Contractor and Freelancer Advice

October 26, 2009

There have been so many questions by new contractors about umbrella companies and the way that they work that I thought I would start a blog to try and answer the most common questions. Firstly and most importantly all umbrella companies are governed by the same rules. All will process your payments through PAYE (Pay [...]

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What is a dispensation?

October 26, 2009

If you have researched umbrella companies you will probably have come across the term ‘Dispensation’ or even ‘Special Dispensation’. It is a word that, for some companies, forms the basis of advertising and marketing campaigns e.g. ‘Contractor dispensation – high take home pay’ or ‘HMR&C approved expenses dispensation’. So, will an umbrella company’s dispensation increase [...]

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