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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	10 responses 11,641 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 760 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 3,229 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 819 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 983 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 46,864 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 17,688 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 2,229 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 715 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 357 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 534 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 1,614 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 776 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 1,838 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 44,773 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
Which Umbrella by dx4100 Started by dx4100, 30 January 2023, 08:26	4 responses 559 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 862 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 518 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 1,088 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 250 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 248 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 731 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 4,236 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 685 views	Last Post by Speedbird676 7 December 2022, 10:44
Notice period by GreenLantern22 Started by GreenLantern22, 3 December 2022, 14:55	4 responses 271 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 273 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 1,173 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 18,317 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 174 views	Last Post by Peoplesoft bloke 18 November 2022, 15:19
New to me Agency tricks... by jatinder Started by jatinder, 17 November 2022, 13:23	2 responses 311 views	Last Post by jatinder 18 November 2022, 09:09
Euro Contract/UK based by Stumpy46 Started by Stumpy46, 11 November 2022, 09:45	4 responses 232 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 17 November 2022, 09:23
Portugese/Spanish Digital Nomad & UK IR35 Inside Contract: FCSA Approved Umbrellas by Bluenose Started by Bluenose, 17 November 2022, 07:14	3 responses 425 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 17 November 2022, 09:10
Agency making me switch umbrellas at contract extension by psychocandy Started by psychocandy, 2 November 2022, 10:46	12 responses 920 views	Last Post by northernladuk 9 November 2022, 20:44
Umbrella.....paid in Euros by Tonto99 Started by Tonto99, 15 March 2021, 12:26	12 responses 1,057 views	Last Post by eek 8 November 2022, 07:28
Salary sacrifice-car scheme by acted Started by acted, 26 February 2020, 21:56	9 responses 8,052 views	Last Post by _V_ 7 November 2022, 14:06