Though it’s been an undeniably tough year, we’re starting to see positive signs that we’re coming out the other side of IR35, and the new shape of the contracting market is appearing.

Though it’s been an undeniably tough year, we’re starting to see positive signs that we’re coming out the other side of IR35, and the new shape of the contracting market is appearing.
We’re welcoming record numbers of clients leaving umbrella companies, and joining inniAccounts. We can now offer umbrella payslip auditing, for free.
Overall, there was little positivity in the Autumn Budget for contractors and self-employed workers. In this post, we look at the key areas in the budget that contractors need to know about.
OffPayroll.org.uk has relaunched its website along with a brand new umbrella section and FairScore rating system. This is designed to level the playing field between compliant and non-compliant umbrella companies.
In the latest update to the inniAccounts software, we’ve added a brand new ‘Get Help’ section and have overhauled the Reports section.
James Poyser and Rebecca Seeley Harris have made a submission to the autumn Spending Review to ensure that the Single Enforcement Body (SEB), which will be responsible for umbrella company regulation, gets funding.
The Prime Minister has announced a “health and social care levy” to address the funding crisis in the sector in the form of a 1.25% rise in National Insurance and tax on share dividends. This will come as a blow to many contractors who, as company directors, were excluded from Covid-19 support schemes.
James Poyser and Rebecca Seeley Harris respond to calls by the TUC for the government to ban umbrella companies.
The government is creating a new Single Enforcement Body (SEB) to protect workers’ rights and clamp down on workplace abuse, which will include umbrella companies in its remit.
In April we asked contractors about their current IR35 status determinations, attitudes towards clients and contractor feeling. Below we’ve summarised the key takeaways and have compiled the findings into a pdf report.
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