A weighty 63 questions is (hopefully) the government’s sign that avoiders will need a hard hat by the time HMRC is done.

From business planning to sorting your accounts, starting out as a contractor can feel like a lot. Here’s how new contractors can forget the faff and hit the ground running.

An HMRC update clarifies that while the starting gun may be unholstered in April 2026, it won’t be fired until April 2027.

An off-payroll rules update by HMRC is far from the full story. But the subtext is clear – the reformed IR35 rules aren’t going anywhere.

With many limited company contractors likely to be looking at their dividends before their £5,000 allowance gets pared back in April 2018, it makes sense to remember that excessive amounts can be ...