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Sticky: Understand your tax code when working via an umbrella! by lucyclarityumbrella Started by lucyclarityumbrella, 22 April 2024, 10:57	2 responses 60 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella Yesterday, 15:38
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 717 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 45,213 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 1,691 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 44,385 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
Sole Trader to Umbrella by MrNiceGuy Started by MrNiceGuy, 22 July 2017, 15:42	5 responses 1,605 views	Last Post by gables 25 August 2017, 07:06
Appytech by psychocandy Started by psychocandy, 5 April 2017, 07:00	19 responses 5,127 views	Last Post by Sam32 24 August 2017, 14:12
Appytech - Tax avoidance? by RJH75 Started by RJH75, 10 April 2017, 15:26	4 responses 6,515 views	Last Post by Sam32 24 August 2017, 14:11
Recommend or Avoid any of these Umbrella Companies? by nobody123 Started by nobody123, 21 August 2017, 19:47	9 responses 2,508 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 23 August 2017, 15:47
Umbrella Company for part time temporary contract work (first contract) by contractornewb Started by contractornewb, 20 August 2017, 16:16	8 responses 11,978 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 21 August 2017, 13:24
Parasol Umbrella Company by Ian McQueen Started by Ian McQueen, 5 September 2011, 12:42	22 responses 14,341 views	Last Post by original PM 17 August 2017, 13:33
First time contracting by Sebastienj Started by Sebastienj, 5 August 2017, 12:31	11 responses 2,712 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 9 August 2017, 15:22
Giant Nest Pension Contributions by condon Started by condon, 14 July 2017, 08:26	6 responses 2,944 views	Last Post by condon 24 July 2017, 09:28
Lost at sea...Inside IR35.what % should I expect to take home? by kysto Started by kysto, 12 July 2017, 14:04	25 responses 4,735 views	Last Post by kysto 13 July 2017, 11:07
Advice on using an umbrella company for first time (& query about why contract with u by ginjar Started by ginjar, 7 July 2017, 20:37	21 responses 14,415 views	Last Post by northernladuk 11 July 2017, 12:36
WiseMC by Peachtails Started by Peachtails, 11 July 2017, 10:35	1 response 1,320 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 11 July 2017, 11:01
Umbrella PSL list by curtis Started by curtis, 23 May 2017, 15:50	18 responses 3,278 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 11 July 2017, 10:41
Pension contributions when working through an Umbrella by InsertWittyNameHere555 Started by InsertWittyNameHere555, 5 July 2017, 13:01	18 responses 3,854 views	Last Post by ASB 10 July 2017, 11:48
Tek umbrella ltd by Fred Bloggs Started by Fred Bloggs, 7 July 2017, 00:21	2 responses 2,187 views	Last Post by eek 7 July 2017, 07:07
Advice and Guidance by Shaft1able Started by Shaft1able, 21 June 2017, 18:47	7 responses 1,557 views	Last Post by Sue B 22 June 2017, 13:54
First Time Using and Umbrella Compnay by bosphorus Started by bosphorus, 15 June 2017, 10:37	2 responses 1,385 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 June 2017, 10:43
Closed: General question about invoices and umbrella companies by bosphorus Started by bosphorus, 15 June 2017, 21:33	3 responses 1,540 views	Last Post by cojak 16 June 2017, 04:47
Short and disappointing preferred supplier list and SDC by Flips Started by Flips, 2 June 2017, 16:45	9 responses 1,726 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 8 June 2017, 09:40
What incentive is there for umbrellas to chase payment by bikeman Started by bikeman, 8 May 2017, 12:25	11 responses 2,465 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 7 June 2017, 12:41
Unsure whether I can leave my umbrella and use my own LTD company because of contract by LJCopy Started by LJCopy, 7 June 2017, 08:55	4 responses 1,363 views	Last Post by northernladuk 7 June 2017, 11:16