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

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.

Recruiters (or the end client, should there be no staffing business in the chain) will be on the radar of HMRC if there are more significant issues, such as those related to ongoing contractual ...

A rethink by end-hirers on how to structure and allocate resources bodes well for IT contractors, says staffing giant Robert Half.

The IT contractor jobs market climbs to an 18-month high, thanks to heftier employment costs and projects getting ‘cautious green lights.’ ...

What steps umbrella employees should take to prepare for the new ‘JSL’ legislation (includes some urgent actions if you’re using a tax avoidance scheme).

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 ...

His Majesty's Treasury has signalled a model of Joint and Several Liability (JSL) to achieve contractor umbrella company tax compliance from April 6th 2026. Under JSL, the recruitment agency supplying ...

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 ...

The Statutory Residence Test (SRT) allows contractors and other individuals to determine residence status for a tax year, writes Kevin Austin, managing director of Access Financial. Each tax year is ...

Jason Piper, a senior manager in tax and business law at the ACCA gave evidence to a Lords enquiry into Personal Service Companies.Here, exclusively for ContractorUK, he explains what a PSC is; where ...