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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
Parasol Group! Avoid at any costs! by gemasp Started by gemasp, 8 August 2023, 14:16	3 responses 559 views	Last Post by eek 8 August 2023, 16:31
Help decide on a new umbrella company that correctly works with HMRC. by Petet3 Started by Petet3, 26 July 2023, 18:22	11 responses 991 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 3 August 2023, 17:30
Feedback On UK Umbrella Companies by Andy Hallett Started by Andy Hallett, 18 July 2023, 12:13	12 responses 975 views	Last Post by northernladuk 18 July 2023, 21:00
So it seems Optimum Pay Group have gone bankrupt by eek Started by eek, 12 July 2023, 15:54	3 responses 501 views	Last Post by Andy Hallett 17 July 2023, 15:27
Employers fees & deductions inside IR35 - Civil service / public sector by Tommo9 Started by Tommo9, 7 July 2023, 11:01	7 responses 500 views	Last Post by andymalory 14 July 2023, 17:04
Accounting Web - MUC's diddle HMRC out of £50m by ladymuck Started by ladymuck, 10 July 2023, 15:48	3 responses 280 views	Last Post by ladymuck 11 July 2023, 14:04
Parasol umbrella in danger by Eirikur Started by Eirikur, 29 June 2023, 09:09	16 responses 2,372 views	Last Post by saptastic 3 July 2023, 12:32
Tax Free Childcare & Umbrella Company Income by daz74 Started by daz74, 23 June 2023, 15:12	2 responses 427 views	Last Post by Nava39 27 June 2023, 11:15
PSA: The Return of the (corporate) Clones by Chris Bryce Started by Chris Bryce, 14 June 2023, 17:13	2 responses 276 views	Last Post by Chris Bryce 15 June 2023, 07:35
New Consultation on Umbrella Regulation by eek Started by eek, 6 June 2023, 13:23	14 responses 742 views	Last Post by eek 12 June 2023, 09:51
FCSA Payslip Checker by Andy Hallett Started by Andy Hallett, 18 May 2023, 09:14	3 responses 450 views	Last Post by eek 23 May 2023, 09:26
DASA Umbrella by hobnob Started by hobnob, 12 April 2023, 16:31	13 responses 1,093 views	Last Post by eek 15 May 2023, 13:27
Employers Pension - who pays? by richie9648 Started by richie9648, 27 April 2023, 10:52	10 responses 888 views	Last Post by Protagoras 15 May 2023, 09:59
Navigating a PSL for new inside contract by ForBajor Started by ForBajor, 18 October 2022, 11:45	12 responses 801 views	Last Post by hobnob 12 May 2023, 18:57
Orange Genie - Skimming allegations by lonewolf Started by lonewolf, 1 November 2022, 12:04	46 responses 4,755 views	Last Post by eek 12 May 2023, 18:12
Remus Rewards by GreenLantern22 Started by GreenLantern22, 29 March 2023, 10:44	1 response 565 views	Last Post by GreenLantern22 9 May 2023, 22:40
Umbrella Workers & Training Costs by Protagoras Started by Protagoras, 5 May 2023, 16:27	4 responses 212 views	Last Post by northernladuk 6 May 2023, 20:55
Parasol attempting to tax client billable expenses by Gaza Started by Gaza, 28 April 2023, 13:55	7 responses 497 views	Last Post by eek 28 April 2023, 14:45
Missing week data by GreenLantern22 Started by GreenLantern22, 12 April 2023, 20:55	4 responses 254 views	Last Post by ekim 18 April 2023, 07:45
Umbrella companies touting ‘free payroll services’ by cojak Started by cojak, 17 April 2023, 18:10	1 response 169 views	Last Post by eek 17 April 2023, 19:22