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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	10 responses 11,646 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 760 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 3,229 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 819 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 983 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 46,870 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 17,700 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 2,229 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 715 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 357 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 535 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 1,614 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 776 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 1,838 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 44,774 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
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 2,574 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 4,153 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 12,599 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 5,902 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 1,265 views	Last Post by eek 21 January 2020, 12:55
Do any umbrellas over tax (and fee!)-efficient payments into pre-existing SIPPs? by bbmk Started by bbmk, 17 January 2020, 14:13	3 responses 803 views	Last Post by Paralytic 17 January 2020, 14:40
SSAS pension contributions via Umbrella companies by TomHorner Started by TomHorner, 15 January 2020, 17:49	7 responses 1,360 views	Last Post by Paralytic 17 January 2020, 14:32
Have to pick from this list ... by Pixelpension Started by Pixelpension, 20 December 2019, 10:24	7 responses 3,019 views	Last Post by Pixelpension 16 January 2020, 13:10
Does Umbrella provide professional indemnity insurance and public liability insurance by ian2013 Started by ian2013, 14 January 2020, 13:43	5 responses 5,349 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 15 January 2020, 15:33
Umbrella Monthly or Weeky Margins by mb31 Started by mb31, 16 December 2019, 22:43	13 responses 1,934 views	Last Post by LWJ1985 14 January 2020, 16:06
Umbrella/Agency HMRC details by demby Started by demby, 9 January 2020, 13:26	3 responses 587 views	Last Post by DolanContractorGroup 9 January 2020, 13:44
NEST Pension Charges by coder Started by coder, 8 January 2020, 10:30	2 responses 1,102 views	Last Post by contractor_coop 9 January 2020, 11:08
What Reasonable Adjustments can an Umbrella provide? by mb31 Started by mb31, 3 January 2020, 17:47	12 responses 1,619 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 5 January 2020, 23:04
Contractor umbrella by Sandy100 Started by Sandy100, 30 December 2019, 19:03	3 responses 1,275 views	Last Post by DolanContractorGroup 31 December 2019, 09:04
Danbro by mb31 Started by mb31, 18 December 2019, 20:33	25 responses 4,658 views	Last Post by KinooOrKinog 20 December 2019, 12:14
Umbrella choice advice please by Plot72 Started by Plot72, 22 November 2019, 13:06	17 responses 4,301 views	Last Post by cojak 9 December 2019, 08:26
Too Cheeky (Requesting Umbrella Information)? by Paralytic Started by Paralytic, 6 December 2019, 15:15	15 responses 1,522 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 6 December 2019, 19:11
Help to decide on PAYE or Umbrella Company by Officer Ricky Started by Officer Ricky, 30 November 2019, 21:48	9 responses 3,060 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 3 December 2019, 10:07
VAT Charging by PaulD40 Started by PaulD40, 27 November 2019, 14:18	7 responses 1,618 views	Last Post by DeludedKitten 29 November 2019, 18:23
Yet another Limited inside IR35 vs Umbrella thread by FranQ Started by FranQ, 17 November 2019, 22:36	30 responses 12,071 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 28 November 2019, 10:52