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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	responses 11,752 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	responses 825 views	Last Post by ladymuck 6 September 2024, 14:59
Sticky: Holiday Pay by eek Started by eek, 12 May 2022, 13:43	responses 3,278 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	responses 846 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	responses 1,007 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	responses 47,096 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	responses 17,858 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	responses 2,257 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	responses 729 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	responses 364 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	responses 543 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	responses 1,636 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	responses 787 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	responses 1,850 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	responses 44,815 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
Unpaid holiday and income tax amoint by aeroeng Started by aeroeng, 22 January 2022, 18:47	responses 172 views	Last Post by eek 22 January 2022, 20:03
Constructive Takeaways for those suffering from the Umbrella Outages? by gruntling Started by gruntling, 14 January 2022, 16:01	responses 332 views	Last Post by gixxer2021 19 January 2022, 00:41
Is this a good strategy for me to get into contracting? by jamsandwich Started by jamsandwich, 11 January 2022, 21:58	responses 557 views	Last Post by hobnob 17 January 2022, 18:54
Working from Germany - contracting in the UK (most tax-efficient method) by Matt1010101 Started by Matt1010101, 7 December 2021, 09:37	responses 873 views	Last Post by Leefair1 15 January 2022, 14:01
Genuine but not FCSA Umbrella Companies by GT Monster Started by GT Monster, 25 February 2021, 14:05	responses 1,661 views	Last Post by cojak 15 January 2022, 12:44
Now this could be interesting...Chris Bryce new CEO of FCSA by malvolio Started by malvolio, 10 January 2022, 13:53	responses 792 views	Last Post by eek 12 January 2022, 10:47
David Lloyd membership discount? by gemimabell Started by gemimabell, 10 January 2022, 12:42	responses 134 views	Last Post by gemimabell 10 January 2022, 12:42
Employer NI calculation - impact of salary sacrifice by BKDouble Started by BKDouble, 9 January 2022, 16:26	responses 244 views	Last Post by eek 9 January 2022, 20:15
Sapphire vs Paystream by JRC1 Started by JRC1, 6 January 2022, 15:27	responses 1,596 views	Last Post by JRC1 8 January 2022, 14:54
Umbrellas with cycle to work schemes by Rafd Started by Rafd, 4 November 2021, 15:44	responses 1,722 views	Last Post by JoJoGabor 4 January 2022, 20:54
Umbrella Pension Salary Sacrifice of One-off Bonus Payments by foxyy Started by foxyy, 22 December 2021, 16:52	responses 461 views	Last Post by foxyy 24 December 2021, 13:36
Recruiter Insisting On Using Own Umbrella Company. by Delectable Started by Delectable, 4 December 2021, 16:23	responses 832 views	Last Post by NotAllThere 22 December 2021, 06:51
Minimum wage and sick pay by Bamboozed Started by Bamboozed, 14 December 2021, 21:31	responses 219 views	Last Post by DolanContractorGroup 15 December 2021, 12:53
New to contracting by sabrinaleech Started by sabrinaleech, 14 December 2021, 10:21	responses 286 views	Last Post by Bodger 14 December 2021, 16:11
IR35 post April 2020: Choosing a legitimate Umbrella by cojak Started by cojak, 16 January 2017, 22:51	responses 68,804 views	Last Post by ITContrator 8 December 2021, 17:09
Unified Payroll: Payment £6.5k withheld (Hacking apparently!!!) by Pavanski Started by Pavanski, 14 October 2021, 09:19	responses 1,325 views	Last Post by Fred Bloggs 3 December 2021, 16:42
Umbrella Company - Unified Payroll Limited - appoints liquidator... by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 10 November 2021, 16:08	responses 1,258 views	Last Post by eek 2 December 2021, 17:09
Can I contribute to SIPP via umbrella company? by yrus Started by yrus, 24 October 2021, 11:01	responses 3,293 views	Last Post by Paralytic 2 December 2021, 09:31
Can agency force me to use their PSL umbrellas instead of my preferred one? by PaulGardner Started by PaulGardner, 23 November 2021, 11:23	responses 717 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 24 November 2021, 13:50
New to Umbrella - Expenses by Bluebird Started by Bluebird, 23 November 2021, 14:33	responses 385 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 24 November 2021, 12:35