- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
User Profile
Collapse
-
Just to echo the importance of this, I had to swap to a new umbrella at the start of April (due to the agency enforcing a PSL). It took a while to sort out the paperwork, so I had 2 weeks with no money, then I got paid for 3 weeks at once. A few days later, I had an email from HMRC to say that my tax...
-
Yes, absolutely. I've checked my old SATRs and I've always ticked that box (where relevant).
Yeah, I had the same thought. Maybe there's a situation where they could be different, e.g. with a parent company? But I suspect it's just a badly designed form!...
Leave a comment:
-
I've had a look at the gov.uk site:
Self Assessment tax returns: Who must send a tax return - GOV.UK
That doesn't mention close companies.
Likewise, I went through the questionnaire here:
Check if you need to send a Self Assessment tax return - GOV.UK
It asks whether...
Leave a comment:
-
If you're an IPSE member and you haven't had any emails from them recently, it's worth checking your spam folder. Basically, the DKIM signature in the email headers doesn't match their DNS records, which means that the DMARC check fails, and the DMARC action is "Quarantine". I've emailed them...
Leave a comment:
-
Umbrella payslip periods (end of FY)
I've worked through a few umbrellas, and they seem to handle the payslip period differently. This has implications for the end of the financial year.
* DASA Umbrella said that the period matched the date on my timesheet, so the days that I worked in the week before Easter (week ending Fri...
-
You say "nobody", but there are some people (including some Reform voters) who are absolutely against those things. E.g. I've spoken to elderly relatives (Boomer generation) who don't view black people as being properly British, regardless of what job they do.
Thinking about Windrush,...
Leave a comment:
No activity results to display
Show More
15 May 2026
- 12:19 - Contreras clicked Thanks for this node: New questions on 2025/26 SATR by hobnob
- 12:19 - Contreras clicked Thanks for this node: New questions on 2025/26 SATR by hobnob
28 April 2026
- 11:40 - Snooky clicked Likes for this node: State Pension Affordability by hobnob
13 April 2026
- 10:37 - ladymuck clicked Thanks for this node: Gov UK One Login by hobnob
12 April 2026
- 09:12 - sadkingbilly clicked Thanks for this node: Gov UK One Login by hobnob
- 09:12 - sadkingbilly clicked Likes for this node: Gov UK One Login by hobnob
- 09:09 - cojak clicked Thanks for this node: Gov UK One Login by hobnob
10 April 2026
- 10:45 - Snooky clicked Likes for this node: State Pension Affordability by hobnob
8 April 2026
- 07:33 - sadkingbilly clicked Likes for this node: State Pension Affordability by hobnob
7 April 2026
- 21:40 - WTFH clicked Likes for this node: State Pension Affordability by hobnob
10 March 2026
- 21:49 - Protagoras clicked Thanks for this node: Would AI help me? by hobnob
2 March 2026
- 09:26 - cojak clicked Likes for this node: Contractor via Ltd company to permie MVL eligibility by hobnob
- 09:26 - cojak clicked Thanks for this node: Contractor via Ltd company to permie MVL eligibility by hobnob
13 February 2026
- 00:02 - Paddy clicked Likes for this node: they're in by hobnob
12 February 2026
- 07:57 - cojak clicked Likes for this node: Probate assistance for a fallen IT contractor who did their own company accounts by hobnob
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- How deepfake AI contractors threaten umbrella company supply chains under JSL Yesterday 06:31
- Mileage rates review: Will the first AMAP rethink in 15 years benefit contractors? May 19 05:57
- What is a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), and are FDE jobs for IT contractors ripe? May 18 04:43
- IT contractor demand lunged towards growth in April 2026 May 13 04:48
- What does PGMOL’s win over HMRC mean for contractors? May 12 07:25
- Contractors eyeing mortgages ‘unrealistic about BoE’s 3.75% hold decision’ May 11 07:50
- The fake job problem is getting worse. Are contractors a particularly easy target? May 8 07:49
- Government policy on freelancing is stopping the contractor model from doing its thing May 7 08:12
- Contractors, can the new HMRC loan charge settlement opportunity reduce your bill? May 6 07:51
- Contractors, can the new HMRC loan charge settlement opportunity reduce your bill? May 6 04:51

Leave a comment: