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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 17,829 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
NEST pension by Cookielove Started by Cookielove, 11 March 2024, 09:32	2 responses 412 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 15 March 2024, 12:08
Umbrella start-up due diligence by breaktwister Started by breaktwister, 21 January 2024, 20:25	8 responses 599 views	Last Post by courtg9000 15 February 2024, 14:29
Invest in SIPP pension via umbrella company for small fee or do this privately? by Madmax86 Started by Madmax86, 12 January 2024, 12:05	8 responses 1,746 views	Last Post by Madmax86 9 February 2024, 22:56
Help understanding Employers NI and salary breakdown. by Madmax86 Started by Madmax86, 30 January 2024, 16:38	16 responses 933 views	Last Post by Madmax86 9 February 2024, 21:53
Invest in SIPP pension via umbrella company for small fee or do this privately? by Madmax86 Started by Madmax86, 12 January 2024, 11:54	2 responses 222 views	Last Post by eek 15 January 2024, 11:30
Reduce tax by using salary sacrifice in alternative years? by Smoggy Started by Smoggy, 19 December 2023, 22:25	1 response 431 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 11 January 2024, 15:22
Does anyone know anything about the PPSA? by WTFH Started by WTFH, 17 November 2023, 12:37	10 responses 688 views	Last Post by malvolio 20 November 2023, 17:56
workplace nursery (tax free childcare) - does any umbrella do it? by passerby Started by passerby, 20 March 2023, 21:31	2 responses 327 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 20 November 2023, 09:52
allergic to HR by MrC Started by MrC, 4 November 2023, 14:56	12 responses 534 views	Last Post by WTFH 6 November 2023, 13:57
allergic to HR by cojak Started by cojak, 5 November 2023, 10:31	0 responses 73 views	Last Post by cojak 5 November 2023, 10:31
HMRC probing umbrella companies under ‘Test & Learn’ by cojak Started by cojak, 2 November 2023, 08:33	0 responses 256 views	Last Post by cojak 2 November 2023, 08:33
Another which umbrella by cojak Started by cojak, 22 September 2023, 10:51	5 responses 981 views	Last Post by rootsnall 27 September 2023, 10:39
Another which Umbrella by Cameron1590 Started by Cameron1590, 22 September 2023, 07:11	0 responses 481 views	Last Post by Cameron1590 22 September 2023, 07:11
HMRC webinar on umbrella company risks by ladymuck Started by ladymuck, 6 September 2023, 13:49	5 responses 625 views	Last Post by ladymuck 18 September 2023, 07:52
'Umbrella' Newbie by bigbadbrody Started by bigbadbrody, 6 September 2023, 10:26	2 responses 377 views	Last Post by eek 6 September 2023, 12:04
No Key Information Document - Your umbrella has a big problem by eek Started by eek, 25 June 2023, 14:54	48 responses 3,020 views	Last Post by andymalory 5 September 2023, 19:43
Payeworx by xar18 Started by xar18, 18 December 2019, 10:10	42 responses 13,582 views	Last Post by sreed 5 September 2023, 15:17
List of Umbrellas by rootsnall Started by rootsnall, 21 August 2023, 15:22	10 responses 1,337 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 24 August 2023, 12:40
Umbrella workplace pension scheme arrangement type by foxyy Started by foxyy, 3 August 2023, 10:02	5 responses 554 views	Last Post by gixxer2021 13 August 2023, 12:42
Inside IR35 Contract and child maintenance by itjoe Started by itjoe, 29 April 2021, 22:49	7 responses 2,159 views	Last Post by Protagoras 10 August 2023, 08:51