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How to Avoid Tax Dodging Mini Umbrella Companies

Most umbrella companies that you’ll see online are legitimate businesses that pay the correct amount of tax and comply with relevant employment legislation.

Unfortunately, the sector is brought into disrepute by a small group of illegitimate companies that seek to defraud contractors and the state. It seems the latest attempt at doing this is with so-called ‘mini umbrella companies’.

A recent BBC investigation found that around 48,000 mini umbrella companies have been created in the UK in the last five years.