Shout99.comShout99.com - News matters for FreelancersWill you take part in our freelancer survey- July 7, 2008 We'd like to ask readers of Shout99 to participate in a survey to gain a better understanding of the contracting market and the impact of Government legislation on it.http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52537 Warning that not all umbrellas are leak proof- July 7, 2008 A number of umbrella companies are trying to bend the rules and are putting contractors at risk of an expensive encounter with the Revenue, according to Barry Roback, Chief Executive of JSA, one of Britains leading specialist accountants for contractors.http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52536 Law Commission offers hope to victims of HMRC- July 4, 2008 A small business group has reacted enthusiastically to a paper from the Law Commission which offers hope to the many victims of unwarranted aggression and incompetence by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52517 Happiness Survey- July 4, 2008 Denmark is the world's happiest countryhttp://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52514 IR35- July 4, 2008 IR35: if a lower contract for 6 months is IR35 friendly and starts in December but then after 19th April the contractor realises that in practice its not a IR35 friendly contract what are the opportunities to pay back the pending tax at the end of the contract in May or later as 19th April is the last date.http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52489 HMRC warns of phishing tax rebate scam- July 3, 2008 HMRC has warned tax payers to be aware of the latest email 'phishing' scam.http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52508 Final day for 50 contract review offer- July 2, 2008 Today (July 2) is the last day to take advantage of the Qdos special offer for a full contract review for 50 + vat (usual price - 85 plus vat).http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52486 Advice to freelancers facing debt disasters- July 2, 2008 Freelancers' trade body, the Professional Contractors Group (PCG), has issued some practical guidance for freelancers should they be faced with unpaid invoices as the credit crunch looks set to impact further on UK businesses.http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52482 FRS Clarification -- HMRC View- July 2, 2008 Hi, Please refer to www.shout99.comcontractorsshowarticle.plid=51264 for history of this discussion thread. After this, I again approached my accountant who kept getting conflicting views from both their advisors and HMRC. They suggested they write to HMRC regarding this and below is the HMRCs replied received recently:http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52409 Industry round table discusses MSC legislation- July 1, 2008 It is over a year ago that the Governments 2007 budget sparked an intensive period of change for contractors and their agencies with the introduction of the new MSC legislation. Hot on its heels came the Arctic Systems ruling at the High Court and subsequent threat of income splitting legislation which further muddied the waters for everyone.http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=52403 |