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Sticky: Understand your tax code when working via an umbrella! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, Yesterday, 10:57	1 response 53 views	Last Post by NotAllThere Yesterday, 14:37
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 716 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 45,212 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 16,777 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 1,690 views	Last Post by eek 6 September 2022, 09:53
Sticky: Holiday Pay by eek Started by eek, 12 May 2022, 13:43	29 responses 2,496 views	Last Post by eek 5 August 2022, 09:16
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 590 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 307 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 485 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 24 March 2022, 18:37
Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	9 responses 11,051 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 February 2022, 10:01
Sticky: BEWARE Umbrella companies bring cloned for tax avoidance purposes! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 21 October 2021, 18:15	16 responses 1,511 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 670 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 1,677 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 44,384 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
Contractor Umbrella - any good? by johnny contractor Started by johnny contractor, 27 March 2017, 12:19	45 responses 13,308 views	Last Post by splitbrain 16 February 2020, 12:22
Umbrella vs. Agency PAYE? by mowog Started by mowog, 12 February 2020, 19:55	13 responses 16,290 views	Last Post by northernladuk 14 February 2020, 13:35
Brolly pitch - Good, Bad, Ugly? by simes Started by simes, 13 February 2020, 11:23	5 responses 973 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 14 February 2020, 12:49
Umbrellas and expenses post April by JonSmile Started by JonSmile, 10 February 2020, 20:46	10 responses 3,775 views	Last Post by eek 12 February 2020, 13:01
Spring & Umbrella by alikat Started by alikat, 6 March 2013, 10:25	32 responses 5,763 views	Last Post by BrilloPad 12 February 2020, 07:39
Umbrella insurances by ladymuck Started by ladymuck, 5 February 2020, 20:10	10 responses 865 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 7 February 2020, 08:34
Contract within IR35 with Direct client by shahn Started by shahn, 5 February 2020, 11:47	2 responses 660 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 5 February 2020, 15:57
Agency told me to use one of two umbrellas by jpmbosco Started by jpmbosco, 29 January 2020, 15:43	14 responses 1,727 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 5 February 2020, 09:52
NI Calcs by mb31 Started by mb31, 3 February 2020, 22:03	6 responses 814 views	Last Post by mb31 4 February 2020, 21:27
umbrella take-home pay: why are NI/tax calc(deductions) so diverse ? by kumarz Started by kumarz, 29 January 2020, 20:40	6 responses 1,208 views	Last Post by Juninho1976 4 February 2020, 21:00
Umbrella Companies - why is it such a minefield? Small discrepancy (70) in take home? by Juninho1976 Started by Juninho1976, 4 February 2020, 15:14	0 responses 454 views	Last Post by Juninho1976 4 February 2020, 15:14
Umbrella Companies - a definition by keithderrick Started by keithderrick, 3 February 2020, 12:43	7 responses 766 views	Last Post by malvolio 3 February 2020, 21:45
Nasa Consulting, any thoughts? by photomile Started by photomile, 22 October 2011, 18:45	35 responses 33,103 views	Last Post by eatenrifles 3 February 2020, 09:39
Inside IR35 from April - Usual Take Home Pay from Legit Umbrella by skysies Started by skysies, 31 January 2020, 21:55	21 responses 2,494 views	Last Post by MrButton 2 February 2020, 20:59
Mortimer Childe - any experience with Umbrella ? by kumarz Started by kumarz, 29 January 2020, 20:48	4 responses 1,412 views	Last Post by eatenrifles 31 January 2020, 12:07
how to work out if an umbrella company is dodgy: holiday pay etc by eskimalita Started by eskimalita, 28 January 2020, 13:04	4 responses 2,543 views	Last Post by cojak 28 January 2020, 13:54
Holidays via agency and umbrella PAYE by K12AN Started by K12AN, 23 January 2020, 16:41	21 responses 3,948 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 27 January 2020, 12:23
Closed: Under taxed by my umbrella, now I have a huge tax bill by BobbyCrane Started by BobbyCrane, 23 January 2020, 08:04	61 responses 11,901 views	Last Post by cojak 23 January 2020, 13:07
any umbrella's operate a cycle to work scheme ? by CanPayButWouldRatherNot Started by CanPayButWouldRatherNot, 21 January 2020, 17:01	10 responses 4,783 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 22 January 2020, 20:49
Umbrella Company Reviews by hari Started by hari, 18 January 2020, 10:08	6 responses 1,257 views	Last Post by eek 21 January 2020, 12:55