Bethany from London was our lucky contract worker who won the iPad from our June competition entries.Presented by Paul Johnston, Business Development Director of ePayMe Please visit our competition page to see how you could win a fantastic prize. During the month of July, you could win a 50" TV. … [Read more...]
Win a 50″ TV with ePayMe
After the success of our iPad competition, We're now giving one lucky person a chance to win a 50'' TV.The RulesTo be in with a chance of winning this luxury prize;You will need to be a recruitment consultant working with us, Every contractor you send to ePayMe will qualify as a single entry. There is no limit to the amount of entries you submit … [Read more...]
What VAT solution is best for your Limited Company?
If you’re considering starting your own Limited Company, there are quite a few things to think about. We can help with all of this. We can provide you with software to look after everything, which is in partnership with FreeAgent, incorporate your company and introduce you to some of our partners to help with items such as insurance protection and online business banking.We find that VAT is often left to just utilising the standard VAT scheme of quarterly submissions calculating VAT … [Read more...]
Moving back to a trusted umbrella service from an expensive PSC provider!
Following changes for off payroll working in the Public Sector, many contractors may have found themselves assessed as working inside IR35. Many end clients do not want the hassle of deciding each individual case and so have placed a blanket ban on all contractors. Many of these contractors cease operating through their own limited company, and opt instead for umbrella employment as their agency and end client have suggested. For a contractor working inside IR35 this is usually the better … [Read more...]
We are giving away iPads
It really couldn't be any easier.1 x iPad will be won by a Consultant - If you are a consultant working with us, you will be placed in the draw for every contractor you send to us. (There are no restrictions on how many times you can be entered)1 x iPad will be won by a Contractor - All new contractors registering with us before the end of June 2017, will also be placed in the draw to win. (You will need to be fully registered and in an assignment to qualify)The draw will … [Read more...]
HMRC puts its own IT contractors inside IR35
The IR35 digital tool was delayed because the very IT contractors who built it quit the tax authority amid fears it would place them inside tomorrow's new legislation.In fact, the 18 limited company IT contractors who worked on the tool – the ESS – left HMRC on Friday before it was publicly unveiled, fearing for their own IR35 status.“This is why the launch date for the tool was delayed and also why HMRC have struggled to get it working properly,” said a PSC whose colleagues were on the … [Read more...]
NEST gets better for members
Even though it has been signposted for years, NEST members should have had a small moment over the weekend when they felt a small seismic shudder, because some new opportunities opened up for them on 1 April.1. They can now transfer benefits into NEST;2. They can transfer their funds out of NEST, and3. There is no cap on the amount of contributions that they can pay in.The first is actually more exciting than billed, because there is no contribution charge on … [Read more...]
NHS deems its entire PSC workforce inside IR35
The dozens of PSC contractors who will quit working at a London hospital before next Thursday look like a precursor to a much bigger exodus of such workers from the health service.In fact, despite warnings that 85% of PSCs will quit if decided inside IR35 by their client from April 6th, the NHS has told its entire PSC workforce that it will be caught by the new legislation.In an email seen by ContractorUK, NHS Improvement says “all” locum and agency staff will be “subject to PAYE and on … [Read more...]
U-turn on Class 4 NICs
The Chancellor, Richard Hammond, has announced a U-turn on the proposed rise in national Insurance rates for the self-employed.In the Spring Budget it was announced that as of 6th April 2018, Class 4 NICs would be increasing to 10% from the current 9% in place, with a further increase to 11% the following year.In a letter to Tory MPs, the Chancellor revealed that he has “decided not to proceed” with the planned rise in NICs for self-employed workers, despite only announcing the measure … [Read more...]
Agencies slash PSCs’ pay rates, insist on umbrellas
PSCs are being blocked from staying as ‘Ltd’ companies and applying IR35 because agencies and public bodies want to head off hassle next month of assessing status and withholding tax.Ultimatums are therefore being sent to such PSCs before April 6th, in essence saying ‘convert to a PAYE umbrella, ignore the less-taxing model of being a PSC inside IR35, or be out of work.’“The best option for [you/a PSC], with regard to take-home pay, and us [the agency], from an admin and compliance … [Read more...]