The Correspondent

Contributor

Guest and occasional writers: expert columns, conference papers, reader letters and viewpoint pieces from across the contracting world.

276 ARTICLES
2000–2020
11 DESKS

BEATS · ASK THE EXPERTS · CONFERENCE PAPERS · VIEWPOINT · LETTERS

2020

1 JUL 2020Unreasonable clause in a contractUnreasonable clause in a contract Hi, An agent has added the following clause to a contract that I feel is unreasonable and refused to remove it as…ASK THE EXPERTS

2015

30 NOV 2015Final accounts prior to company entering MVLHi, I am the sole director of a Limited company that entered a MVL on 30 October.ASK THE EXPERTS

2012

15 NOV 2012Agency workers regulations and umbrella companies in Luxembourg?Agency workers regulations and umbrella companies in Luxembourg?ASK THE EXPERTS
29 OCT 2012EC Sales List - VAT101I've done some work for an EC company on the basis of me supplying some consultancy work, which was done in the UK and e-mailed to the client.ASK THE EXPERTS
23 APR 2012Invoicing Against TimesheetsCan a company back track on invoiced timesheets.ASK THE EXPERTS

2008

18 DEC 2008Subcontracting vs SubstitutionPrevious Question - Does Substitution include sub-contracting?ASK THE EXPERTS
11 SEP 2008Substitution - ClarificationRoger & Barry.ASK THE EXPERTS

2006

11 MAY 200624 Month Rule on RelocationAn alternate (and perhaps unusual) slant on a familiar question.ASK THE EXPERTS
18 APR 2006Working without directorshipContracting without a company directorship.ASK THE EXPERTS
7 APR 2006£250 online filing incentiveHow do I show this when I file online in the next few days?ASK THE EXPERTS
8 FEB 2006IR35 and Benefits in KindNanny paid from my "net" IR35 salary is attracting further tax as a benefit in kind!ASK THE EXPERTS
6 FEB 2006Finding DebtorDebtor 'disappears'.ASK THE EXPERTS

2005

12 OCT 2005SIPPSWhat are the rules for carry back of 2005-6 and SIPPS If we make a personal pension contribution after 5th April 2006, and carry back to 2004-5, can…ASK THE EXPERTS
19 SEP 2005CIS 6 RevocationsThis is a question/information for Carl Whittaker, who I know has helped construction industry clients appeal against their CIS 6 status being…ASK THE EXPERTS
19 AUG 2005National Insurance ContributionsIs there a difference between sole-traders and Limited Liability Partnerships for N.I.ASK THE EXPERTS
11 AUG 2005Agencies right to withhold moneyAre agencies allowed to withhold your payments if they believe you have breached your contract?ASK THE EXPERTS
27 JUL 2005e-Enabling the CorporationToday, there is a lot of bluster about how firms have moved their business online or have empowered their user community.CONFERENCE PAPERS
19 JUL 2005VAT InvoicesWhy do agencies refuse to pay VAT without a copy of a VAT registration certificate?ASK THE EXPERTS
11 JUL 2005Recovery of tax and NI from individualIn a reply to a posting "Composites and liability", Barry Roback advises the Revenue can pursue the individual personally in the event that the…ASK THE EXPERTS
20 APR 2005Tax efficient company structureTax efficient company structure.ASK THE EXPERTS
11 APR 2005New pension rulesWhat income is considered for tax relief?ASK THE EXPERTS
14 MAR 2005explaining a decent RoS clause to clientI am trying to negotiate a new contract with a client, but their 'legal dept' are not following my explanation of my objections to their RoS clause.ASK THE EXPERTS
15 FEB 2005How can I make the IR understand me?I have problems with the IR demanding a refund of Children's Tax credit when no money is actually owed.ASK THE EXPERTS
13 JAN 2005End Client withholding payment from agent.4 weeks through a six-week contract (due to complete 14th Jan 2005), the owner of the Client company (a very small software house) sent me an email…ASK THE EXPERTS

2004

16 DEC 2004VAT avoidance: demonstrator carsWay back in February of this year Customs announced that they had submitted to the European Commission a derogation to be able to change VAT law so…BUSINESS
10 DEC 2004Problem with accountantAccountant is threatening to shop me to the Inland Revenue unless I settle his bill Dear Sir, I've had a problem with my accountant over the past…ASK THE EXPERTS
8 DEC 2004Working in CanadaWell, I've never had to ask a question here before because normally the answer has already been posted.ASK THE EXPERTS
6 DEC 2004Restrictive CovenantIs a restrictive covenant in a fixed term contract enforceable if it is non specific?ASK THE EXPERTS
6 DEC 2004Agencies and managed solutionsAre agencies legally allowed to 'force you' to use one of their approved management companies?ASK THE EXPERTS
18 NOV 2004Timesheets rule?Agency being a bit tight?ASK THE EXPERTS
15 NOV 2004Can I change agents using the recently new Employment Agency Act?My client wishes to renew for another 6 months.ASK THE EXPERTS
10 NOV 2004Minimum Contributions to APP(2)Following my original question and the stonewall response from IR and my insurers, I have conducted further research in order to discover the factors…ASK THE EXPERTS
8 NOV 2004Arctic chill: where are we now?The famous line in 'Yes Minister' advises us that 'a memo of clarification is not meant to make things clearer but to put us in the clear'.IR35
4 NOV 2004Petition against the Govt proposals on ID cardsThere is an electronic petition online calling for the Government to withdraw its plans for introducing ID cards.VIEWPOINT
2 NOV 2004Composite Companies and IR35To summarise, in his question Paul Reynolds asks which is safer with regards to IR35, working through a composite company or having your own limited…ASK THE EXPERTS
19 OCT 2004When is a contract not a contract?An 18 months contract becomes an 11 month contract unilaterally.ASK THE EXPERTS
12 OCT 2004Travel and Subsistence over long periodsI seek advice on claiming travel and subsistence when commuting to the same city but for different clients.ASK THE EXPERTS
12 OCT 2004Best way for IR35 contracts through Employment BusinessesHello and thank you for any time or help anyone can provide to me.ASK THE EXPERTS
4 OCT 2004Working from a rented homeIf our new landlord objects to us registering our limited company at the rented house, what is our best alternative?ASK THE EXPERTS
7 SEP 2004Problems with accountantsI am being asked for backing documentation to support computerised TB and transaction listings.ASK THE EXPERTS
12 AUG 2004Construction industry beware: Builders' IR35 is comingThe Revenue has announced that from the 9 August 2004 they will be issuing letters to 57,000 taxpayers working in the Construction Industry asking…BUSINESS
11 AUG 2004Tax Bulletin 71: Latest on Revenue's approach to clientsAs an extremely busy Senior Tax Manager with Qdos Consulting Ltd concentrating on the challenge of dealing with the Inland Revenue on behalf of…BUSINESS
2 AUG 2004Keeping Dracula from the doorKeith Preece from Qdos Consulting looks at issues and behaviour which attract the attention of Revenue inspectors and could lead to investigations.BUSINESS
22 JUL 2004IR35: Revenue approaches to end clientsInland Revenue head office has informed local offices that it is completely in order for them to approach end clients for information about the…BUSINESS
22 JUL 2004To Carl WhittakerFixed-PRICE project direct with a company.ASK THE EXPERTS
15 JUL 2004Identity of clientsDoes an agency have to reveal the identity of a client?ASK THE EXPERTS
12 JUL 2004Dinner with Cherie, any takers?Dinner with Cherie?PRESS
12 JUL 2004More of the same ...£20m 'sweetener' for Labour donor's firm THE government endorsed a multi-million-pound "sweetener" to a company run by a controversial Labour donor…PRESS
6 JUL 2004Tax Office ErrorTax office makes a £75K blunder.ASK THE EXPERTS
1 JUL 2004Employment BusinessUnder the new regulations can contractors really claim their contracts are IR35 compliant?ASK THE EXPERTS
11 JUN 2004PC purchase : who best to buy ?PC purchase : who best to buy - company or employee ?ASK THE EXPERTS
30 MAY 2004Do I misunderstand a P11D dispensation?Do I misunderstand a P11D dispensation?ASK THE EXPERTS
27 MAY 2004The true cost of complianceRecently the newspapers have been reporting the case of a West Country businessman who was left with a £770 bill for professional fees, following an…BUSINESS
18 MAY 2004Tax avoidanceShould agencies and legal consultancies register their IR35 contracts under the tax avoidance registration schemes?ASK THE EXPERTS
11 MAY 2004Section660 win for QdosA freelance IT contractor has been subjected to a Section 660A investigation and won.IR35
10 MAY 2004Agency regulations revisitedTo opt in or out of the agency regs?ASK THE EXPERTS
5 MAY 2004SASSER WormYou may be aware of a new worm that's exploiting a vulnerability in certain Windows versions that spreads itself without needing the user to take any…CONFERENCE PAPERS
4 MAY 2004LiquidationWe believe that our Limited company is to be shortly forced into involuntary liquidation by the Inland Revenue as a result of the company's inability…ASK THE EXPERTS
19 APR 2004Usetech Ltd: Special CommissionersThere has been much comment and discussion about the implications of the recent Bill Hood/Usetech IR35 status case which the Inland Revenue won at…IR35
19 APR 2004Taking dividendsAssociated Companies with profits less than £10,000.ASK THE EXPERTS
15 APR 2004Holiday clause in contractContract with management company/accountancy firm says I'm entitled to holiday pay yet now they say they will not pay it.BUSINESS
7 APR 2004Associated CompaniesWhat is the definition of an associated company?ASK THE EXPERTS
5 APR 2004IR35 - Commissioners or not?Many will sympathise with former freelancer, Bill Hood, following his recent defeat by the Inland Revenue at a Special Commissioners' IR35 status…BUSINESS
2 APR 2004IR35 and accountsCan one tell from a profit and loss account if a company was caught by IR35?ASK THE EXPERTS
1 APR 2004To backup or not to backup, that is the ?Given the number of tasks a freelancer has to do, sometimes low profile, yet extremely important tasks get left out.CONFERENCE PAPERS
27 MAR 2004Dividends before 31st March, 2004Should all profits below £10,000 be withdrawn as dividends for the last 2 years now?ASK THE EXPERTS
25 MAR 2004"You've Got Viruses!"A short article outlining how to understand your email a little better.CONFERENCE PAPERS
25 MAR 2004Declaring a dividend before 31/3/04What would the tax voucher state for dividends less than £10,000?ASK THE EXPERTS
19 MAR 2004Contract termsWhat do the terms DISPOSE of any of our rights or OBLIGATIONS actually mean?ASK THE EXPERTS
15 MAR 2004Red tape and taxes are killing IT - Computer WeeklyArticle in this week's Computer Weekly concerning the Conservative Technology Forum (CTF).PRESS
13 MAR 2004Cancelling a dividendCan a company cancel a dividend that had been paid to its director, that was fraudulent, pay its creditor, then resubmit accounts and reclaim tax if…ASK THE EXPERTS
9 MAR 2004Apply Certainty, Fairness and Clarity say Labour Small Business ForumThe Labour Small Business Forum, which is a network of Labour Party members who work for themselves, has written to the Chancellor ahead of the…IR35
8 MAR 2004quasi loanI invested some cash on behalf of my company.ASK THE EXPERTS
7 MAR 2004Gordon, take your pick!It has come to Qdos’s attention that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has been presented with five suggestions for the future taxation of dividends…IR35
1 MAR 2004Payment without timesheetsA company supplies a person to an agency and the person works at the agency's client.ASK THE EXPERTS
19 FEB 2004UKTECH RSS feedThere is now available an RDF/RSS feed of the front page articles on UKTECH.CONFERENCE PAPERS
17 FEB 2004Hewitt Lets Side DownInteresting perspective on Hewitt's recent bumbling in the HoC entitled "Bodyline Blows to Indian BPOs" by one Rashmee Ahmed.PRESS
15 FEB 2004Revenue says lack of permission will not stop it contacting end clientsTold that the contractor would seek clarifications himself to protect future trade, the Revenue replies that it is disappointed and that its…ASK THE EXPERTS
13 FEB 2004India will eat our lunch and China our dinner"India will eat our lunch and China our dinner", says the chief of the Confederation of British Industry Taken from The India times LONDON: If…PRESS
12 FEB 2004IR35 : Company StructuresWhat bearing does a company structure have on IR35 status?ASK THE EXPERTS
12 FEB 2004IR591 Speculation - Accumulation or ConfusionThere has been a good deal written in recent weeks concerning the Chancellor's pre budget statement concerning his proposals for company dividends.IR35

2003

15 DEC 2003s660 LoopholeAnswer to Roger at Egos re previous question.ASK THE EXPERTS
30 NOV 2003Unpaid since August, freelancer asks if he may approach client's customersA freelancer chasing an invoice sent in September wants to know whether seeking written confirmation of his work from the client's own customers…ASK THE EXPERTS
30 NOV 2003Notice served on a no-notice contract as contractor eyes small claimsFour weeks into a three-month contract the headcount was never signed off, and the schedule setting out the notice period reads not available.ASK THE EXPERTS
24 NOV 2003Vague terms of reference could hand the client control, contractor fearsAn end client's template terms of reference say the contractor is expected to support other unnamed projects as directed, which he argues misstates…ASK THE EXPERTS
11 NOV 2003Two years into an IR35 review, contractor considers folding his companyWith the Revenue still seeking to interview an HR manager who says he has no records, the contractor weighs winding up rather than settling what he…ASK THE EXPERTS
23 OCT 2003IR35 win when Revenue settleBauer & Cottrell have won an IR35 investigation case just 10 weeks after being appointed.IR35
30 SEP 2003Own limited company or a management company for a six-month German contractReplying to Barry Roback, a contractor argues that for a contract of less than six months a UK limited company beats paying a management company's…ASK THE EXPERTS
8 SEP 2003Doing the Business with LabourAt this year's Labour Party Conference UKTECH is sponsoring the leading small business event on the fringe circuit.POLITICS
7 AUG 2003Mainframe Testing of DB2 stored proceduresThe stored procedure test harness is a unit-testing tool for DB2 mainframe developers building stored procedures running in a Language Environment.CONFERENCE PAPERS
6 AUG 2003IR35 decision changedThe Inland Revenue has notified TreasureGuard that it has reversed its IR35 ruling on an IT contractor working at HP/Compaq.CONFERENCE PAPERS
4 AUG 2003Does a one-man limited company need to register for data protectionA contractor sent forms DP1, DP2 and Appendix A asks whether a spreadsheet VAT calculation makes him a data controller, and whether registering would…ASK THE EXPERTS
3 AUG 2003Can corporation tax be claimed back if you get caught by IR35?An associate of ours has been paying themselves dividends without any real analysis of IR35 liability.ASK THE EXPERTS
23 JUL 2003Revenue arranges August client interviews without contractorThe Revenue says its enquiries will continue and has booked interviews with end clients, one at a head office where nobody knew the contractor's…ASK THE EXPERTS
17 JUL 2003Revenue seeks generic IR35 ruling to cover AMEC and Motorola contractorsAn inspector is said to be pursuing the case so that a single judgement can be applied to every contractor working for the same large end clients.ASK THE EXPERTS
30 JUN 2003LLPs and IR35Section 134 of the Finance Act 1988 effectively requires us to deal with Agencies as Limited Companies, which rules out Limited Liability…ASK THE EXPERTS
26 JUN 2003Revenue dismisses points 1 to 19 as contractor publishes his full listThe contractor prints his accountant's list of facts in favour of a contract for services, along with the Motorola and AMEC interview timeline behind…ASK THE EXPERTS
25 JUN 2003Chartered Institute of Taxation seeks tallies of settlements demandsThe institute asks anyone facing a settlements claim to get in touch so that statistics can be generated, as Geoff Jones's case reaches a wider…IR35
25 JUN 2003Revenue misfiles IR35 review papers then calls half the contractor's 35 points irrelevantEight months after a six-page reply, the Revenue blames misfiled records for the delay and calls almost half of the 35 points for a contract for…ASK THE EXPERTS
15 JUN 2003Brussels software house withholds 11k as the contract nears its endA contractor owed 11k on his first invoice asks what legal action he can take against a consultancy based in Brussels that says it has not been paid…ASK THE EXPERTS
12 JUN 2003Contracting in GermanyI've got the possibility of working in Germany for 6-12 months, but as most readers probably know, I would have to work through a management company.ASK THE EXPERTS
7 JUN 2003Section 660 is not new, says contractor who blames aggressive share splitsA reader argues accountants have long known about the settlements legislation and that 50:50 splits with peppercorn salaries brought the Revenue's…IR35
2 JUN 2003Pressure to changeI'm looking to try and apply some pressure to an agent in an attempt to change the wording of a contract.ASK THE EXPERTS
18 MAY 2003Salary sacrificeWhat about legitimate salary sacrifice as a defence against an s660 attack?IR35
15 MAY 2003Corporation Tax breakpointsAlthough such things are normally best left to an accountant, I find that some matters of accountancy do interest me.ASK THE EXPERTS
29 APR 2003Earnings Protection ProgrammesHave any owners of PSCs or Small Businesses considered sharing imaginative proposals for mitigating Section 660 and IR35 through careful and…CONFERENCE PAPERS
29 APR 2003Section 660 and business diversificationWould it help avoid the pitfalls of Section 660 if my wife and I diversified the current limited company we have so that she is a significant income…ASK THE EXPERTS
17 APR 2003Agency ContractMy agency is using terminology which I fear may adversely affect my IR35 Status I have recently started a new contract with a new agency.ASK THE EXPERTS
17 MAR 2003How to make effective use of UKTECHSome hints and tips on how to get the best out of the UKTECH website, and what to do if it's all going horribly wrong.CONFERENCE PAPERS
6 MAR 2003Tax saving tips - pensionsGordon Brown's tax-take is increasing every year and it's now more important than ever that you make full use of the few personal allowances that…CONFERENCE PAPERS
21 FEB 2003Microsoft to inject $160m in India Development R&D centreTIMES NEWS NETWORK BANGALORE: With high-profile hierarchical changes happening in Microsoft's India operations, its R&D back-bone is also sending out…BULLETIN
9 FEB 2003What if you don't have the time or budget to develop your website?Some people don't have the time to spend on developing their business's web presence, as their customers always come first.CONFERENCE PAPERS
8 FEB 2003Working for big clients with no written contract or substitution rightA limited company owner with offshore certification, insurance and a home office asks how secure his status is when large clients ask for him by name…ASK THE EXPERTS
5 FEB 2003Umbrella company's accounts and IR35 checks queried by contractorA contractor lists eight concerns about a large umbrella company, from accounts that differ from the Companies House filing to its own IR35…ASK THE EXPERTS
3 FEB 2003Platform Blowdown OptimisationPDE demonstrated its ability to look beyond the trees when it was asked to review a problem others could not answer.CONFERENCE PAPERS
29 JAN 2003Building a better Graphical front-endProviding an easily configurable graphical front-end has long been the holy grail of SCADA and PLC vendors.CONFERENCE PAPERS
28 JAN 2003PI, PL, EL - business/professional insurancesA complex and once expensive area of freelancer finance, the various types of Business/Professional Indemnity Insurance can be a mystery.CONFERENCE PAPERS
10 JAN 2003Project ManagementMost projects go wrong due to lack of control, poorly defined requirements, unrealistic targets and scope creep.CONFERENCE PAPERS

2002

4 DEC 2002Do composite companies really protect their contractors from IR35?A reader questions arrangements paying the statutory minimum wage plus weekly dividends, arguing the dividends represent remuneration for services…ASK THE EXPERTS
20 NOV 2002Aer Lingus: IR35 ruling overturned.TreasureGuard explains: In what is being referred to as the ‘Aer Lingus’ case, the Inland Revenue’s application of IR35 has suffered a large blow.IR35
14 NOV 2002Expert analysis: Isle of Man IR35 avoidance strategy flawedA tax expert at independent tax consultancy firm WJB Chiltern has provided an analysis of a structure, currently being marketed as an IR35 avoidance…CONFERENCE PAPERS
30 SEP 2002Can a caretaker manager contract with no milestones live outside IR35?A reader who has worked for one client for 2.5 years on milestone contracts asks whether a year-long caretaker network manager role, with attendance…ASK THE EXPERTS
9 SEP 2002Contracting Overseas Part 3: Setting upIn the third article in the series concerned with freelancers working overseas, Barry Roback, the JSA Group's Chief Executive, looks at the different…CONFERENCE PAPERS
30 AUG 2002'Anatomy of a campaign' Part 1At the Skills Sector Panel last week, I watched member after member nod their heads in agreement to wipe the IT skills shortage list clean.CONFERENCE PAPERS
2 AUG 2002Revenue sends contractor client questionnaires after IR35 accounts checkAfter taking away four contracts, the Inland Revenue asked a contractor to have his clients complete a 'Confirmation of Arrangements Between…ASK THE EXPERTS
10 JUN 2002Revenue asks end clients to confirm terms where no written contractA reader asks how to respond after the Inland Revenue demanded letters from end clients confirming the terms under which his colleague's service…ASK THE EXPERTS
7 JUN 2002Contracting Overseas Part 2: What to do with your UK companyIn his second article on contracting abroad, Barry Roback, Chief Executive of JSA, looks at important issues surrounding contractors' UK limited…CONFERENCE PAPERS
7 MAY 2002Contracting Overseas Part 1: Before you go...In this first article in a series of four concerned with contractors working overseas, Barry Roback, JSA Chief Executive, explains some of the ground…CONFERENCE PAPERS
20 MAR 2002PCG calls for Oracle DBA and C/C++ to come off work permit shortage listThe group says both skills are freely available with UK workers between contracts, and is pressing Work Permits UK to complete a removal agreed at…PCG
11 MAR 2002Value for money and more personal serviceDemand a better service from your accountant....do they treat you like a reference number instead of an individual?CONFERENCE PAPERS
10 MAR 2002SM Computer Consulting LtdOverview of Services from SM Computer Consulting...CONFERENCE PAPERS
27 FEB 2002ADR Computers: Software ConsultingThe company was incorporated in March 1997 and is in the business of supplying I.T.CONFERENCE PAPERS

2001

21 DEC 2001PCG vows case law fight after appeal judges reject IR35 reviewThe Professional Contractors Group said it would drive through legal test cases to establish case law after the Court of Appeal rejected its judicial…PCG
18 DEC 2001Three possible outcomes as PCG waits on Court of Appeal judgementGareth Williams summarises the reserved Court of Appeal case for members, setting out the three possible results of a PCG win, a Revenue win, or a…PCG
13 DEC 2001Beating IR 35Virtual Software Company As CEO of a UK software house, with a clear mission to become a market leader in Europe within Four Years, we have an…CONFERENCE PAPERS
7 DEC 2001Audit trails on IBM AS400Getting an existing application to produce audit trails of changes made to sensitive data, where this capability was not built in at system design…CONFERENCE PAPERS
30 NOV 2001PCG warns PAYE visits are turning into IR35 status enquiriesThe group warns that Inland Revenue PAYE visits are being used to ask IR35 status questions, and publishes FAQs on what an inspector may see and how…PCG
28 NOV 2001PCG sets up Cheshire Cheese base for three-day IR35 appealThe group will run an office at the Cheshire Cheese in Little Essex Street throughout the Court of Appeal hearing, with Gerald Barling QC and Kelyn…PCG
14 NOV 2001IR35 appeal put back to December as Battersby loses at commissionersThe Court of Appeal hearing moves to 4 December after the Revenue's legal team cited other commitments, as contractor Eddie Battersby loses the first…PCG
9 NOV 2001IT Training in Puerto Banus, Costa Del SolAfter looking for alternative sources of revenue post IR35, I've given up contracting (apart from the odd days consultancy here and there!) and set…CONFERENCE PAPERS
5 NOV 2001Best-practice Project Model as the basis of our consultancyAt the basis of our consultancy approach is a structured model of what is required to set-up and run a best-practice project.CONFERENCE PAPERS
10 OCT 2001Appeal tribunal rules O'Murphy was not a Hewlett Packard employeeThe Employment Appeal Tribunal overturned the original finding, holding there was no contractual nexus or mutual obligation between O'Murphy and HP…PCG
5 OCT 2001PCG appeal against IR35 judgment set for November as lobbying steps upThe PCG's three-day appeal on State Aid and freedom of movement grounds is listed for 19 or 20 November, following its first fringe meeting at the…PCG
3 OCT 2001PCG and Revenue agree clearance procedure for IR35 contract opinionsA clearance procedure agreed with the Inland Revenue sets out what information contractors should present so frontline inspectors can issue a…PCG
24 SEP 2001PCG issues version 5 draft contracts after judicial review commentsRevised model contracts for direct and back-to-back agency work take account of the judicial review judge's comments, and have been reviewed by Anne…PCG
17 SEP 2001PCG issues client briefing on employment law risks of contractingWritten with Anne Redston of Ernst & Young, the first in a planned series of PCG papers tells client businesses how IR35 and recent tribunals expose…PCG
14 SEP 2001New Domain NamesSix new internet domain names look set to be given the official go ahead in November by ICANN, the organisation which oversees the net.IT
10 SEP 2001Richard Scase to keynote York AGM as Revenue updates status manualsProfessor Richard Scase will give the keynote at the PCG AGM conference in York on 13 October, as the Inland Revenue updates its Employment Status…PCG
28 AUG 2001PCG to appeal after members pledge funds for IR35 legal fightMembers have pledged enough money for the PCG to take its argument that IR35 breaches European law to the Court of Appeal later this year, after the…PCG
24 AUG 2001PCG enlists Francesca Lagerberg to pick IR35 test casesTax consultant and non-practising barrister Francesca Lagerberg will help the PCG board choose which member cases to support in order to clarify and…PCG
16 AUG 2001Use of web bugs up 500% in three years, BBC reports (standfirst unchanged)Hidden graphics often only a pixel in size, which harvest IP addresses and browser details and work alongside cookies, have multiplied fivefold in…PRESS
16 JUL 2001Ethical hacking turns commercial as contractors hire out to find flawsScanIT owner David Michaux describes how contractors across Europe now sell security testing to business and Government, and sorts the hackers into…CONFERENCE PAPERS
12 JUL 2001Is an unsigned client-agent contract accepted by implication?A contractor asks whether a client that never signed the agency contract, but keeps signing timesheets and paying, has accepted the new Qdos-approved…ASK THE EXPERTS
10 JUL 2001Batch OptimisationEstablished in 1988, Redvers Consulting is an IT services company specialising in providing batch optimisation solutions to mainframe users primarily…CONFERENCE PAPERS
10 JUL 2001PCG frees £115,000 reserve for IR35 judicial review appeal fundFinal legal costs came in £115,000 below what PCG had earmarked, and the surplus has been released into the fund the group needs before it can…PCG
26 JUN 2001PCG paper spells out the reasonable steps that avoid IR35 penaltiesA paper by Kevin Miller with Anne Redston of Ernst & Young, discussed with the Revenue, explains what reasonable steps means and how it can head off…PCG
12 JUN 2001Court of Appeal grants PCG leave to appeal as legal fund opensThe PCG tells members that the Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal the High Court ruling, and asks them to pledge to a legal fund that…PCG
6 JUN 2001New starter asks whether to go sole trader or limited under IR35A newly self-employed reader asks whether to trade as a sole trader or set up a limited company, after accountants gave conflicting advice about IR35.ASK THE EXPERTS
29 MAY 2001Stephen Bayley says New Labour's product, not its brand, is at faultBranding consultant Stephen Bayley, who quit the Dome project, told the London Evening Standard that New Labour's trouble is its product rather than…PRESS
24 MAY 2001PCG and Qdos launch TLC35 insurance against IR35 tax liabilitiesThe Professional Contractors Group and Qdos have launched TLC35, a policy covering members' tax liabilities and penalties should the Revenue rule…PCG
23 MAY 2001Contractor in Germany asks who owes the wage tax on his UK salaryA contractor living and working in Germany asks whether his UK personal service company owes wage tax on the salary it pays him, in either country.ASK THE EXPERTS
18 MAY 2001Warning over IR35 proof contracts sold with insurance backingA warning, supplied by the 3sixty Group, that policies sold alongside IR35 proof contracts are worthless if the paperwork does not match how the…BULLETIN
16 MAY 2001PCG sets out new strategy after judicial review's 88 pages of guidanceChairman Jane Akshar tells nearly 14,000 members that with the review neither won nor lost, and Mr Justice Burton's guidance now in place, the group…PCG
11 MAY 2001Malcolm Cowen on documenting the orphan system at Woolworth'sMalcolm Cowen describes rebuilding the missing documentation for a Tandem datawarehouse at Woolworth's in Rochdale between December 1998 and January…CONFERENCE PAPERS
8 MAY 2001Contractor calls IR35 a wake-up call and a business opportunityA contractor argues that IR35 and the new agency regulations have shaken a complacent sector, forcing clients, agents and contractors alike to change…BULLETIN
4 MAY 2001Reader says contract reviews tell contractors nothing they do not knowA reader argues that the PCG questionnaire returns 'borderline' for everyone and that contract review services look at contracts in isolation rather…BULLETIN
1 MAY 2001Reader argues the Revenue is too weak to target PCG membersA reader argues the Inland Revenue is too exposed after the judicial review to single out PCG members, and will move only on rock-solid, clear-cut…AGENCIES
12 APR 2001Jane Akshar takes the PCG chair as newsletter turns to P35 adviceJane Akshar succeeds Gareth Williams as PCG chairman, as the newsletter sets out P35 advice, guidance on penalties, a contract review service and an…PCG
12 APR 2001Reader blames cost, not foot and mouth, for the tourism slumpA reader tells the BBC's talkback page that high prices and poor quality, not foot and mouth, are what keep visitors away from Britain.BUSINESS
9 APR 2001UKTECH seminar told IR35 penalties will be mild for the diligentAttendees at UKTECH's seminar on opportunities from change in the contracting market heard two ex-Revenue inspectors say penalties would be far…BUSINESS
8 APR 2001Forum rant on Bush, Kyoto and American isolation, April 2001A reader's broadside against George W Bush's statement on the Kyoto agreement and what he sees as American ignorance of the wider world.IR35
5 APR 2001Reader proposes a PCG Ltd agency to guide contracts and clientsA PCG member sets out the case for a members-owned PCG Ltd agency offering contract guidance, while acknowledging that non-profit status and staffing…BUSINESS
4 APR 2001Portillo says IR35 will hit 66,000 entrepreneurs and risk IT leadThe shadow chancellor argues that IR35 heaps an extra 350m pounds of tax and national insurance onto up to 66,000 entrepreneurs and puts Britain's…PCG
3 APR 2001It is the Revenue's guidance, not the law, that the ruling underminesA contractor argues the judgement undermined the Revenue's guidance rather than the law itself, notably on mutuality of obligation, leaving…IR35
3 APR 2001Ruling could affect 240,000 small businesses, Andy White tells StandardThe Evening Standard quotes Andy White, the PCG's first chairman and UKTECH MD, saying the judicial review ruling could affect 240,000 small…PRESS
3 APR 2001Just 4% of firms took legal advice before setting up a web siteA survey of 300 businesses for the London Chamber of Commerce found only 4% took legal advice when setting up a web site and almost half had no…PRESS
2 APR 2001Freelance journalists were never in IR35's sights, contractor notesA contractor reflects on how little IR35 is understood, and notes that freelance journalists were never affected by it and so never needed to…IR35
30 MAR 2001IR35 is not just an IT problem, oil industry contractors face it tooA reader objects to IR35 being framed as an IT industry issue, pointing to thousands of engineering contractors in the oil industry who are also…IR35
28 MAR 2001Court of appeal sends lecturer Debra Allonby's agency claim to EuropeThe Court of Appeal ruled that lecturer Debra Allonby could claim the same benefits as directly employed staff, and referred her equal pay and…PRESS
26 MAR 2001IR35 judicial review judgement to be handed down on Monday 2 AprilThe date for the decision in the judicial review has been set, with judgement to be handed down at 10.30am on Monday 2 April.PCG
23 MAR 2001Private Eye links IR35, work permits and EDS in 'EDS they win'Private Eye issue 1024 runs a report headed 'EDS they win' connecting IR35 with the government's fast-track immigration scheme and with EDS's role in…PRESS
21 MAR 2001Beckham has a company and an agent too, so why is he outside IR35A contractor lists the similarities between his own working arrangements and David Beckham's, and asks why footballers' service companies are exempt…POLITICS
21 MAR 2001Reader doubts a prospective Labour MP's letter will carry weightA reader applauds Philip's letter to his own party but doubts a prospective Labour MP will carry any weight with the government.POLITICS
21 MAR 2001Government should listen to ContractorsPhilip Ross, Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for North East Bedfordshire (also the PCG's first Campaign Director), calls afresh for the…POLITICS
21 MAR 2001Concurrent clients could be the way out of IR35, contractor arguesA contractor argues that the judge's remark about multiple concurrent clients opens the way to taking small project contracts for other businesses…IR35
19 MAR 2001Point-by-point rebuttal of the government's case for IR35A contractor answers the government's letter defending IR35 line by line, disputing its claims on fairness, targeting and the lack of evidence of…PCG
18 MAR 2001Up to 90,000 could be forced out of business or the country, court toldThe Telegraph sets out how IR35 would redefine long-term contractors as employees, with Gerald Barling QC telling the High Court up to 90,000 people…PRESS
16 MAR 2001Judge agrees IR35-caught contractors should get employment rightsThe PCG's day three report says the judge accepted that contractors treated as employees for tax should carry the employment rights to match, before…PCG
16 MAR 2001IR35 ruling could be restricted to IT professionals, High Court hearsThe Financial Times reports the judge telling the judicial review that the PCG had so far shown only IT contractors were disadvantaged by IR35, and…PRESS
15 MAR 2001Judge to rule on IR35 by 19 April as hearing starts from scratchThe PCG newsletter reports the opening days of the High Court hearing, where Mr Justice Burton began from scratch after getting the papers late and…PCG
14 MAR 2001BBC ignores IR35 judicial review but finds space for Hear'SayA reader who could find no coverage of the judicial review on the BBC news site lists the stories it ran instead, and asks who he can complain to.POLITICS
13 MAR 2001IR35 will weaken employee rights, not strengthen them, says contractorA reader argues IR35 lets employers shed staff costs and rights, while clients can still take contractors on risk-free if they are supplied by firms…POLITICS
12 MAR 2001Talk of employment rights is pure spin for the unwashed, says readerA short note translating ministerial claims about extending benefits and employment rights into what the reader believes is the real intention behind…POLITICS
12 MAR 2001A contractor's goodbye as the visas come through and Australia beckonsA departing contractor explains why he is emigrating, declines to join the PCG's gone abroad register and wishes the group luck with its judicial…POLITICS
7 MAR 2001Accountax on the contract terms needed to stay outside IR35David Smith of Accountax sets out the terms and conditions that keep a contractor outside IR35, warning that renegotiated contracts must reflect a…CONFERENCE PAPERS
5 MAR 2001Seminar: "Opportunities from Change in the Contracting Market"Opportunities from Change in the Contracting Marketplace Date Change - UKTECH conference; Thursday April 5th, 2001.BULLETIN
2 MAR 2001The software house that grew to 100 staff, and why IR35 ends thatA former employee number 15 traces a husband-and-wife software business from start-up to around 100 full-time staff, and doubts a one-man band could…IR35
2 MAR 2001Agency rules could disenfranchise limited company contractors, reader warnsA contractor returning from a Netherlands assignment sets out proposed amendments to the Employment Agencies Act regulations and the REC's search for…CONFERENCE PAPERS
26 FEB 2001IR35 is one tree in a bigger wood of state control, reader arguesA contributor links IR35 to the Terrorism Act and the RIP Bill, arguing that civil servants sat on the proposals for 20 years until they found a…CONFERENCE PAPERS
26 FEB 2001Beyond IR35, a reader warns of a government tightening its gripA contractor argues the real danger is control of information and the destruction of self-employment, and circulates an REC questionnaire on proposed…POLITICS
23 FEB 2001The old Thatcher-era intolerance is back in spades, writes Penny MortimerPenny Mortimer contrasts her hopes for the 1997 Labour victory with the ejection of a middle-aged couple from a ticketed party meeting addressed by…PRESS
22 FEB 2001CBI withdraws general support as red tape smothers small firmsDigby Jones says the CBI has had enough of red tape, with a report on small and medium enterprises due and the Treasury Select Committee criticising…PRESS
19 FEB 2001PCG reports Computer People to advertising watchdog over IR35 claimsThe PCG has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about Computer People's claim that placing an agent between client and contractor…PCG
19 FEB 2001Second appeal to Stringer's office as minister stays silentA follow-up message to Ms Fusco asks that Graham Stringer be made personally aware of the unanswered questions posed in the UKTECH conference on…CONFERENCE PAPERS
19 FEB 2001Why companies hire consultants rather than employees, and what IR35 changesA conference paper examines the skills shortages, project lengths, headcount rules and hidden employment costs behind outsourcing, and the reasoning…CONFERENCE PAPERS
18 FEB 2001Reader emails Graham Stringer demanding he answer the conferenceWriting as Mr Bond, a contractor of 15 years asks the minister to join the debate he started and to withdraw the suggestion that freelances…CONFERENCE PAPERS
17 FEB 2001Contractor demands to know what subsidy IR35 is supposed to removeA reader disputes the claim of a hidden subsidy, says he pays more than twice the tax he paid as an employee, and warns he will take his family…CONFERENCE PAPERS
16 FEB 2001Byers and Blunkett asked how firms can plan ahead amid IR35 FUDA reader mocks ministerial talk of investing and planning ahead with confidence, asking whether Stephen Byers and David Blunkett read the words…POLITICS
16 FEB 2001Tory pledge to repeal IR35 has cost Labour 500,000 votes, says PCGPCG founder-director Andy White welcomes a Conservative promise to scrap IR35 and predicts 100,000 IT contractors and their families will desert…PRESS
15 FEB 2001Government Asylum Seeker Computer System ScrappedThe government's multi-million pound computer system designed to process asylum seeker applications quickly and efficiently, has been scrapped.POLITICS
15 FEB 2001Regulation has added £6 billion in costs since 1996, minister toldAnswering Graham Stringer, a reader cites Chantrey Vellacott DFK's estimate of a £6 billion rise in business costs since 1996 and notes the RIA…CONFERENCE PAPERS
14 FEB 2001Reader asks Graham Stringer where his socialist principles wentA contractor lists the employee benefits IR35 does not bring with it and accuses New Labour of creating a skilled British underclass on the Inland…CONFERENCE PAPERS
14 FEB 2001IR35 hands the advantage to the big consultancies, reader warnsA contractor argues the legislation does nothing to stop the Friday-to-Monday cases used to justify it, while killing off the small firms that…CONFERENCE PAPERS
14 FEB 2001Fear that IR35 rulings will be applied retrospectively by the RevenueCiting Atkins v Miners, a reader warns that a future test case could overturn every IR35 ruling issued in the meantime and be used in retrospect…CONFERENCE PAPERS
14 FEB 2001IR35 punishes the long client relationship, contractor tells ministerA reader argues that staying with one client may count against him in a disguised employment assessment, even though he draws no state support when…CONFERENCE PAPERS
13 FEB 2001Freelance consultant says his tax and NI now double his employed yearsA consultant who left an American database and consultancy company five years ago says his total tax and NI, including employer's NI, is now about…CONFERENCE PAPERS
13 FEB 2001Contractor invokes the Laffer curve as post-IR35 spending dries upA reader says the fees his business once spent on gardeners, childcare, training and the local curry house have stopped, and argues ministers…CONFERENCE PAPERS
13 FEB 2001Gareth Williams rebuts Graham Stringer's defence of IR35The PCG chairman answers the minister point by point, arguing that IR35 charges NICs on 95 per cent of turnover and rests on a misreading of why…CONFERENCE PAPERS
12 FEB 2001How can 5% cover training, insurance and legal costs, minister askedA contractor puts a list of questions to the Cabinet Office, contrasting the 5% expenses allowance with an MP's tax-free £50k, and asks which…CONFERENCE PAPERS
12 FEB 2001Contractor's sums say IR35 will lose UK plc more tax than it raisesA reader works through the alleged £100,000,000 yield across 100,000 contractors and argues that departures, lower tax bills and collection costs…BUSINESS
12 FEB 2001Contractor in Holland asks if MPs would pay NI on their dividendsA reader who left a UK bank for contracting says the fairness case for IR35 collapses unless share dividends attract National Insurance as well as…CONFERENCE PAPERS
12 FEB 2001Contractor challenges Stringer over claim that risk-takers are unaffectedA Unix contractor lists the training, equipment and income risks he carries alone, and rejects Mr Stringer's assurance that businesses which invest…CONFERENCE PAPERS
11 FEB 2001Minister sets out to dispel the myths about UK regulationThe minister responsible for regulatory reform argues that the UK is among the most lightly regulated OECD economies and that complaints often rest…CONFERENCE PAPERS
11 FEB 2001English dominance of the web set to decline as e-business goes globalAround three quarters of web pages are in English though only 5.4 per cent of the world speaks it as a mother tongue, and IDC expects Europe and Asia…PRESS
9 FEB 2001PCG attacks consultancies cashing in on IR35 confusionThe Professional Contractors Group says firms such as eVirtualCompany are trading on IR35 uncertainty, and blames the government for allowing that…PRESS
7 FEB 2001BBC radio debate on IR35 leaves ordinary listeners none the wiserA reader picks apart a radio discussion of IR35, praising Lesley Riddoch's fairness but arguing the old £50,000 permie-versus-contract comparison…PCG
5 FEB 20013 sixty group defends Computer People letter to end-clientConsultancy 3 sixty group replies to criticism of a Computer People letter to an end-client, saying it drew on a fuller briefing and was not intended…AGENCIES
2 FEB 2001Hewitt tells select committee small firms have not raised IR35Writing in Computer Consultant, Susie Hughes reports the DTI e-minister telling a select committee that no small business had raised IR35 with her…PRESS
1 FEB 2001Select committee says Treasury exerts too much power over WhitehallThe Treasury Select Committee found that the Chancellor's department interferes too much in the work of other departments and called for better…PRESS
31 JAN 2001Observer says health bill would make independent NHS reports illegalAn Observer report says clause 59 of the Health and Social Care Bill would make independent scrutiny of the NHS a criminal offence, with fines for…POLITICS
30 JAN 2001Health bill clause 59 would let ministers disclose patient recordsThe Health and Social Care Bill, due in the Commons in two weeks, contains a clause allowing the Health Secretary to disclose and process…POLITICS
23 JAN 2001Telegraph warns consultants risk being taxed twice on deemed incomeA Daily Telegraph piece by Michael Becket warns that consultants who leave money in their personal service company face tax on deemed income now and…PRESS
22 JAN 2001Reader argues government dictates rather than governsA reader argues that governments of every colour treat election as a mandate to dictate, citing the pound, the closure of the pits and shipyards and…POLITICS

2000

13 NOV 2000Unmetered access from OftelThe good news is that Oftel announced today new guidelines for BT that will allow ISPs to reintroduce flat rate, unmetered access.BUSINESS
10 NOV 2000Reader asks for a comparison table of private medical insuranceA reader new to private medical insurance asks for a comparative table of the leading insurers, noting his PCG member discount and the cover needed…BULLETIN
9 NOV 2000Patent Office consultationFollowing our patent story UKTECH has become aware of an on-going consultation debate at the Patent Office.BUSINESS
3 NOV 2000Banking may be most susceptible to the job-hopping trick, reader saysReplying to the tale of training funded by short permanent stints, a reader suggests HR vetting does not always catch it and that finance and banking…IR35
3 NOV 2000How one contractor gets his training paid for by going permanentA reader recounts how an acquaintance alternates between permanent jobs and contracting, taking the staff job for the Oracle and Java training and…IR35
2 NOV 2000Oxford report warns firms to patent business methods as US filings doubleA report by Oxford University academics and London lawyers warns that firms which fail to patent their business models risk losing competitive…BUSINESS
27 OCT 2000No way to recover investigation insurance when the Revenue is wrongA brief reader note points out that investigation insurance cannot be recovered even when the Revenue looks at your working practices and turns out…IR35
24 OCT 2000Potential work opportunity from Patricia HewittRecently e-commerce minister Patricia Hewitt announced the £5.5m Internet Mentoring Initiative to help internet start-ups and established SMEs make…BUSINESS
21 OCT 2000Reader nominates IR35 as most damaging law of recent yearsIn a letter, a freelance professional argues IR35 is the most damaging legislation of recent years and that agency law leaves contractors no choice…BULLETIN
20 OCT 2000IR35 rules leave clients open to demands for employee benefitsA contractor argues the new documentation leaves those caught by IR35 free to go to their current client and demand employee's benefits, and asks why…IR35
10 OCT 2000Reader tells The Times the 5% expenses limit starves knowledge firmsA reader forwards to The Times his account of why IR35 was introduced and why the 5 per cent expenses allowance falls short of what a knowledge-based…BULLETIN
6 OCT 2000Contractor sets out point-by-point case for scrapping IR35A contractor sets out his numbered objections to IR35, from the agency law that forces limited company status to the Revenue taking 28 days to rule…BULLETIN
1 OCT 2000Ask the agencies, not the firms, contractor tells HewittA contractor now working in mainland Europe replies to Ms Hewitt's Computer Weekly claim that no exodus has taken place, telling her to ask the…BULLETIN
27 SEP 2000Germany tops Europe's dot com league as UK profitability lagsThe PricewaterhouseCoopers Internet 150 puts Germany at 45 per cent of Europe's top dot coms against Britain's 16 per cent, with half of German firms…BUSINESS
1 SEP 2000Guidelines from GuruThe US website has just published some legal advice for clients hiring freelancers.IR35
18 AUG 2000Another Country Needs You (but so does this one)It is enough to make Lord Kitchener turn in his grave.BUSINESS
18 AUG 2000RIP not dead yet comments still invitedUKTECH has followed the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill debate since mid-May, when contributor Simon Burns first clarified the issues…BULLETIN
7 AUG 2000Share Option Schemes also go throughFor the last sessions of Parliament before the Summer recess, most UKTECH readers were probably too unhappy at the grim news that IR35 had gone…BUSINESS
6 JUL 2000Britain isolated on RIP BillPressure is mounting on the government to abandon the RIP Bill before it is too late.POLITICS
4 JUL 2000Starting Out – What should you include in a business plan.Business Planning Part Two Following Why you need a Business Plan, the second article in our guidance series for start-up ventures looks at how you…BUSINESS
2 JUL 2000Spring UncoiledLess than six months after Spring launched their share option scheme for IT contractors in a blaze of publicity, the Group was back in the papers…AGENCIES
30 JUN 2000IR35 expects new firms to start with 21 shareholders, OFT toldA submission argues IR35 stops the industry's seed corn growing, noting firms such as Cap Gemini began with a couple of professionals and that the…BULLETIN
29 JUN 2000Body shopping puts freelances at a tax disadvantage to software housesA freelance IT consultant tells the review that IR35 brands him a disguised employee for work software houses supply on identical terms without any…BULLETIN
27 JUN 2000Software house director says IR35 blocks share awards and site workingA director of a ten-person software house tells the review that IR35 restricts client site working, employee share awards and retained profits…BULLETIN
27 JUN 2000Sue Richards closes her IT company and returns to permanent workLogistica 2000 director Sue Richards tells the review that IR35 uncertainty has forced her to close a company that raised over 20,000 pounds in…BULLETIN
26 JUN 2000Friday to Monday abuse cannot justify IR35, Horgan toldA correspondent tells the OFT's Grahame Horgan that IR35's objectives are unclear, that backdating to 6 April has already curtailed his expansion…BULLETIN
26 JUN 2000Grocer comparison used to argue IR35 breaches European competition lawA submission compares two grocers and two consultancies to argue that deliberately taxing the smaller supplier more heavily is anti-competitive and…BULLETIN
23 JUN 2000Reader tells the OFT that IR35 is closing knowledge based businessesA submission to the Office of Fair Trading argues IR35 is already harming professional services, and that its own regulatory impact assessment…BULLETIN
19 JUN 2000The S-commerce revolutionNews reaches UKTECH of the latest radical development in consumer retailing.BUSINESS
19 JUN 2000Spinning the RIPThe Government are becoming worried about the content of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill, and are taking action to limit its impact.IT
18 JUN 2000Starting Out – Why you need a Business PlanBusiness Planning Part One This article is the first of a series by Mark Roderick on Start-up Business Planning.BUSINESS
15 JUN 2000British Chambers of Commerce Condemn RIP BillAs the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill (the so-called "Snoopers' Charter") is debated in the House of Lords, the British Chambers of Commerce…IT
8 JUN 2000Stick to IR35 and not general economics, reader tells fellow posterA contributor defends taking another poster's 12K figure at face value as evidence against IR35, and argues imported workers will spend less in the…VIEWPOINT
1 JUN 2000UKTECH Poll: How has IR35 affected your company?Over 1,500 votes were cast in the latest UKTECH survey.IR35
17 MAY 2000Blair under attack at CBI dinnerDespite the high profile courting of business and business leaders, CBI President Sir Clive Thompson gave Tony Blair a hard time during the CBI's…BUSINESS
12 MAY 2000Aaronson QC prefers Primarolo's naivety to hypocrisy, Tax Adviser reportsTax Adviser's report on Dawn Primarolo's brief appearance at the Institute of Taxation carries barrister Graham Aaronson QC's verdict on her Budget…BUSINESS
10 MAY 2000Dawn makes an appearance at the Chartered Institute of TaxA recent article buried in the accounting pages of the Times gave an interesting, but altogether unsurprising insight into the relationship between…BUSINESS
26 APR 2000Possibility of Permies in the 52% bracketIt seems that some Permanent employees may at last understand why it is that contractors are so upset by the possibility of 52% tax rates.BUSINESS
20 APR 2000An Opportunity to UKTECH!!Those of you who have been readers from the start will know that UKTECH is named after a rugby code, used where a member of the team, in trouble at…BUSINESS
18 APR 2000Reader recalls a father's 37 years down the pit and the closures that followedA reader's account of his father's 37 years as a miner, the pit closures, the unballoted 1984 strike, and the seasonal minimum wage work he still…BUSINESS
13 APR 2000REC survey shows growth in contract marketThe latest survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) shows a rapid recovery in the contract IT market after 6 months of decline.BUSINESS
12 APR 2000Anyone for Tesco?Internet shopping is a wonderful thing.BUSINESS
10 APR 2000Newsnight mix-up blamed on Inland RevenueIndependent contractors swelled the viewing audience for Newsnight last Friday night, eagerly awaiting the promised apology after the misleading IR35…BUSINESS