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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
New here – happy to answer umbrella / contracting questions by LouiSapphireContracting Started by LouiSapphireContracting, 15 December 2025, 08:25	6 responses 368 views	Last Post by northernladuk 18 December 2025, 20:10
Clarity is back as an FCSA member by eek Started by eek, 11 December 2025, 16:02	37 responses 2,222 views	Last Post by cojak 15 December 2025, 21:01
PSR have ditched Clarity - any recommendations? by b0redom Started by b0redom, 10 December 2025, 16:02	10 responses 847 views	Last Post by LouiSapphireContracting 15 December 2025, 17:07
Closed: That escalated quickly by Nothing to see here Started by Nothing to see here, 4 December 2025, 17:19	9 responses 726 views	Last Post by WTFH 11 December 2025, 16:59
Closed: Clarity Umbrella - what's going on? by brokenbrolly Started by brokenbrolly, 23 November 2025, 18:13	52 responses 6,191 views	Last Post by WTFH 11 December 2025, 16:57
Closed: Being TUPEd to NumberMill by MonkeysUncle Started by MonkeysUncle, 16 September 2025, 16:07	6 responses 507 views	Last Post by NotAllThere 5 December 2025, 14:17
JSL - Worker Impact ? by Protagoras Started by Protagoras, 26 October 2025, 10:08	2 responses 234 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 14 November 2025, 17:33
Salary sacrifice pension overpayment by Nava39 Started by Nava39, 17 October 2025, 09:53	13 responses 546 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 14 November 2025, 17:30
Re: Tax-avoiding umbrella companies ‘using legit names to entice contractors’ by Jed Clampett Started by Jed Clampett, 19 July 2025, 07:16	5 responses 407 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 2 September 2025, 07:34
Choice of pension fund by Mikexx Started by Mikexx, 13 June 2025, 09:43	11 responses 520 views	Last Post by ladymuck 26 June 2025, 11:54
Newbie inside IR35and allowable expenses by Mikexx Started by Mikexx, 2 May 2025, 12:48	22 responses 903 views	Last Post by Mikexx 13 June 2025, 09:30
Brolly Work and the Pension Input Amount Charge by Protagoras Started by Protagoras, 9 June 2025, 12:54	0 responses 111 views	Last Post by Protagoras 9 June 2025, 12:54
Salary sacrifice on Umbrella vs PAYE by ContractorBanking Started by ContractorBanking, 2 June 2025, 13:21	1 response 236 views	Last Post by eek 2 June 2025, 13:30
Tackling Non Compliance in the Umbrella Market Help needed by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 24 March 2025, 16:28	24 responses 1,002 views	Last Post by eek 29 May 2025, 20:01
Is this payment model fair for contractors? by amartya Started by amartya, 5 May 2025, 11:19	5 responses 269 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 12 May 2025, 15:30
VAT on expenses processed through umbrella by orange86 Started by orange86, 6 April 2025, 15:44	10 responses 539 views	Last Post by Protagoras 25 April 2025, 10:07
Employers NICs Increase by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 25 February 2025, 11:18	1 response 261 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 25 February 2025, 11:21
Employers NICs Increase - what does it mean to umbrella contractor's rates? by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 25 February 2025, 11:14	0 responses 121 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 25 February 2025, 11:14
Focus umbrella referral by gamble1234 Started by gamble1234, 28 January 2025, 10:29	9 responses 455 views	Last Post by cojak 30 January 2025, 17:22
Inside IR35 worker wins £36k for wrongly deducted ER NICs by ladymuck Started by ladymuck, 22 January 2025, 11:21	4 responses 359 views	Last Post by ladymuck 23 January 2025, 11:04