that firms are having to wait even longer to get paid.

A contractor's guide to dormant and non-trading companies

When your limited company is inactive -- what to do; what you can forego, and where you’ll save.

Can I do my self-assessment myself?

As the term implies, going it alone as an HMRC ‘self’ assessor is possible. But it’s not for the faint-hearted.

What HMRC’s IR35 session with the PAC says about off-payroll failings in the public sector

Pointing the finger, arrogant and shirking responsibility. HMRC’s appearance in front of MPs perhaps revealed more about the self-serving taxman than about IR35.

HMRC CEO Jim Harra 'not in the real world' on contractors and IR35

Probing the off-payroll rules, PAC chair Meg Hillier mockingly accuses the top taxman of not normally inhabiting reality.

Does my contract need to be in writing?

Why words are wisest to take care of the three Cs – Complexity, Certainty, Coverage.

Ignorance for Loan Charge contractors isn’t bliss, eight times over, as tax year-end looms

Contractors at the sharp end of the tax year face limited options, lots of HMRC notices, and little to no room for ignorance.