There are many checks to be made to arrive at the correct status of an individual. It is not sufficient to "pick one topic" like substitution or control and base all your arguments on this one point.

An area often overlooked is that the Inland Revenue may have already made a Status ruling at a previous visit. As most people are now aware a Contract can be written, oral or implied. The Contract is ...

Our contractor calculator section provides you with a detailed illustration of what you could earn as a contractor. Whether it's operating through your own limited company or via an umbrella company, ...

I told ContractorUK back in March that more guidance from HMRC on the Managed Service Company legislation was incoming, but it’s only just emerged now, in the form of Spotlight 67, writes former tax ...

Must-knows when mulling ‘flying under the radar’ by executing a UK contract from foreign shores. Outside to blanket-inside IR35-fears are among the concerns of a contractor whose EU client clearly ...

Companies House is a government agency that keeps details of every single limited company in the country.

To put a CV refresh fee on your company, coordinating closely with the rewriter is key, assuming you want to sleep at night. Avoid these CV clangers, and you’ll start next year better off than a fair ...

Since 1999, Client Server has stood at the intersection between technology and recruitment. The world of tech has changed, but our commitment remains the same: to find exceptional individuals for ...

One of the most important things to consider as a contractor is what rate you will charge your clients. Contractor rates not only depend on your skills or experience as a contractor, but various other ...

Life insurance is an essential insurance policy for contractors as it can replace the employee death in service benefits that you left behind when you decided to go Freelance. It will pay out a lump ...

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The Agency Workers Regulations, "AWR", will come into force on 1 October 2011. The legislation will give temporary agency workers the same basic rights, after 12 weeks in the same assignment, as those ...