by Pete Willcocks | May 5, 2026 | IR35
PGMOL v HMRC: A Big IR35 Lesson from the Football Pitch After more than a decade of legal back-and-forth, Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has won the latest round of its long-running employment status case against HMRC. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT)...
by Pete Willcocks | May 5, 2026 | Insurance
Why Contractors Should Consider Legal Protection Insurance Contracting brings freedom, flexibility and the opportunity to build a business on your own terms. But with that independence comes responsibility. Whether you operate through your own limited company, work...
by Pete Willcocks | Apr 27, 2026 | IR35
Why Contractors Should Use The Contractor Compliance Portal to Assess and Evidence IR35 Status For UK contractors, IR35 is not just a tax issue. It is a commercial risk, a financial risk and, in many cases, a question of professional credibility. Whether working with...
by Pete Willcocks | Apr 21, 2026 | Insurance
Why Professional Indemnity Insurance Is Essential for Risk Management Consultants For risk management consultants contracting via their own limited company, managing risk is just as important as delivering high-quality work. While many contractors focus on securing...
by Pete Willcocks | Apr 13, 2026 | IR35
What Start-Up Recruitment Agencies Need to Know About IR35 Compliance For new and early-stage recruitment agencies operating in the UK, understanding and managing IR35 compliance is critical. Since the off-payroll working reforms were introduced to the private sector...
by Pete Willcocks | Apr 7, 2026 | IR35
Umbrella Company Reforms Now In Force Significant reforms to the UK umbrella company sector came into force on the 6th of April 2026, introducing new rules designed to tackle tax non-compliance across labour supply chains. The legislation represents one of the most...
by Pete Willcocks | Mar 30, 2026 | IR35
IR35 Threshold Changes: What Businesses and Contractors Need to Know Changes to the company size thresholds used within the UK’s off-payroll working rules, commonly known as IR35, are set to alter how responsibility for employment status determinations is allocated...
by Pete Willcocks | Mar 23, 2026 | IR35
The Issues With CEST The UK government’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool was introduced by HMRC to help organisations determine whether contractors fall inside or outside the scope of the IR35 off-payroll working rules. The tool is widely used by...
by Pete Willcocks | Mar 16, 2026 | Insurance
Why Public Liability Insurance Is Essential for Project Managers For professionals operating through their own limited company, particularly Project Managers in sectors such as project management, IT consultancy, engineering or construction, managing risk is an...
by Pete Willcocks | Mar 9, 2026 | Insurance
Why Professional Indemnity Insurance Is Essential for IT Contractors For IT contractors operating outside IR35, running your own limited company offers flexibility, independence and often significant financial rewards. But it also means accepting the risks that come...
