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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	10 responses 11,737 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 837 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 47,044 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 17,831 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
Dodgy umbrellas cost workers and HMT approx £4.5bn a year by ladymuck Started by ladymuck, 16 May 2021, 16:44	9 responses 388 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 19 May 2021, 19:43
Umbrella companies with Dividend and shares offer by MangoRepublic Started by MangoRepublic, 12 May 2021, 19:14	6 responses 427 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 19 May 2021, 16:44
More Orange Genie / Salary Sacrifice Woes by Great Britten Started by Great Britten, 11 May 2021, 10:32	3 responses 325 views	Last Post by eek 11 May 2021, 11:27
Don't be fooled by mini umbrella companies by cojak Started by cojak, 12 April 2014, 14:20	9 responses 9,918 views	Last Post by eek 10 May 2021, 09:32
Off-Payroll question in Tax Return by gtlc Started by gtlc, 10 April 2021, 15:54	10 responses 4,989 views	Last Post by hobnob 9 May 2021, 08:59
Paying into private pension and getting expenses by Clives Started by Clives, 5 May 2021, 22:56	3 responses 238 views	Last Post by eek 6 May 2021, 08:21
Overpaid Employer's NI via Umbrella - how do I get it back? by gizzmo Started by gizzmo, 3 May 2021, 08:38	2 responses 767 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 4 May 2021, 07:38
BBC Moneybox and Umbrellas snaffling holiday pay by cojak Started by cojak, 25 March 2021, 21:02	19 responses 1,095 views	Last Post by eek 29 April 2021, 17:46
Umbrella fees by philgo Started by philgo, 12 April 2021, 14:50	14 responses 1,079 views	Last Post by Jarman 29 April 2021, 17:13
Danbro Umbrella Referral by Weary Contractor Started by Weary Contractor, 29 March 2021, 18:36	2 responses 301 views	Last Post by Jarman 29 April 2021, 17:07
Umbrella company doesn't want to pay monthly despite initial agreement by Midlander Started by Midlander, 21 April 2021, 19:44	9 responses 392 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 29 April 2021, 08:01
Umbrella calculating SIPP salary sacrifice by gisp Started by gisp, 29 March 2021, 23:37	5 responses 834 views	Last Post by gizzmo 28 April 2021, 11:53
Agency trick with Opt out of Conduct of employment agencies 2003 act by PTP Started by PTP, 18 April 2021, 23:11	7 responses 299 views	Last Post by eek 21 April 2021, 09:10
Orange Genie by Great Britten Started by Great Britten, 13 April 2021, 10:39	12 responses 791 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 21 April 2021, 08:53
Difference between PayStream and Focused? by Tineen Started by Tineen, 9 April 2021, 19:22	1 response 758 views	Last Post by GhostofTarbera 10 April 2021, 08:38
umbrella company for a one-off project fee payment by content writer Started by content writer, 8 April 2021, 14:42	1 response 121 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 8 April 2021, 21:21
Umbrella Company Relocation Allowance by BR04DY Started by BR04DY, 25 March 2021, 13:24	14 responses 420 views	Last Post by northernladuk 6 April 2021, 22:24
I have to choose between 3 umbrellas, ICSUK, foretwogroup, Umbrella.co.uk by passerby Started by passerby, 29 March 2021, 21:58	19 responses 1,101 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 6 April 2021, 21:54
Umbrella or IR35 Payroll company who would accept PSC invoices with VAT? by markhudds Started by markhudds, 26 March 2021, 08:56	4 responses 266 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 6 April 2021, 21:42
Anyone a customer with Danbro? by fiisch Started by fiisch, 2 March 2021, 09:47	7 responses 1,598 views	Last Post by Weary Contractor 28 March 2021, 13:40