Contractor Blog

A blog by Alex Bartram, Business Manager.

Umbrella company ease tax concerns

Today's news of Business Secretary Vince Cable being penalised by the Revenue for failing to pay up to £25,000 in VAT may have caught the eye of many contractors. The £500 penalty was for late payment of...

Date: 26/10/2011 | Read more

What is AWR

We have been helping a number of agencies and end user clients by providing AWR advice. There has been so much uncertainty about it's interpretation so our advisors have been busy clarifying how Tarpon stand with the...

Date: 01/08/2011 | Read more

Umbrella or Ltd

We get more and more calls from contractors asking whether they should use an umbrella company or set up a Ltd company. We always say it is dependant upon individual circumstances such as the length of their...

Date: 26/05/2011 | Read more

Do I need an employment contract?

We receive many queries from contractors who get confused over their employment status? Contractors that choose to work through an umbrella company are employed by them and must be treated as one. For example, every contractor working...

Date: 17/05/2011 | Read more

Umbrella company contractors

We were awarded the Best communicators by contractors who had voted through Contractor Supermarket.It's pretty nice receiving an award, but unfortunately I can't take all the credit. Contractors voted for which Umbrella Company demonstrated a...

Date: 18/03/2011 | Read more

iPad reward for contractors

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Date: 07/02/2011 | Read more

Quality and compliance

Net pay is no longer the key driver when contractors seek to join an umbrella company. Service and compliance have become much more important factors for contractors. Contractors are becoming more conscious and the recent news...

Date: 14/01/2011 | Read more