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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	10 responses 11,736 views	Last Post by hobnob 9 May 2026, 09:48
Sticky: Claiming Expenses via an Umbrella Company - A quick guide! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 5 September 2024, 09:55	1 response 816 views	Last Post by ladymuck 6 September 2024, 14:59
Sticky: Holiday Pay by eek Started by eek, 12 May 2022, 13:43	33 responses 3,270 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 12 July 2024, 10:04
Sticky: Understand your tax code when working via an umbrella! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 22 April 2024, 10:57	3 responses 836 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 24 April 2024, 11:49
Sticky: 25 years on and has much changed you ask... (RIP Rob Crossland) by robcrosslandville Started by robcrosslandville, 22 November 2023, 20:58	7 responses 1,000 views	Last Post by NotAllThere 23 February 2024, 18:31
Sticky: Why am I paying Employers NI? by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 9 August 2017, 15:21	80 responses 47,042 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 3 October 2023, 20:01
Sticky: Umbrella going into Administration-Liquidation by cojak Started by cojak, 21 August 2020, 08:38	63 responses 17,830 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 22 June 2023, 07:37
Sticky: Top 10 checklist when choosing an umbrella by cojak Started by cojak, 28 June 2022, 08:12	4 responses 2,250 views	Last Post by eek 6 September 2022, 09:53
Sticky: Check if the ‘Umbrella’ has made you a director of a Ltd company! by cojak Started by cojak, 12 July 2022, 16:29	0 responses 728 views	Last Post by cojak 12 July 2022, 16:29
Sticky: NHS worker forced into contracting? Read this by cojak Started by cojak, 28 June 2022, 21:46	0 responses 361 views	Last Post by cojak 28 June 2022, 21:46
Sticky: Compliant Umbrellas don't have the money to make completely unsolicited phone calls by eek Started by eek, 20 March 2022, 08:35	2 responses 542 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 24 March 2022, 18:37
Sticky: BEWARE Umbrella companies bring cloned for tax avoidance purposes! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 21 October 2021, 18:15	16 responses 1,631 views	Last Post by cojak 16 November 2021, 11:38
Sticky: README: Dodgy/'Mini' Umbrella threads by cojak Started by cojak, 2 May 2021, 10:19	4 responses 780 views	Last Post by cojak 10 May 2021, 08:48
Sticky: HMRC issue guidance on umbrella companies - some interesting reading! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 29 April 2021, 16:40	12 responses 1,846 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 4 May 2021, 07:49
Sticky: Umbrella calculations and why they differ! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 31 January 2017, 14:23	26 responses 44,797 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
Opus bestpay umbrella - do not use it! It's highly toxic!!!!! by whattheheck Started by whattheheck, 12 February 2018, 11:14	53 responses 21,553 views	Last Post by cojak 18 June 2022, 06:12
Recruitment Agency Umbrella PSL's by saptastic Started by saptastic, 25 May 2022, 09:08	6 responses 1,076 views	Last Post by saptastic 30 May 2022, 13:42
Which Umbrella Company is good? by sdyson31 Started by sdyson31, 5 May 2022, 12:27	4 responses 1,102 views	Last Post by Cuckoo 18 May 2022, 09:58
Your experience with Umbrella.co.uk (insider IR35 contract) by CS Contracting Started by CS Contracting, 16 May 2022, 11:26	8 responses 454 views	Last Post by b0redom 17 May 2022, 13:07
Holiday Pay by sdyson31 Started by sdyson31, 12 May 2022, 13:00	2 responses 113 views	Last Post by sdyson31 12 May 2022, 13:12
Tax Code Change by BillHicksRIP Started by BillHicksRIP, 3 May 2022, 07:36	7 responses 738 views	Last Post by Peoplesoft bloke 5 May 2022, 14:26
Taxed more than I earn. by JPC Started by JPC, 14 April 2022, 22:46	33 responses 1,925 views	Last Post by eek 28 April 2022, 17:48
Umbrella Rate versus Day Rate by fireseeker Started by fireseeker, 25 April 2022, 06:42	17 responses 1,251 views	Last Post by fireseeker 25 April 2022, 12:35
How to go about choosing an umbrella company? by stit Started by stit, 14 April 2022, 15:07	14 responses 686 views	Last Post by jamesbrown 15 April 2022, 17:30
Closed: Tax year for the arrear payments from Umbrella company by bg1087 Started by bg1087, 8 April 2022, 16:32	2 responses 454 views	Last Post by cojak 11 April 2022, 14:17
McGregor Boyall + Parasol Group is worst umbrella setup I have seen in my life! by gemasp Started by gemasp, 8 April 2022, 16:59	1 response 361 views	Last Post by cojak 9 April 2022, 08:58
Legality of client/umbrella passing on employers NI rise by mharris Started by mharris, 4 April 2022, 12:50	23 responses 960 views	Last Post by malvolio 7 April 2022, 14:57
What would be the permanent salary equivalent for the contracting pay? by stit Started by stit, 3 April 2022, 21:42	7 responses 4,686 views	Last Post by WTFH 4 April 2022, 08:45
Contract Outside IR35 but through Umbrella - Tax the same? by Willy Win Started by Willy Win, 2 April 2022, 10:25	4 responses 574 views	Last Post by jamesbrown 2 April 2022, 18:37
FTE or Umbrella by Deepster Started by Deepster, 30 March 2022, 14:30	6 responses 364 views	Last Post by northernladuk 31 March 2022, 10:14
Well, here I am... by Chris Bryce Started by Chris Bryce, 14 March 2022, 15:41	56 responses 4,340 views	Last Post by SimonMac 28 March 2022, 11:07
Brookson Umbrella Issues / Problem by RajaStyle Started by RajaStyle, 3 July 2021, 17:51	7 responses 978 views	Last Post by RajaStyle 26 March 2022, 11:03
Personal Indemnity Clause in Umbrella Contract by QuincyIT Started by QuincyIT, 25 March 2022, 18:35	0 responses 202 views	Last Post by QuincyIT 25 March 2022, 18:35
Has anyone used Sapphire by Abbot Started by Abbot, 24 March 2022, 07:58	4 responses 1,524 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 24 March 2022, 18:31
Umbrella salary sacfrice and income optimisation by MrC Started by MrC, 22 March 2022, 16:48	0 responses 248 views	Last Post by MrC 22 March 2022, 16:48