Yesterday (8th January 2015) Umbrella.co.uk attended an FCSA meeting and consultation with HMRC regarding the 'Employment Intermediaries: Temporary workers - Relief for subsistence and expenses proposal.
Editor | 9 January 2015
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/ / /The IR35 Forum was established following an Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) IR35 review (beginning in 2010) and the 2011 Budget stating that the administration of IR35 would be improved.
Editor | 6 January 2015
/ / / / / /From April 2016 Umbrella Company Workers in Scotland could be subject to different rates of Income Tax (PAYE) than other umbrella company workers in the rest of the UK. This follows new legislation via The Scotland Act 2012.
Editor | 31 December 2014
News articles claim that Councils are struggling to fill social worker positions and this in turn could put vulnerable children at risk. Councils are trying to use agency workers to meet the void but demand outstrips supply.
Editor | 17 December 2014
/ / / / / /Yesterday 16th December 2014 HMRC issued their discussion document on changing the current scheme in respect of the tax relief temporary workers currently benefit from for costs reimbursed in relation to travel and subsistence (food and drink).
Warrington based Optionis Group appoint Iain Ferguson as their new Non-Executive Chairman.
Editor | 7 January 2015
/ / / /After the Festive Break and the beginning of a new calendar year we thought it would be good to do a round-up of current tax issues and news.
Editor | 31 December 2014
/ / /In the news this week it was reported that workers at CityLink (the delivery business with the yellow and green vans) received the news on Christmas Day that many would be losing their jobs with redundancies expected after New Year’s Eve.
Editor | 30 December 2014
/ / / /The ongoing HMRC discussion into Travel and Subsistence for Temporary Workers working through Umbrella Companies raises the concept that is there could be a difference between a temporary worker and a contractor or freelancer and if there is should these have different tax treatment?
Editor | 17 December 2014
/ / / / /An article in the Daily Mail caught our eye this morning with the headline that Agency Workers working for the Brighton and Sussex Universities NHS Trust should also be considered when inviting staff to the annual Christmas Party.
