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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	10 responses 11,785 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 840 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 3,300 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 47,162 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 17,892 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 2,266 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 365 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
Please help! SMP Pay - Confused. by Samm Started by Samm, 7 February 2023, 19:22	5 responses 325 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 14 February 2023, 11:00
Agencies more and more enforcing their own choice of Umbrellas by ChrisTruby Started by ChrisTruby, 24 January 2023, 13:42	12 responses 1,065 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 14 February 2023, 10:58
Outside IR35 Offer but no Ltd Co by ChrisTruby Started by ChrisTruby, 9 February 2023, 09:49	10 responses 554 views	Last Post by Protagoras 9 February 2023, 17:52
Open your own umbrella by coolestchip Started by coolestchip, 5 February 2023, 23:49	17 responses 878 views	Last Post by northernladuk 8 February 2023, 19:45
DANBRO: Umbrella Company by Yesterday Started by Yesterday, 13 January 2023, 12:41	4 responses 1,422 views	Last Post by youngguy 2 February 2023, 19:00
Umbrella employer pension - I pay it? by TonyMakeroni Started by TonyMakeroni, 28 January 2023, 00:04	6 responses 390 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 31 January 2023, 13:52
Which Umbrella by dx4100 Started by dx4100, 30 January 2023, 08:26	4 responses 563 views	Last Post by dx4100 31 January 2023, 00:36
HMRC have added to their list of dodgy umbrella firms by eek Started by eek, 18 August 2022, 18:34	4 responses 865 views	Last Post by ladymuck 20 January 2023, 15:09
Umbrella and notice period by sdd Started by sdd, 13 January 2023, 16:21	8 responses 531 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 18 January 2023, 13:07
AMS pushing Giant by ladymuck Started by ladymuck, 13 December 2022, 15:01	6 responses 1,127 views	Last Post by Aeia 9 January 2023, 17:40
National Insurance contributions. by Twitch Younger Started by Twitch Younger, 28 December 2022, 16:29	2 responses 255 views	Last Post by eek 28 December 2022, 16:38
NI below threshold by hugebrain Started by hugebrain, 16 December 2022, 11:19	9 responses 254 views	Last Post by Protagoras 16 December 2022, 16:11
Is this agency playing games - Should i down tools? by MrC Started by MrC, 7 December 2022, 18:19	9 responses 742 views	Last Post by northernladuk 10 December 2022, 15:09
Worst Umbrella Company - Parasol by digitalscience Started by digitalscience, 4 February 2022, 12:17	27 responses 4,310 views	Last Post by Gramski 9 December 2022, 12:18
Choice of Two Umbrella Companies by Speedbird676 Started by Speedbird676, 28 November 2022, 15:21	7 responses 695 views	Last Post by Speedbird676 7 December 2022, 10:44
Notice period by GreenLantern22 Started by GreenLantern22, 3 December 2022, 14:55	4 responses 275 views	Last Post by NotAllThere 5 December 2022, 12:46
Umbrella = No contract by GreenLantern22 Started by GreenLantern22, 3 December 2022, 14:53	3 responses 287 views	Last Post by Protagoras 3 December 2022, 17:11
JSA SERVICES LIMITED / aka Workwell by GreenLantern22 Started by GreenLantern22, 1 December 2022, 23:37	2 responses 1,243 views	Last Post by GreenLantern22 2 December 2022, 11:23
Stay away from Payerise Umbrella by AnotherVictim of Payerise Started by AnotherVictim of Payerise, 27 June 2018, 12:27	34 responses 18,383 views	Last Post by Paralytic 24 November 2022, 16:37
Changing Umbrella before end of tax year? by gruntling Started by gruntling, 18 November 2022, 12:06	2 responses 177 views	Last Post by Peoplesoft bloke 18 November 2022, 15:19