Whether it’s blue, red, or another hue, one party will finish conference season with the self-employed vote more in the bag than the others.

Despite concerns over its independence and scope, the ‘Freelance Champion’ won’t face any competition in its role supporting IT contractors.

Far from thawing out the threshold freeze we’ve all suffered since 2022/23, Reeves is tipped to soon leave even more of your ...

This government must resist labelling status ‘too difficult to fix,’ and in the process, clear up IR35 nonsense.

The government’s focus is firmly on umbrella companies, but ‘there’s still a lot on the table’ that chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit contractors with 12 weeks from now.

One of the most important things for contractors to grasp when their recruitment agency faces financial difficulties is that acting with speed and clarity is their ally. In our many years of ...

The chancellor is reportedly looking at raising the VAT registration threshold at Autumn Budget 2025 to £100,000. The move by Rachel Reeves would mean a PSC could generate an additional £10,000 in ...

To receive what’s rightfully theirs from bust recruitment agencies, contractors must become part Praying Mantis; part rabid dog.

VAT Calculator (UK) Our VAT calculator can be used to either add VAT to the figure entered or subtract VAT to leave the non-VAT amount. The results page breaks the figures down into the net amount, ...

IR35 became law in 2000, and is another name for the off-payroll working rules. IR35 affects all contractors who do not meet HMRC’s definition of self-employed.

Contractor UKSimon Moore is one of the UK’s most consistently published freelance journalists on freelancing, self-employment and contractor issues, such as IR35, the Loan Charge and late payment.