Contracting in 2016: experts share their predictions for contractors in the New Year
Contractors look set to enjoy a prosperous 2016 driven by Government projects, sector growth and skills shortages.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 24/Dec/2015
News this week covers: contractor mortgages advice; REC JobsOutlook; 2015 review; quarterly tax warning; STEM skills shortage; UK oil & gas activity.
Contracting in 2015: IR35, Dividend Tax change, T&S expenses, and IPSE thinktank
Contracting remains an advantageous way of work going into the New Year, in spite of a raft of Government measures targeting contractors during 2015.
Contractors should take action on mortgages and investments now, or face 2016 delays
Contractors seeking mortgages or buy-to-let alternatives should contact their advisers now to avoid 2016 logjams, say two leading financial experts.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 18/Dec/2015
News this week covers: IR35; contractor thinktank; ONS figures; outsourced contracts increase; LEM; shale gas opportunities; HMRC ‘digital tax’.
IR35 will not change until at least April 2017, confirms HMRC to IR35 Forum
Contracting stakeholders in the IR35 Forum welcomed confirmation from HMRC that IR35 is set to remain unchanged until at least the 2017/18 tax year.
Contractor thinktank set to play prominent role in contracting sector progression
Contractors will benefit from a new thinktank whose research aims to influence policymakers and highlight contracting’s role in business innovation.
Contractors to profit from improved benefits and sector insight, says IPSE chairman
EXCLUSIVE: New chairman James Collings tells ContractorCalculator more recognition and commercial benefits for contractors to come from IPSE strategy.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 11/Dec/2015
News this week covers: Finance Bill 2016; T&S restrictions; Report on Jobs; IT contractor demand; buoyant finance sector; Irish Employment Monitor.
Contractor expenses outcome in Finance Bill 2016 puts focus on IR35 result, says IPSE
Contractors outside IR35 won’t lose expenses tax relief, meaning there could be worse to come when IR35 is reformed, warns IPSE’s Andy Chamberlain.
Contractor travel and subsistence restrictions go ahead, confirms Finance Bill 2016
Contractor travel and subsistence tax relief abolished for contractors caught by IR35 or considered under ‘SDC’, confirms Finance Bill 2016.
IT contractor fortunes profit from skills shortage and sector growth, shows Hays
IT contractors to benefit from a contract-rich market due to employee unrest, sector growth and skills shortages, shows a report by recruiter Hays.
Contracting’s core disciplines dominate REC Report on Jobs league table for November
IT, engineering and financial contractors take three of the four top spots in November’s REC Report on Jobs, showing the sector is in great health.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 04/Dec/2015
News this week covers: AGCC oil and gas survey; contractor tax warning; IT Monitor; PMIs; HS2 opportunities for contractors; and OTS tax review.
Contractors need security over their tax affairs now more than ever, warns expert
Contractors should secure their tax affairs, and uncertainty surrounding IR35 adds to a growing list of reasons why, warns Duncan Strike of Intouch.
Oil and gas contractors should hold their nerve and seek out North Sea opportunities
Oil and gas contractors in the UKCS could see their fortunes improve, as firms express skills shortage concerns and look to alternate revenue streams.
ContractorCalculator Market Report December 2015
Contractors can look forward to increasing opportunities across many sectors, as improved market prospects and ongoing skills shortages drive demand.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 27/Nov/2015
News this week covers: AS 2015; T&S relief; contractor recognition; JobsOutlook; finance sector drives demand; HMRC consultation; NHS contractor cap.
AS 2015: contracting’s stakeholders react to the T&S relief and IR35 ‘silence’
Contracting bodies have had their say on the announcements made in the Autumn Statement, including T&S relief restrictions and the absence of IR35.
AS 2015: IR35 unchanged. Expenses restrictions for contractors go ahead
IR35 gets no mention in the Autumn Statement, but expenses tax relief is withdrawn for umbrella contractors and those PSC contractors caught by IR35.
Autumn Statement 2015 - key points for contractors
Chancellor George Osborne announces Government’s Spending Review outcomes and tax changes likely to impact on contractors and the contracting sector.
Umbrella company contractors could lose ongoing expenses tax relief from April 2016
Umbrella company contractors will have to claim expenses through yearly self-assessment tax returns, unless a clause in the Finance Act is repealed.
Contractor prospects improve as clients seek capacity to gain from growing economy
Contractors are experiencing increasing demand from clients seeking to take advantage of favourable market conditions, reports the REC JobsOutlook.
Contractor recognition by policymakers across Europe at all-time high, says expert
Contracting’s profile at a high as Ipro causes are increasingly recognised by policymakers across Europe, explains IPAG’s Professor Patricia Leighton.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 20/Nov/2015
News this week covers: new contracting thinktank; IR35 discussion document; financial skills shortage; oil & gas opportunities; and construction boom.
HMRC’s IR35 discussion document: how contracting’s stakeholders have responded
Contracting stakeholders have issued responses to HMRC’s Intermediaries Legislation (IR35) discussion document, highlighting areas of contention.
NFD 2015 a resounding success, as IPSE launches new thinktank and policy conference
IPSE’s National Freelancers Day 2015 launches a new thinktank and policy conference, alongside revealing the winners of this year’s freelancer awards.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 13/Nov/2015
News this week covers: IR35 crackdown; contracting landscape; IT contractor demand; skills shortage; NFD 2015; ONS figures; London Employment Monitor.
Contractor skills shortages worsen, suggesting now is a good time to go contracting
Contractor demand rose in October, as skills shortages worsened, suggesting now is a good time to consider contracting, particularly in construction.
IT contractors benefit from increasing demand growth, outperforming permanent hires
Contractors in the IT sector are enjoying rising, and increasingly broad-based, demand for their services, reports the latest Tech Cities Job Watch.
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