A few good reasons why the ‘token gesture’ should avoid the axe probably need offsetting against alignment and adjustment ...

Self-employment isn’t a tax dodge — it’s a benefits gap. Fixing it with ‘parity’ would cost the Treasury more than it’d raise ...

An unpacking of the Court of Appeal upholding HMRC’s consecutive wins over a ‘careless’ umbrella, thrice ruled to have ...

Nigel Farage has doubled down on Reform UK's proposal to scrap IR35, framing it as the showpiece policy of a new campaigning organisation, Small Business for Reform. Calling company directors "up and ...

With optimism returning to the housing market in March 2024, it’s the perfect time to answer the common buy-to-let question we get asked as a contractor mortgage broker; ‘To buy investment property as ...

There’s no final bill or liability admission. But the Welsh government agency set up to sustainably manage the environment clearly didn’t manage off-payroll worker status properly.

Where Rachel Reeves can prove next month that the government finally understands what the UK’s flexible workforce needs to thrive.

Not seeking a repeal of the OPW rules is a wasted opportunity. And since 2017, the UK has known plenty about ‘wasted opportunity’ — by leaving its contractor workforce shackled.

Beware, because a last-ditch push from disguised remuneration schemes looking to cash-in before April 2026’s closing date is ...

Pressure by UK plc to water down late payment rules must be ignored, or else contractors face another half-measure, dressed ...

A soon-to-be published review of settlement terms will reveal HM Treasury still deciding the fate of loan charge contractors, as even its ex-HMRC author says he won’t have ‘first voice.’ ...