The chancellor’s Revenue fillip is off to a fortuitous start. Just make sure you’re not the next John Strange.

The Flat Rate Scheme available from HMRC may be an option for you to consider if all that sounds appealing. With the 2025-2026 new tax year less than a week away, one advantage of last week’s ...

Rachel Reeves is a chancellor ‘less about anything new and more about reaffirmation,’ so the ‘un-merry-go-round’ for UK contracting continues.

Despite a lean statement with no ‘further tax rises,’ umbrella and limited company workers aren’t off the hook, due to a ‘soon-to-be reinvigorated HMRC.’ ...

The Universal Credit Standard Allowance will increase from £92 per week in 2025-26 to £106 per week by 2029-30… … while the Universal Credit Health element will be cut for new claimants by 50% and ...

The bottom line is this -- umbrella regulation and the deemed employer proposal are not the same. They serve different purposes, are being developed by different departments, and will be enacted ...

With Spring Statement 2025 fast-approaching on March 26th 2025, businesses, recruiters, and contractors are keeping a close eye on what might be announced. While the government has pledged to limit ...

Rachel Reeves has diarised Spring Statement 2025 for March 26th. The Treasury revealed on Monday that the chancellor’s “Spring Forecast” would be unveiled on the last Wednesday of the first quarter of ...