A day rate contractor is a hybrid between employed and self-employed. Most work off payroll for a client who is similar to an employer. Contractors work on one contract at a time and are, therefore, different from being self-employed, where people may work with many...
Exactly in a month’s time Chancellor of the Exchequer will present his first Budget to the Parliament. Below are my top 10 predictions for Budget 2020. Off-payroll/IR35 Implementation for the private sector – more likely to go ahead (I sincerely hope I am wrong...
Chancellor of the Exchequer H.E Philip Hammond delivered his speech today at Westminster. He opened the speech with “A budget for the strivers, the grafters and the carers” and “era of austerity is finally coming to an end”. We will look at some key...
Up till now, your company had a staff welfare benefit of £150 per employee, which can be utilized at a staff Christmas party or other company events. There might have been occasions where you thought to gift your employees or throw a small staff function or even buy a...
The advantage of having a flat rate VAT scheme is that it reduces the amount of admin work for contractors like you. The VAT claimed is simply calculated at a certain percentage based on industry category. (Computer and IT consultancy 14.5%, Advertising 11%, Computer...
