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Should you say no to IR35 contracts?
April’s IR35 legislation changes aren’t too far away, and if you’re faced with a contract that’s inside IR35 what will you do? Will you reject it, challenge it, or take it? How do you know if that’s the right decision? ...
How to challenge your client’s IR35 status determination
From April this year, the way in which both private and public contract IR35 statuses are determined will be exactly the same. The rules for how they’re determined won’t change, but the person in charge of that decision will. In ...
Essential IR35 FAQs for April 2021
Be ready for April’s changes, with our essential IR35 FAQs. First things first, what’s changing? The way in which private sector contracts IR35 statuses are determined will be brought in line with the current way in which public contracts are. ...
Working from home? What expenses can you claim?
Since the start of COVID-19 working from home has gone from being a bit of a taboo subject to the norm, with many (if not all of us) now working from home. So you’re going to start to incur some ...
Can I claim training expenses from my Limited Company?
With many people furloughed, COVID-19’s lockdown has had many revaluating their professional skills and whether there’s more they can do to enhance their skill set. Contractors will want to be an attractive candidate for clients once things return to normal, ...
Trivial benefits
What are trivial benefits? A statutory exemption for trivial benefits was introduced by HMRC in April 2016 to allow a limited company to provide trivial benefits of up to £50 a time to employees without any tax or national insurance ...
Guide to use of home as office
It is likely your permanent workplace will be your home and as such you can make a claim for using your home as your office. It may be that you complete fee earning work from home or simply just take ...
Guide to the Cycle to Work Scheme
As an employer, you can easily implement a tax exempt loan scheme for employees. To qualify for the tax exemption, the loan of bicycles and safety equipment must be available to all employees. What's the scheme all about? Employers who ...
Guide to the 24 month rule
As a contractor, the likelihood is that your workplace is deemed to be "temporary". If that is the case, you can claim travel and subsistence expenses during your time working at that location. How can I claim travel and subsistence ...
Guide to pensions and automatic enrolment
To comply with the Pensions Act 2008, employers must operate a workplace pensions scheme and contribute towards it. This is known as automatic enrolment. If you employ at least one person, you have certain legal duties. Does automatic enrolment apply ...
Guide to onshore agency reporting requirements
There is a requirement for all employment intermediaries and agencies to report details about their contractors on a quarterly basis. What's it all about? HMRC will require the following information: Full name National Insurance number (if no date of birth ...
Guide to conduct of employment agencies
What’s it all about? Introduced in 2004 to provide a framework for the minimum standards contractors should expect from recruitment agencies, the conduct of employment agencies regulations are aimed at the temporary workforce and those that are controlled by the ...
