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    new agent saying my umbrella company is not on their list of approved solutions

    Well it just confirms my suspisions so thank you all. when they start talking about compliance it just makes me think if im missing something. Thanks again
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    new agent saying my umbrella company is not on their list of approved solutions

    So they have no right to dictate other than to gain comission kick backs ? I am looking to go ltd when i land a contract that is viable for me to do so. Working as an employee under an umbrella means i can cover myself through jobseekers during times of unemploymemt as im a single parent so...
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    new agent saying my umbrella company is not on their list of approved solutions

    Hi Forum Friends just got off the phone to possible new agent but they are saying my umbrella company is not on their list of approved solutions As being compliant. Now i have Dealt with this previously and for ease have gone along with it and changed my umbtella company. Said umbrella company...
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    contract advice please

    as i suspected as i suspected thanks guys its pretty much what i expected although i was looking for a little glimmer of hope. Thanks again
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    contract advice please

    Hi all i am aware that without seeing my contract that this would not be able to be answered to the fullest but i really do not know where to go on this. Back in november i secured a contract that seemed as if it would tide me through for a few months. Basically in short what has happened is...
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    am i self employed or employed ??

    all my expense receipts are sent with my expense claim form to the umbrella company every week . are you saying i should keep it ? or as my employer they should hold these on file for 6 years ??
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    am i self employed or employed ??

    it does sound like i may aswell be a ltd company . i was completely new to contracting 7 months ago and the umbrella company thing was sold to me as hassle free solution . only reason i had turned to working this way was because of being deemed unemployable as the amount of points i...
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    am i self employed or employed ??

    Thank you mr robin i will from now on keep a record of all my expense receipts and car journeys etc . i guess its better to be safe than sorry ! really dont want the tax man knocking at my door holding his hand out !!
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    am i self employed or employed ??

    as i am working under an umbrella company i thought i was employed . is this right ?? i dont need to do any tax returns etc ??? They pay my tax and ni contributions so surely im employed by them right ?? should i be keeping copys of expense receipts for my own records rather than just...
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    mileage expenses

    sorry yes i was invoicing the client through the umbrella company as the mileage was payable expense outlined in the contract. Sorry but i was told that i am an employee of the umbrella company so i shouldnt have to put in a tax return . am i right here or not ?
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    mileage expenses

    Also i send my receipts in with my expenses claim form to the umbrella company . should i be keeping these originals for my own records ? do i need to keep them at all ?? as far as im aware im an employee of the umbrella company so they should hold these records . am i being nieve ???
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    mileage expenses

    It looks as if my umbrella company has been helping me evade tax !! I must state that i was completely unaware this was happening until just now . when claiming mileage i have been invoicing my agency @ 20p per mile and then submitting mileage expenses on my umbrellas web portal @40p per mile ...
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    reliable umbrella companies ???

    <snip> Their expenses procedures are fine, it’s more that they just did not invoice the agency for them. I have had numerous problems with them overcharging, undercharging even invoicing for work I have not done. I may as well handle my own affairs for the amount of time I have spent trying...
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    reliable umbrella companies ???

    I have had enough of my Umbrella company <snip> ballsing up my invoices . Im fairly new to contracting ( 7 months in ) but even i know they are taking the piss. most recently i requested one invoice be raised for one of my agencys and they split it down into 2 so they can charge me per invoice...

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