Contracting in the Health sector – the nursing agencies’ VAT concession
If you’re a medical or health professional, such as a nurse, who is staffed by a recruitment agency, you should be aware of VAT concessions.
Sole trader to limited company: a how-to guide
Moving from sole trader to limited company is a big decision, but it could have many benefits for your business. If you’ve operated as a sole trader up until now, here’s a how-to guide to starting a limited company.
8 Tips for Managing Stress – Mental Health Awareness Week
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week (14 – 20 May 2018) is stress. Contractors, freelancers, and self-employed professionals can experience stress due to job insecurity, financial standing, taxes and more.
What is self-billing? Contractor FAQs
Self-billing is a common practice for recruitment agencies who deal with contractors and freelancers. If you are on a self-billing arrangement for your contract, here is what you should know.
Umbrella Company take home pay: what should you retain?
Umbrella companies are one of the most popular payroll services for freelancers and contractors in the United Kingdom. However, with so many unethical organisations encouraging tax avoidance and promoting 90 percent pay retention, how much should you realistically take home after the appropriate deductions have been made to your pay?
Download your free 2018 World Cup Wall Chart
To help you get into the spirit of this summer’s World Cup in Russia, the Churchill Knight Marketing Team has designed a 2018 World Cup Wall Chart for you to download - for free.
Download your free 2018 World Cup Sweepstake Kit
What better way to get into the World Cup spirit than to download the Churchill Knight 2018 World Cup Sweepstake Kit? Download and print the free Churchill Knight A4 Sweepstake Kit and have fun with your colleagues, friends and family.
Still haven’t paid your self-assessment tax bill?
The deadline for filing self-assessment tax returns for the 2016/17 tax year was midnight on 31st January 2018. Any personal tax payments due also needed to be paid by this deadline. Have you still not filed your return or paid your self-assessment tax bill?
HMRC testing of IR35 ‘CEST’ tool was not fully documented
According to a Freedom for Information request by contractor resource firm Contractor Calculator, HMRC has admitted to not holding any detailed evidence that its own IR35 status check tool was tested for accuracy.
Are you ready for the new tax year?
The new tax year will once again roll around on 6 April 2018. There are just a few weeks to prepare for incoming tax changes; our blog highlights some key changes for limited company contractors and freelancers.