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...
IR35: Why Scrapping the Legislation Isn’t the Silver Bullet Reform UK Thinks It Is Calls to scrap IR35 entirely have resurfaced, most recently from figures associated with Reform UK and its ‘Restore Britain’ messaging. The argument is simple and politically...
When The Post Office Got IR35 Wrong. A £104 Million Mistake. In a dramatic and costly twist to its long-running operational troubles, Post Office Ltd has now become one of the most high-profile public bodies to fall foul of the UK’s IR35 rules – the complex tax regime...
IR35 & Image Rights For many UK contractors, the combination of IR35 tax rules and image rights feel like something not to have to every worry about. That is until a real-world case brings it into focus. The recent Bryan Robson Limited v HMRC tribunal decision has...
2025 Autumn Budget: what’s changed, what’s looming The new OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) forecast shows a bit of a mixed picture for the UK economy overall, modest growth, but a heavier tax burden is on the horizon. Real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is...