Ahead of test cases in February 2026, Boox and Churchill Knight contractors have been selected for a pilot HMRC is already having to quietly apologise about.

How contractor recruitment agencies appear to be caught between two competing pieces of legislation, and what navigating the push-pull needs to involve.

Named and shamed’ avoidance schemes are taking keywords associated with contracting for their names. Or just potentially trading off someone else’s.

Rule 1: Make sure you understand the contract and all its implications before you sign. Rule 2: Treat everything in the contract as negotiable until you sign. And don't be afraid to negotiate! Rule 3: ...

It might be legislation to address umbrella companies, but JSL means it’s agencies that must try to survive and not get wiped out.

Answers to ‘How often can a limited company contractor pay dividends?’ plus IR35, and ‘disguised salary’ considerations.

A dividend represents a portion of a company's post-tax profits that is distributed to its shareholder (s). Dividends may only be issued if the business has generated sufficient retained profits.

The Contracting Awards 2024 are to be held on November 13th 2024 -- and officially opened for entries on Friday. Now in their fifth year, the awards recognise suppliers in the contracting industry who ...

A seemingly out-of-the-blue government pledge to “support the self-employed” is something we think all UK contractors can get behind, even if it’s been sounded mainly about Britain’s creative ...

Keeping ‘business’ separate from ‘personal’ is among the main points of the darts pro who’s been disqualified.

Contracting through a limited company is generally the most tax efficient way of operating. You pay yourself a salary (which is usually at the basic rate tax band) and the remainder of your income is ...