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Contractors working through umbrella companies may be interested to hear that HMRC is to go ahead with a “real time” reform of the PAYE system. From October 2013, it will become mandatory for [...]

Contractors working through personal service companies may be intrigued by critical comments from an expert concerning a key proposal in the recent OTS Small Business Tax Review. The document [...]

A petition has been put together by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) alongside other recruiters and businesses to request the government to freeze national insurance. The FSB has [...]

On Monday, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne announced plans to waive employers' national insurance contributions for any businesses starting up within the first two years of the Conservatives [...]

IT consultancy, Dragonfly Consultancy Ltd, has been defeated in its IR35 appeal at the High Court. The appeal had been funded by the Professional Contractors Group (PCG).