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Sticky: Using an Umbrella? CHECK YOUR TAX CODE!! by cojak Started by cojak, 23 January 2020, 11:17	10 responses 11,656 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 3,230 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 46,875 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 17,703 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 535 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 44,775 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 16 November 2020, 14:15
Worst Umbrella: Brookson by radish2008 Started by radish2008, 25 March 2022, 15:49	9 responses 792 views	Last Post by eek 4 August 2022, 17:07
Protek Pay- anyone have experience with them? (First- time contractor here). by vshanks210 Started by vshanks210, 3 August 2022, 16:26	4 responses 233 views	Last Post by ladymuck 4 August 2022, 14:29
Dividends by agalfie Started by agalfie, 2 August 2022, 20:20	6 responses 615 views	Last Post by eek 3 August 2022, 08:01
Approved Contractor List by Bluebird Started by Bluebird, 29 July 2022, 13:54	8 responses 364 views	Last Post by SimonMac 1 August 2022, 07:12
Umbrella Mileage claim excuses by subsea Started by subsea, 28 July 2022, 15:20	2 responses 287 views	Last Post by northernladuk 28 July 2022, 15:33
Danbro Referral by doraappa Started by doraappa, 28 July 2022, 10:39	0 responses 173 views	Last Post by doraappa 28 July 2022, 10:39
another move by Sue B Started by Sue B, 26 July 2022, 15:24	3 responses 214 views	Last Post by jamesbrown 26 July 2022, 15:54
Umbrella for US Company (US Jurisidiction) by Jonty789 Started by Jonty789, 19 July 2022, 15:42	8 responses 367 views	Last Post by TheCyclingProgrammer 25 July 2022, 19:52
Umbrella company post termination conditions by Hannah1 Started by Hannah1, 15 July 2022, 13:04	5 responses 297 views	Last Post by Hannah1 18 July 2022, 18:33
Salary Sacrificing more than 40K by fidot Started by fidot, 12 July 2022, 11:14	4 responses 393 views	Last Post by fidot 14 July 2022, 10:29
How do umbrellas calculate employers NI? by scottwio Started by scottwio, 2 February 2020, 17:48	27 responses 3,618 views	Last Post by eek 14 July 2022, 07:59
Giant or Paystream umbrella company by savvycontractor Started by savvycontractor, 28 January 2020, 20:42	9 responses 6,554 views	Last Post by lucyclarityumbrella 12 July 2022, 14:30
Exchequer Solutions owes £11m in unpaid taxes by cojak Started by cojak, 28 June 2022, 07:47	5 responses 390 views	Last Post by eek 30 June 2022, 12:24
Question about PAYE and Umbrella Rates by BlueM00n Started by BlueM00n, 28 June 2022, 20:09	1 response 245 views	Last Post by eek 28 June 2022, 20:55
Umbrella travel expenses - one-off trip near client site for 100% wfh contract by Glencky Started by Glencky, 19 June 2022, 22:32	26 responses 763 views	Last Post by Glencky 23 June 2022, 22:29
Umbrella if not UK resident by ExpatChris Started by ExpatChris, 22 March 2021, 08:25	25 responses 2,483 views	Last Post by eek 18 June 2022, 18:54
Opus bestpay umbrella - do not use it! It's highly toxic!!!!! by whattheheck Started by whattheheck, 12 February 2018, 11:14	53 responses 21,517 views	Last Post by cojak 18 June 2022, 06:12
Recruitment Agency Umbrella PSL's by saptastic Started by saptastic, 25 May 2022, 09:08	6 responses 1,074 views	Last Post by saptastic 30 May 2022, 13:42
Which Umbrella Company is good? by sdyson31 Started by sdyson31, 5 May 2022, 12:27	4 responses 1,083 views	Last Post by Cuckoo 18 May 2022, 09:58
Your experience with Umbrella.co.uk (insider IR35 contract) by CS Contracting Started by CS Contracting, 16 May 2022, 11:26	8 responses 448 views	Last Post by b0redom 17 May 2022, 13:07