Compliance & Regulation​

Stay on the right side of the rules — understand your obligations and protect your business.

VAT Flat Rate Scheme and limited cost traders – what’s new

New draft legislation for FRS: Limited cost traders Yesterday HMRC released their draft legislation on the proposed changes to the...

Do you have a contractor loan as part of a tax avoidance scheme? Prepare for the new retrospective tax

Prepare for the new retrospective tax   Contractors have been expressing a dislike and unfairness for the new retrospective tax...

Moving your company away from a MSC

Post April 2016: Birth of a new Umbrella generation. Better or worse? Since April 2016 new tax rules restrict the...

Sickness and holiday pay – a permie perk or open to all?

Sickness and holiday pay When contracting through your own Limited Company you’ll be aware that you’re not entitled to the...

Armitage Technical Design Services Limited Contractor v HMRC (2016)

Background Mr David Armitage is an electrical control and instrumentation designer with over 25 years’ experience of providing services within...

Christa Ackroyd v HMRC (2016)

Background In 2018 HMRC won its first IR35 ruling in seven years against the former BBC presenter Christa Ackroyd; although...