Umbrella Companies

[Mordac]

Giant are good if your outside IR35

Prosperity4 seem to be very good these days if your inside IR35, - (one point of contact, your own business manager)

Giant are not "good" and what I think about P4 is unprintable for legal reasons. I wonder, do they still operate a minimum fee policy of £1500? And if your contract gets cut short they deduct it from the money due to you? And do they still withold some of your earnings, in the guise of "holiday pay".
You (may) get it back eventually, but without the interest, obviously. And do they tell contractors to submit unreceipted expense claims, forgetting to mention that if they don't have receipts they will be liable for the tax when Hector comes a-calling?

[yeahrite]

holiday pay

i thought there was a ruling recently that said holiday pay HAD to be deducted. wow, this is a confusing business!!

[malvolio]

Only if you think like a permanent employee...