Off-payroll working and umbrella companies good practice

[ad_1] HMRC has published guidelines to help organisations and contractors involved in off-payroll working (OPW) / IR35 understand what HMRC considers good practice. HMRC has developed and updated three sets of guidance to help people involved in OPW/IR35 understand what HMRC considers good practice. The three sets of guidance are aimed at end clients, recruitment […]

Tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market

[ad_1] ICAEW suggests that the off payroll working problem, which has led to the increase in the use of umbrella companies by employment intermediaries, could be resolved by eliminating opportunities for arbitrage that arise from rates of tax and NIC being different depending on employment status for tax. Many organisations in the private and public […]

Non-compliance in the umbrella company market

[ad_1] The government is consulting on proposals to regulate umbrella companies for employment rights and on options to tackle tax non-compliance. HM Treasury, together with HMRC and the Department for Business & Trade, have published a consultation seeking views on policy options to tackle non-compliance in the umbrella company market.   It invites comments on policy […]