Reducing 'Taxable Income' when working through umbrella

[Nava39]

Any suggestions on how to reduce the 'Taxable Income' when working through an umbrella, with the aim of keeping it under £100k pa?

The only ways I can think of are ;
1- Pension contributions
2- Charitable donations
3- Reduce number of days worked in the year

Any others such as BIK allowed through umbrella where you may pay tax on, but does reduce your HMRC Taxable income?

[WTFH]

4. Take time off and spend it doing something of non-financial value, such as time with your family.

[Nava39]

4. Take time off and spend it doing something of non-financial value, such as time with your family.

..... suggests I should do item 3. above twice

[WTFH]

..... suggests I should do item 3. above twice

It's not about just reducing the number of days billed, but actually valuing time more.

[Guy Incognito]

I had a friend inside IR35 who worked just 163 days to minimise tax.

Compare that to the 252 days I worked in the same year to see why IR35 is bad for the economy.

[northernladuk]

2- Charitable donations

So give your money away so you won't be taxed on it. Great idea that is.

[Fred Bloggs]

I had a friend inside IR35 who worked just 163 days to minimise tax.

Compare that to the 252 days I worked in the same year to see why IR35 is bad for the economy.

Absolutely.

The country desperately needs people to work long and hard and take risks to grow the economy and pay fair taxes.

And here we have a thread requesting ideas about how best to do the exact opposite.

Little wonder the UK feels and looks like a third world country. We are being taxed to oblivion. And no politician seems to care.

[pr1]

charge less

[Nava39]

Absolutely.

The country desperately needs people to work long and hard and take risks to grow the economy and pay fair taxes.

And here we have a thread requesting ideas about how best to do the exact opposite.

Little wonder the UK feels and looks like a third world country. We are being taxed to oblivion. And no politician seems to care.

The mob, cheered on by the Establishment and the media chased Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng out of office. All based on lies and misinformation. We are 10 times worse position now with these clowns appointed on us by the establishment. The very same individuals I know who wanted them replaced are now moaning and crying about their situation.

[Craig@Clarity]

Is this a case of the tax tail to wag the dog?