The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has criticised recent comments made by Trades Union Congress (TUC) General Secretary Frances O’Grady regarding umbrella companies. O’Grady had suggested that the UK…

HMRC has issued a new General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) opinion on remuneration trusts: widely marketed arrangements which are used to avoid income tax, National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and corporation tax.…

HMRC has issued a comprehensive update of its criminal investigation policy, including updates relevant to its attempts to tackle disguised remuneration and tax avoidance schemes, and areas where criminal prosecution…

TaxAid and the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) say that an increasing number of workers are complaining about umbrella companies operating in a non-compliant manner. This has caused the…

Non-compliant umbrella companies should be included in the government’s plans to improve the standard of the tax advice market, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).The CIOT has called…