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 iPad’s
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...]
Don’t be left in the dark about your Self-Employed Status
For many years being Self Employed meant working for yourself with no input from anyone else. Gone are the days of “cash-in-hand” as HMRC are clamping down on the whereabouts of Tax and NI for these services. If you are actively sourcing your own work for yourself and have no input from another source then you can be classed as self-employed, if however, you rely on an agency to source you this work then you are classed as employed and so will need to be PAYE or Limited status. PAYE can be … [Read more...]
The door is firmly shut
ContractorUK has recently written that “Temporary staff agencies have avoided hundreds of millions (if not billions) in tax”………….. HOW? By a scheme that far too many agencies are allowing contractors and temporary workers to register with – THIS HAS TO STOP. In simplistic terms, the scheme pairs up all the workers, and routes them through a myriad of smaller Limited Companies. Clearly, these are NOT TRUE Limited companies. These mini employment companies are ultimately exploiting both VAT … [Read more...]
HMRC ‘unwilling to give any steer’ on IR35 changes
The taxman is “unwilling to give any steer” on his approach to April’s IR35 changes to the very parties who will be liable and responsible for those changes, an agency body alleges. This current reticence by HMRC to provide the parties with the “real detail” on how the new rules will work makes it probable that it won’t be released until next year, says APSCo. The agency body reached this conclusion after it held a meeting with the Revenue’s policy officers Neil Chattell and Julie De … [Read more...]
HMRC launches new employment status unit
Recruiters have been urged to review their practices to ensure individuals are not being misclassified as self-employed. The warning comes from employment lawyers after it emerged HM Revenues & Customs is launching a specialist unit to investigate firms suspected of withholding employment protection from workers, by using agency staff or calling them self-employed. The move was confirmed last week in a letter from financial secretary to the Treasury, Jane Ellison, to Labour MP Frank … [Read more...]
Why the future’s not bright for IR35 advice
Caring whether their adviser soon gets stuck between a rock and a hard place isn’t the job of a contractor. But new legislative proposals may mean the upshot of this predicament for advisers is a reluctance for them to assist temporary workers with tax and IR35 advice. This is the realistic prospect of a tabled piece of tax legislation that threatens to drive divisions between adviser (the professional who gives you guidance on IR35, for example) and client (you, the contractor). In the … [Read more...]
Nearly 40 Percent of U.S. Workers Prefer Gig Work
About 4 in 10 U.S. workers would prefer to work outside of the traditional, full-time, salaried 40-hour workweek, according to new research. Thirty-seven percent of 7,000 respondents selected alternatives to full-time employment as their preference, with gig work emerging as a leading choice for many. The finding is from research on the size and scope of the contingent workforce in the United States, conducted by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), a staffing advisory firm based in Mountain … [Read more...]
Don’t waste time worrying!
UK employees waste 20% of their time worrying about their finances This week, all of us at ePayMe, are celebrating National Payroll Week. We are spending this time to provide useful information to our workers and encourage them to look at payroll in a different way. We are aiming to provide assistance and guidance on ways in which they can save money through their payroll with ePayMe. According to a new report that researched 10,000 UK workers, 70% of the UK workforce admit to wasting a … [Read more...]
Treasury Minister meets FCSA in discussion on the Government’s PSC reforms
FCSA members have held a roundtable with David Gauke MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, as part of the trade association’s mission to build relations and continue discussions with the Treasury regarding tax policy for umbrella companies and PSCs. Hosted by The CBI, the focus of the meeting centred on the proposals announced at the 2016 Budget to change the tax framework for PSCs in public sector engagement. Members heard from the Minister that he is keen to work with stakeholders to … [Read more...]