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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	10 responses 11,786 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 841 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 3,301 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 858 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 1,021 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 47,171 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 17,893 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 2,267 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 732 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 366 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 550 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 1,654 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 787 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 1,857 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 44,830 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
Claiming accomodation if office is closed by dicky1980 Started by dicky1980, 31 August 2012, 11:35	3 responses 2,194 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 31 August 2012, 11:52
HELP!!!!! by BendyKendy Started by BendyKendy, 2 August 2012, 16:29	14 responses 2,953 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 20 August 2012, 13:54
Claiming expenses from an Umbrella company when you've left a contract/project by TheCulprit Started by TheCulprit, 14 August 2012, 15:19	9 responses 2,075 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 20 August 2012, 11:57
First and only assignment - Subsistence by sammywammy Started by sammywammy, 19 August 2012, 02:31	11 responses 2,783 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 20 August 2012, 08:37
Hardware expenses - qualifying period by sammywammy Started by sammywammy, 15 August 2012, 22:06	3 responses 1,852 views	Last Post by sammywammy 19 August 2012, 00:33
Umbrella company forgot last month's pension contributions by matei Started by matei, 6 August 2012, 13:10	1 response 1,660 views	Last Post by Wary 8 August 2012, 06:51
Umbrella Company Tax Issues by Justin2513 Started by Justin2513, 18 July 2012, 15:55	3 responses 9,085 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 30 July 2012, 08:37
Agency forces use of Umbrella Co by aldman Started by aldman, 26 July 2012, 19:00	1 response 1,545 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 27 July 2012, 13:02
Parasol and the questionable benefit of working through an umbrella by Hackneyed Started by Hackneyed, 18 July 2012, 23:19	9 responses 10,473 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 19 July 2012, 10:23
Parasol - Employment costs by D15 Started by D15, 12 July 2012, 13:01	11 responses 4,486 views	Last Post by Wary 16 July 2012, 18:12
Submitting two months invoice in one go... by D15 Started by D15, 12 July 2012, 18:10	5 responses 1,703 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 13 July 2012, 08:32
Anyone ever used GO Umbrella? by young veteran Started by young veteran, 13 June 2007, 12:01	40 responses 14,264 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 12 July 2012, 10:44
Umbrellas and pay by sillypenguin Started by sillypenguin, 4 July 2012, 20:44	8 responses 1,785 views	Last Post by SunnyInHades 9 July 2012, 20:27
New Contractor; Which Umbrella Company Should I Use? by JoshM HC Started by JoshM HC, 8 June 2012, 13:45	7 responses 6,695 views	Last Post by cojak 6 July 2012, 21:08
One advantage of an umbrella company I hadn't thought of. by Higgs Boson Started by Higgs Boson, 6 July 2012, 14:19	3 responses 1,850 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 6 July 2012, 15:34
am i employed or self employed by steve2776 Started by steve2776, 28 June 2012, 23:24	9 responses 3,129 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 2 July 2012, 06:38
Closed: employed or self employed by steve2776 Started by steve2776, 29 June 2012, 12:11	0 responses 1,248 views	Last Post by steve2776 29 June 2012, 12:11
Pay-between-assignments after 4 weeks on the AWR Swedish Derogation bench by SunnyInHades Started by SunnyInHades, 18 June 2012, 15:20	1 response 1,932 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 19 June 2012, 06:43
Dispensations by LisaContractorUmbrella Started by LisaContractorUmbrella, 29 November 2006, 16:56	47 responses 69,602 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 14 June 2012, 07:58
70th Birthday loan Umbrellas? Please Advise? by JennyMartins Started by JennyMartins, 11 June 2012, 15:19	8 responses 2,563 views	Last Post by JennyMartins 12 June 2012, 08:00