Markel Tax’s David Harmer unpacks how a mix-up between day rate and drop rate underpins an employment tribunal's ruling, with ...

AI focus and a VPN clampdown — plus the tax reversal that could revive contractor hiring under PM Andy Burnham.

There's a certain confidence in billing someone for money they don't have. As contractors, we spend half our lives chasing ...

Fresh from the FCSA Forum, Sapphire's Chris Bloor explains why Matthew Taylor's latest Fair Work Agency message matters for ...

Contractors, we at Clarity Umbrella Ltd just got cloned. For the second time. JSL is one thing, but Companies House needs to ...

JSL is bedding in largely as HMRC intended almost 100 days in, with both due diligence and PSL scrutiny on the up, but 'Bills ...

A record heatwave, a Red Extreme Heat Warning and even the World Cup combined in June 2026 to end IT contractor demand's ...

As the government moves to guarantee workers' hours, umbrella contractors and end-clients face an unexpected shake-up to the ...

Greg Smith MP, Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness APPG co-chair: the ‘independent’ HMRC Loan Charge Review — run by a former HMRC official — is unravelling as fast as Keir Starmer's government. A clear ...

It’s not just contractors and advisers feeling this — writes Danny Batey, a former assistant HMRC inspector and now Markel Tax senior consultant — the Off-Payroll Working (OPW) rules continue to ...