The client’s Head f IT asked me to comment on a paper he’d received from another part of the Group recently, talking about outsourcing their back office functions to save money.

HM Treasury has recently published a draft Tax Framework that could benefit businesses in a wide range of industries. However, the principles stipulated in the document will not be automatically applied.

There have been a number of cases in recent years, the majority of which have been employment tribunal hearings, involving the disgruntled self-employed claiming employment rights against their customer/client and succeeding.

An extension of nearly 2 months has been granted on the consultation period for HMRC’s new draft law on “deliberate wrongdoing”. The proposal “Working With Tax Agents: The Next Stage” will now be under discussion until 28th April.

I see PCG have launched an advertising campaign in the national press (well, bits of it anyway) promoting the value of the freelance worker to the business community.

HM Revenue & Customs are to host a new series of free events offering advice on topics such as self-employment regulations and VAT changes to small business owners around the country.

The certainty in the UK tax system has been thrown into doubt by the Treasury’s use of retrospective action according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

A recurrent question is the guy asking how to step out of a contract in the middle because he’s had a better offer. Simple enough question, you might think, but there are several side issues.

Nearly 50% of all UK accountancy professionals will look for a new role in the coming months and 61% of them would consider a role that paid less than their current or most recent position.

There is just one month left to respond to HM Revenue and Customs’ consultation ‘Working with Tax Agents.’ The consultation, which was launched at the Pre-Budget Report on 9 December last year, closes on 3 March.

Once again I’ve got embroiled in the argument about what is a good price to pay for an accountant’s services. Let’s face it, there isn’t a lot of bookkeeping to be done with the typical nano-business and people begrudge laying out hard earned income to a third party when they can see no need to do so.

We are aware of HMRC plans to offer medical professionals a disclosure opportunity in respect of unpaid taxes. The Tax Health Plan will allow medical professionals the chance to disclose any arrears and settle them with interest and a ten per cent penalty.