by MLC-Admin | Oct 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
In our industry you have to be fairly thick skinned. The sector comes under fire from tabloids and unions with Umbrella companies being maligned as everything from “pirates” making money out of contractors’ hard work (BBC Yorkshire), to simply a “con-trick” (UCATT). ...
by Lynne Gowers | Sep 19, 2019 | Agencies, General News
The dispute between HMRC and BBC broadcasters over their IR35 status continues to rumble on…with the latest round going in HMRC’s favour. Contractorcalculator.uk reported on the IR35 tax tribunal ruling, which found that three BBC presenters were all caught by IR35...
by Lynne Gowers | Aug 23, 2019 | General News, Contractors, Agencies
Always ready to pounce where they can sniff a scandal, the Mail Online has run a piece on the Loan Charge and the pain and misery it has caused thousands of contractors. Those affected by the charge are facing huge backdated tax demands, after using so-called...
by Lynne Gowers | Jun 14, 2019 | General News, Contractors, Agencies
HMRC has announced that new technology is successfully stopping fraudsters from being able to mimic some of their most popular helpline numbers, in a crack-down on “number-spoofing” scams. Using the technique, scammers were able to call victims from what appeared to...
by Lynne Gowers | Apr 11, 2019 | Contractors, Agencies, General News
In our last post, we looked at the new tax and and allowances for the 2019/20 tax year, starting 6th April 2019. Following on from that, here’s a refresher on tax codes, specifically what the various letters and numbers mean and how they affect how much you take home....
