Contractor UK have today reiterated the statement from HMRC that contractors should not rely upon non-IR35 case law precedent to decide IR35 status. HM Revenue & Customs announced in March a number of amendments to its Employment Status Manual. This … Continue reading
With this year’s budget set to take place on Wednesday 24th March, those within the contractor marketplace are forecasting what Alistair Darling will set out in the budget that will affect contractors working through umbrella companies and also their own … Continue reading
Contractor UK this week warned contractors who work via an agency that HMRC were beginning to rely on right of substitution clauses to launch IR35 investigations. Right of substitution is the ability of a contractor to send someone else in … Continue reading
Companies House, which deals with the registration of businesses, has added 42 new words to a list of company names that are restricted, for having the potential to mislead or sound too official. Among the words whose commercial use will … Continue reading
From speaking with contractors around the UK and visiting contracting forums, it appears the recession has lowered contractor rates. There has been talk of ‘green shoots of recovery’ in the contractor marketplace but this appears to be coupled with lower … Continue reading
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