Hi there.
I was unfortunately classified to fall inside IR35 only a month after my start date on this new assignment, so will now have to switch to an Umbrella.
I very much wish to continue working through my PSC, maybe straight after this assignment ends, so planning to keep...
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Claiming expenses through PSC whilst working through Umbrella
Last edited by PK2; 27 March 2021, 16:31.
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Being offered renewal under umbrella, unsure about where to go from here
Hi everyone,
I've been reading lots of IR35 related threads (I'm still confused) but I would also really appreciate your feedback on my current situation.
I've been with this client since April 2020, renewed once and current contract ends end of coming March. Client has...
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Choosing an Umbrella company - Benefits in kind approach. Good or bad?
Hey all,
First time poster so apologies in advance if I accidentally break any rules.
I am taking on my first inside IR35 contract in a couple of weeks. As a result I need to chose an umbrella company to go through. I know that there are a lot of 'dodgy' umbrella companies...
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£1k pa saving from using a Limited Company inside IR35?
Hi,
I have been contracting inside IR35 for a while now. I pay an umbrella company £100 per month for their services (£1200 pa). I was considering going down the limited company route on the basis that I will save approx £1k per annum (£1200 of umbrella fees - £200 of limited company...
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Umbrella Companies - Giant vs Paystream vs Advance
Hi Everyone,
The recruitment agency has advised me I can only use three of their recommended umbrella companies as I fall within IR35:
- Giant
- Paystream
- Advance.Online
I have been reading reviews about these companies and many people have had negative experiences...
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"Inside IR35" but I am not UK tax-resident
I used to contract in the UK through my own Ltd company which is now dormant but could be reactivated quickly. I moved to Poland for the long term 2 years ago and I am considering taking a contract role working remotely for a UK company. However a large number of these contract opportunities call...
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Umbrella Pension Salary Sacrifice Adjustments
I've recently went contracting through an umbrella, with an initial 4 months contract.
This is to essentially to be extended for another 4 months but with a few weeks gap due to client funding issues.
I salary sacrificed £200 per day into my SIPP which reduced the Employers NI...
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My first payslip with IR35 and I don't get it!
Hi,
I used to be a LTD contractor and just moved to IR35. I got my first payslip but I don't understand it. Can someone explains to me those numbers?
The weekly pay is £3825 based on a 5-day week at £765.
The total paid by the client to the umbrella company is...
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Loan Charge help - what do I need to do?
Hi all, this is my first post, although I am a common reader of these threads as of recently.
I need some help regarding the loan charge...
Firstly, a bit of background... I used to contract between 09/15 - 09/18 and was being paid through an umbrella company who I thought...
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Umbrella - Help on pension
Hi
I'm now contracting inside IR35, through an umbrella company. I want to start contributing to a pension (haven't done this before) and after some research I thought a SIPP with II was the best option.
It now turns out that my umbrella (ICS) say they can make contributions into any SIPP...
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Offered new contract. Told it has to be PAYE or Umbrella. Which should I choose?
Hi all, I have searched the forums but haven't been able to find information that will help answer my query, so I hope that you can help.
I had been contracting with my LTD company for the past 10 years in various UK organisations all outside IR35. All was going well but as a result of...
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Umbrella Company Living abroad
Hi there
I am currently living abroad and I might have the opportunity to do some remote work with UK company but working from Switzerland.
I am very ignorant on this field and I will appreciate any input.
The recruiters told me I will be pay through an umbrella company....so my...
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Alpha Republic - please advise or review
Hi,
I am a healthcare professional that is very new to the contracting gig. My next assignment is happy for me to be paid via umbrella company, thus presumably saving me some money overall.
A colleague has advised 'Alpha Republic Limited' to help me with this and states...
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Umbrella or Ltd Company
I'm a UK citizen, currently working in a staff position in Spain with a Spanish company.
In a couple of months time, I will be moving back to contracting. I'm looking for advice on whether an Umbrella company or Ltd company is the best route to go down?
Details are:...
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Umbrella employee taking dividends from dormant company
Hi contractors, need some advise here:
1) Can I take dividends from a dormant company whilst working for an umbrella?
2) If yes, and I take dividends from my dormant company, what tax rate would I be looking at? Will these these be the usual dividends tax rate of 7.5%, 32.5%...Last edited by NotAllThere; 27 April 2020, 07:44. Reason: Original text restored. It was quoted anyway.
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Umbrella Company says no to furlough
Well after 2+ years of doing 'the right thing' and working inside IR35, it looks as though I, and many others, have been shafted.
Just got this from my Umbrella - not their fault at the end of the day but the Government that obviously despises contractors regardless of whether they are...
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IR35 reform delay - too late to help?
So literally 2 hours before the IR35 reform delay was announced, my client FINALLY made a decision on how they were going to proceed.
They had decided that the role was 'inside' IR35. However, they stated that they would NOT issue an SDS to the agency, they would simply say to the agency...
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Which Umbrella from PSL (again !)
I have been through the site and seen other similar questions but they don't quite answer mine. Many other PSL questions seem to have included Paystream which is recommended but not on mine.
My PSL list is:
- Nasa Group
- Clipper Contracting
- Crest Plus
- Danbro
- Giant Group
- JMK
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mrrossi started a topic Is a SDS required for a role / contractor working via Umbrella (beyond April)?in IR35 ReformIs a SDS required for a role / contractor working via Umbrella (beyond April)?
Hi all
Just wanted to clarify something about contract roles via Umbrella's and whether an SDS has to be provided for that role (or any individual contractor).
If a client (post April 6th) decides to engage a contractor via an Umbrella (I'm not saying they necessarily have...
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Umbrella vs. Agency PAYE?
Hi all,
I'm new here, and also new to contracting.
I've been offered a 6 month public-sector contract with what seems to me like a fairly mind-boggling day-rate. I've been told by the recruitment agency that I can either be paid PAYE through them, or go through an umbrella...
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Legally, whose choice is it which Ubrella Company I work with?
Seems to me that it is my choice which Umbrella Contract I work under, no?
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LetterBox started a topic Are contracts more or less the same when comparing Umbrella to Outside IR35?in IR35 ReformAre contracts more or less the same when comparing Umbrella to Outside IR35?
Thinking on the other side of the fence, if I have a contractor that just walks out the door upon a blanket inside determination and I have to put their contract out to the market as 'umbrella only'. I'd certainly want a 4 week notice period instead of the usual 1 week (maybe 2) either way etc. ...
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IR35 status when contracting from abroad
Hi,
My UK Ltd company provides consulting services to my UK based client. They have requested to all contractors to use the CEST tool to assess if we are inside or outside IR35. I recently moved to Spain whilst temporarily (for the next month or so) will carry on working for my UK Ltd...
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how to work out if an umbrella company is dodgy: holiday pay etc
Hi
A broker contacted me and the umbrella he proposes is not registered with the FCSA so that's my first red flag.
I have done some calculations of take home pay as a percentage of gross, giving further red flags.
weekly gross £1435
broker's umbrella deduct £244...
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From Outside IR35 to umbrella
Hello all,
I am sorry, if this has already been answered before.
At the moment I am finishing my contract which is Outside IR35.
The client then offered to all of the contractors in the same team extension of the contract but under umbrella rules.
How HMRC wise...
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Does Umbrella provide professional indemnity insurance and public liability insurance
Hi,
I have been contracting using my own limited company until now.
I have just been offered a new contract and the client decided that all contracts are now inside IR35 (no exceptions) so I'll have to use their partner umbrella company for this engagement.
...
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Umbrella Vs FTC
Hi, I am new to this forum.
Post 29th Feb, my client has suggested to have fixed term contract (FTC) than going via umbrella. As per them, it'll be much beneficial than via Umbrella. No detailed calculations/discussion has taken place. I have asked for sample calculations and waiting......
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mrrossi started a topic Client "no longer using PCSs" vs "role is now inside IR35" - risk of investigation?in IR35 ReformClient "no longer using PCSs" vs "role is now inside IR35" - risk of investigation?
Hi all
Is there a difference in the risk of HMRC IR35 investigation after staying on at a client post Apr 20 (switching to an Umbrella at contract renewal on the 2nd March) between the client saying (end of Jan likely) either:
a) they will no longer use PSCs and all contracts...
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Yet another Limited inside IR35 vs Umbrella thread
Hi,
As you can see this is my first post, so, sorry if this is not the correct place.
First of all, I haven't set up my company yet. I've been offered a job (actually my first job in the UK, I'm an expat) and I can go for PAYE or Limited, but because of April 2020 changes...
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Need Advice on Choosing Umbrella
Hi All,
Apparently my end client has now assessed that my upcoming contract is deemed to be with in IR35 rules.
I have been given the following list of preferred umbrella companies by the end client.
Can some one please let me know your experience/recommendations...
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employers NI - weekly or annually?
Hello all.
I started a contract just before the end of the tax year, and my earnings for 2018/19 were around £5.5k.
From this, the umbrella company have taken a total of £666 in "Employer Statutory Costs" i.e. employers NI.
A bit of research done on the internet...
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contractor goes perm with mvl and wants to go back to contracting
TL;DR;
I liquidated my LTD company and went for a permanent position. Unfortunately, it did not work out and I want to go back to contracting, but I can't open a new LTD for 1.5 year. What are my options?
I was a contractor for many years and around 1.5 year ago I decided to try...
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Using Contractor Umbrella Ltd for Reed Technology contract
Hi all,
First post here, and hopefully unique enough to warrant a separate thread!
I secured a 6-month contract with a gov't department, via Reed Technology.
It's my first contract and inside IR35. Given these facts it seems like using an umbrella company...
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UK umbrella offering 80% retention for contract in Belgium
Hi Contractors,
Got a sugestion to go through an umbrella "The Optimum Pay Group" for a contract in Belgium. They offer 80% retention. Too good to be legal, looks like. The representative from umbrella said it's because of 183 day rule...
How does that sound to you?...Last edited by gardener; 18 February 2019, 17:10.
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Tax return advice - part umbrella, part freelance
Hi
Not sure if anyone can advise me, I work on a freelance basis for a few companies, in the middle of which I was offered some agency contract work.
I use an Umbrella as I don't have a Limited company; the work is in 4 hour stints and can vary from nothing in a month...
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Opus bestpay umbrella - do not use it! It's highly toxic!!!!!
Contractors in the UK,
Since this Forum doesn't seem to blacklist this Umbrella, I am opening this thread to make you aware!
I have just signed up to a new contract, the agency suggested OPUS BESTPAY. I asked to have a bog standard pay arrangement, NI and taxed as usual, plus...Last edited by Contractor UK; 11 January 2021, 10:18.
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Umbrella Company for part time temporary contract work (first contract)
Hi,
I've recently finished a regular job, and have now been offered some contract work. It's a decent daily rate, but it'll only be a few days here and there, so there may be weeks when I'm not doing any work, and it might not last that long.
Is an Umbrella Company right...
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Parasol Umbrella - STAY AWAY
Parasol is simply an unprofessional and frustrating company to deal with. When you are in an email chain with them, every email is answered by a new person and is sent as a new email so there is no way to properly keep track of all the emails (and there have been many emails!). When you call them and...Last edited by LondonContractor101; 1 June 2017, 10:33.
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Help! I think my umbrella company has screwed me over!
I am having an absolute nightmare and need some help! I've been contracting since August 2016 and at the time I was rushed into choosing an umbrella company to use, a friend of mine recommended me Payerise and I blindly just went with them as she told me she had used them years without issue.
...
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Help - paid twice in one tax month
Hello, just wondering if anyone on here could helps me! I'm currently working under an umbrella company who pay me on the 6th of each month. This month I got paid on the 4th so that it falls within this year. Trouble is, I was already paid my normal wage in this tax month, so I've ended up paying a...
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new to contracting, need some advice please
Hi All
I have recently been put forward for some contract roles through a recruitment agency. The agency have asked me to inquire about either setting up a limited company or using an umbrella company.
Last night i phoned a company called Compare the Umbrella (comparetheumbrella.co.uk)....
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New to contracting, contracting leading to fixed term contract and LTD question
Hi All, I was recently recommended to come join this community as I am wanting to leave my current role which is mostly overseas and come back to the UK.
I have a job offer contracting close to home but because of the circumstances and details around the offer, I am unsure if LTD or umbrella,...
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Newbie 6months contract Umbrella vs Ltd
Hi there,
I'm about to start a contract role shortly. And I was thinking of going the umbrella route for two reasons. Which is because I will only do the contract role for a maximum of 6 months. After that I'm planning to leave the UK for another European country.
Second which...
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Public sector.... switch to umbrella, really?
My agency has just informed me that on 6th of April im likely going to have to use an umbrella company for the public sector contract ive just started. In a nutshell, I like this contract because its a good rate and local. Ive been looking into it and out of a weekly earning of £1100, various umbrella...
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Contract Newcomer Umbrella Scenario
Hello, after some years of permanent role, this is the first time that I am changing my professional career to be a freelancer contractor.
I have a won my first contract (through an recruiting agency) to work on a European east country (member of EU).
The umbrella company...
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"Huge" umbrella company problems
Let me apologise in advance for the length of this post. Believe me if it was a full transcript it would be a lot longer!
I only started contracting last November and I'm already seeing some serious issues with my umbrella company around areas of tax withholding and expenses that have...
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4 Month contract in Belgium through UK Ltd company
Hi,
I operate through a Ltd company based here in the UK. I have done this for many years an have worked all over the world and offshore.
I have recently been offered a 4 month contract in Belgium.
However 3 days before I was due to leave I was sent an email...
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Advice from experienced contractors please
Hello – I have just taken voluntary redundancy after nearly 27 years working as an employee. I am now trying to figure out the best step for my future employment (employee, contract via Ltd Company or contract via Umbrella Company). I have read the PCG “Guide to Freelancing” (as advised by one...
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Statutory maternity pay through an umbrella - definition of "consecutive"
Hi,
I'm female and thinking about what the consequences of getting pregnant would be on my finances (amongst other things!).
I get paid through an umbrella company so I am classed as an employee of the umbrella company and therefore I'm eligible for statutory maternity...
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Ineligible to be a Company Director
I am ineligible to be a Company Director and normally operate through UMbrella companies. However, a number of agencies and clients are no recognising umbrella companies. Is there an alternative vehicle I can use to apply for contracts via agencies that only deal with Limited Companies?
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