Starting any new job can be daunting, but in flexible work, pay, tax or benefits can be more complicated than usual. Flexible working covers many different types of arrangements – temporary, casual, platform, contracting, flexitime, remote working etc. If you have any questions about your tax positi...
Readers have been contacting us as they aren’t sure whether they need to tell HMRC about income that they have received gross (without tax taken off before they get it). Unfortunately, there is no easy answer as there are different sets of criteria you need to consider. Also, the law and HMRC guidan...
Carer’s allowance has featured heavily in news over the last few weeks – in particular, reports of carer’s allowance being clawed back due to breaches of the earnings limit threshold. There are several reasons why the earnings limit threshold may appear to be exceeded, but in this blog we explore on...
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has been honoured with a prestigious tax award....
As it’s a new tax year, some sole traders, partnerships or landlords may be tempted to throw away last tax year’s receipts. Business records can include documents such as bank statements, sales invoices and expense receipts. However, there is a legal requirement to keep these records to support the ...
Since the umbrella company consultation closed in August 2023, we have written several articles for ContractorUK on the topic, which we summarise here....