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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
rant Umbrellas - FCSA members illustrations / calcs - 52 working weeks FFS by mjcp Started by mjcp, 22 February 2020, 12:38	58 responses 7,079 views	Last Post by Anonimouse 9 March 2020, 18:54
Need Advice on Choosing Umbrella by tester_uk Started by tester_uk, 19 September 2019, 10:20	53 responses 33,117 views	Last Post by cojak 6 March 2020, 17:02
Umbrella questions about SDC expenses, pensions and Scottish tax bands by gaz777 Started by gaz777, 23 January 2020, 22:30	56 responses 7,235 views	Last Post by eek 6 March 2020, 10:43
Umbrellas to face large SSP Bill ? by andydd68 Started by andydd68, 5 March 2020, 15:26	1 response 1,199 views	Last Post by VelcroPower 5 March 2020, 15:41
Want to use YOUR preferred Umbrella? Read this by cojak Started by cojak, 4 March 2020, 16:53	9 responses 1,044 views	Last Post by eek 4 March 2020, 19:29
Umbrella recommendations by Spider2000 Started by Spider2000, 3 March 2020, 13:01	4 responses 826 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 4 March 2020, 08:46
Umbrella company: holiday and sickness payment, am I obliged to take holiday? by leo123 Started by leo123, 1 March 2020, 10:39	12 responses 1,951 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 2 March 2020, 15:46
Difficulty choosing Umbrella from PSL by castroneves Started by castroneves, 27 January 2020, 17:23	10 responses 2,966 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 25 February 2020, 13:17
Employers NI + Pension - Paye vs Umbrella by relax24 Started by relax24, 24 February 2020, 15:00	14 responses 2,605 views	Last Post by eek 25 February 2020, 10:20
Contractor Umbrella - any good? by johnny contractor Started by johnny contractor, 27 March 2017, 12:19	45 responses 13,738 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 16,667 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 1,005 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 3,830 views	Last Post by eek 12 February 2020, 13:01
Spring & Umbrella by alikat Started by alikat, 6 March 2013, 10:25	32 responses 5,876 views	Last Post by BrilloPad 12 February 2020, 07:39
Umbrella insurances by ladymuck Started by ladymuck, 5 February 2020, 20:10	10 responses 892 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 719 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 1,774 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 5 February 2020, 09:52
NI Calcs by mb31 Started by mb31, 3 February 2020, 22:03	6 responses 835 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 1,259 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 480 views	Last Post by Juninho1976 4 February 2020, 15:14