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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	10 responses 11,706 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 796 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 3,260 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 830 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 992 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 46,990 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 17,751 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 2,240 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 724 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 359 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 539 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 1,621 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 779 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 1,845 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 44,789 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
Who was voted best Umbrella company by CUK in 2011 please? by northernladuk Started by northernladuk, 11 January 2012, 18:47	4 responses 3,370 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 13 January 2012, 15:31
Contracting in Finland. Please help by stwpt Started by stwpt, 20 December 2011, 18:25	1 response 2,166 views	Last Post by Casall 30 December 2011, 23:13
Parasol = Thats a lot of deductions! by AnnaO Started by AnnaO, 5 December 2011, 11:57	60 responses 25,159 views	Last Post by jet spanner 28 December 2011, 20:26
Business Expenses by Shivers Started by Shivers, 21 December 2011, 07:05	8 responses 1,901 views	Last Post by Shivers 21 December 2011, 14:07
variable rate contract and umbrella companies by berkleyn Started by berkleyn, 19 December 2011, 18:08	19 responses 2,902 views	Last Post by malvolio 20 December 2011, 23:41
Help - understanding a Umbrella Company by Nick1953 Started by Nick1953, 8 December 2011, 10:21	3 responses 1,736 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 8 December 2011, 13:42
JSA in Watford - what are they like now for the Umbrella & Ltd Company approach? by jeallen01 Started by jeallen01, 19 November 2011, 18:56	1 response 4,828 views	Last Post by Waldorf 20 November 2011, 22:30
Choice of Umbrella Company by loinguy Started by loinguy, 10 November 2011, 15:26	3 responses 2,009 views	Last Post by loinguy 10 November 2011, 15:45
AWR - pay between assignments by Technofobe Started by Technofobe, 8 November 2011, 16:52	3 responses 2,714 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 9 November 2011, 11:49
HMRC Compliance Check Worries by norush Started by norush, 1 November 2011, 21:22	25 responses 9,682 views	Last Post by norush 8 November 2011, 18:59
Agency overpaying umbrella by chineseJohn Started by chineseJohn, 8 November 2011, 10:18	4 responses 1,892 views	Last Post by TheFaQQer 8 November 2011, 16:23
EMI Share Allocation Umbrella by JamLol Started by JamLol, 4 November 2011, 15:16	0 responses 4,644 views	Last Post by JamLol 4 November 2011, 15:16
Umbrella company - not able to see contract - and terms change by chrisk Started by chrisk, 22 September 2011, 13:19	7 responses 2,215 views	Last Post by Steven@Parasol 11 October 2011, 07:51
Tax Solution by Scotty1000 Started by Scotty1000, 4 October 2011, 18:00	3 responses 1,793 views	Last Post by LisaContractorUmbrella 6 October 2011, 09:16
Receive up to 80% of your pay. by singhie Started by singhie, 9 June 2011, 14:45	4 responses 1,626 views	Last Post by Scotty1000 4 October 2011, 18:09
Is permanent job with an umbrella company while on teir 4 (student visa) illegal? by Infoseeker Started by Infoseeker, 22 September 2011, 17:33	3 responses 4,491 views	Last Post by Steven@Parasol 23 September 2011, 12:16
Contractor pays employers N.I.C by srk Started by srk, 3 September 2011, 23:39	7 responses 2,461 views	Last Post by srk 6 September 2011, 05:05
Help: understanding limited company % by karun2011 Started by karun2011, 3 August 2011, 20:35	2 responses 2,638 views	Last Post by Waldorf 4 September 2011, 22:00
HELP, new contract in Italy by bangface Started by bangface, 18 August 2011, 11:58	9 responses 2,787 views	Last Post by LibertyBishop 2 September 2011, 10:35
Terminating Service with my Umbrella Company by Bhanupriya Started by Bhanupriya, 2 August 2011, 13:21	9 responses 9,858 views	Last Post by Bhanupriya 18 August 2011, 12:42