HMRC is consulting on plans that would require contractor limited companies and other VAT-registered and PAYE-registered businesses to pay those liabilities by Direct Debit, rather than choosing their ...

HMRC’s recent focus on ‘reckless’ tax offences is a blunt instrument that risks tarring legitimate contractors with the same brush as tax evaders, warns SG Accounting’s Daniel Mepham.

After June's heatwave-linked dip, IT contractor demand is back in growth — its best month in nearly three years. First Point ...

UK IT contracting isn't shrinking, but it is getting pickier. SThree's Nicholas Tsappis explains why cybersecurity, AI and ...

Is a conventional umbrella company still the only way to get paid inside IR35? Far from it — as healthcare, education, ...

As LinkedIn users herald a ‘quiet comeback’ in outside IR35 contracting, Reed's head of contract IT hiring Kelly Macey sets ...

As LinkedIn users herald a ‘quiet comeback’ in outside IR35 contracting, Reed's head of contract IT hiring Kelly Macey sets the record straight, and explains what's actually behind 2026's rise in ...

Auto enrolment quietly sorts pensions for employees. Contractors get nothing of the sort, and fewer than one in five of the ...

Got an HMRC loan charge settlement letter? Here's what to check before you sign — including the £70,000 cap and how an ...

Luke* is a contractor for a Blue Light Service. His mental health is suffering because he wants to protect his wife and family from the stress caused by the loan charge recall letters. “I realised I ...

ContractorUK investigates how the alleged rights to thousands of historic contractor loans passed between private companies — and why the paper trail proving who owns them today is missing.

SmartPay Ltd, Contractor Umbrella Ltd and Agency PAYE Ltd were all subject to separate winding-up petitions between May 22nd and July 6th 2026, meaning it's high time to offer some practical guidance ...