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How can we put an end to unscrupulous umbrella companies?
The Freelance Informer asks Fred Dures of PayePass how funding raised by taxpayers to prevent the proliferation of tax avoidance schemes can be justified at a time when so many families are struggling to make ends meet
Dures offers his…
Legal claims could be on the cards following Harpur Trust v Brazel decision
Osborne Clarke’s Workforce Solutions team explains the wider impacts on the UK workforce and those that serve it following the Supreme Court decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel
'Part-year workers' will be entitled to 5.6 weeks paid…
Exchequer v. HMRC: will it mean more bills for contractors?
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Judges have ruled that umbrella provider Exchequer Solutions owes HMRC £11m in unpaid tax, but will contractors end up picking up the tax tab? We ask the experts to see what they think and their tips to…
HMRC names and shames tax avoidance umbrella scheme, yet contractors left to pick up the pieces
The HMRC may be urging customers to leave another tax avoidance scheme promoted by an umbrella company, but there's no talk yet of making the London-based firm pay up. It seems the contractors that fell into the scheme may have to do that.…
How is HMRC’s “Don’t’ Get Caught Out” campaign “helping” contractors?
Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.Nelson Mandela
Many of you may recall that back in April HMRC named and shamed tax avoidance schemes used by umbrella companies for the first time. There was even a video (see…
HMRC v. SEB: how can tax grabs from victims first, bad guys later ever be justified?
The omittance of any remark over the Employment Bill and the Single Enforcement Body in the Queen's Speech, speaks volumes of "indifference" about how discrimination against freelancers and solo business owners is reaching a fever pitch.…
Umbrella companies: they’re stripping the UK of its entrepreneurial spirit and economic growth
OPINION
If Britain's millions of self-employed are increasingly being forced to pay for the privilege to work, then surely they should see some advantages. That just isn't the case when it comes to the nation's growing number of…
Is joining an umbrella company a good way to jumpstart a freelance career?
If you’re interested in trying out contract working and are not ready to register your own company yet, umbrella companies could provide a taster into freelancing. With an existing client bank and full administrative control, it’s arguably…
NICs hike: call for recruitment agencies and end clients to pay up for umbrella contractors
Recruitment agents and their end clients need to “step up to the plate and increase assignments fees to cover the cost to the worker”, according to the FCSA’s CEO, Chris Bryce.
The FCSA’s call for higher contractor pay, especially for…
What does JSA’s acquisition of 6CATS mean for contractors?
JSA Group, an umbrella company based in Watford, has made yet another acquisition, its eighth deal since 2018. This time it has acquired 6CATS Group, a London-based global independent contractor compliance and payment services business.…