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Fraud alert: Agencies and contractors face prosecution over latest “tax credit” payroll…

Staff Reporter Nov 17, 2025

HMRC has issued a warning to the recruitment sector regarding fraudulent payroll schemes. These models use "acquired tax credits" to falsely reduce tax liabilities (PAYE and NICs), exposing agencies, employers, and contractors to huge…

Report reveals systemic betrayal: The kickback racket that fuelled Britain’s Loan Charge…

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Oct 29, 2025

Two All-Party Parliamentarian-backed reports and interviews of loan charge victims by Sky News expose the staggering evidence of how recruitment agencies, seeking huge financial kickbacks, coerced contractors into avoidance schemes…

Umbrella companies will no longer be “legally” responsible for operating PAYE payments

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Oct 30, 2024

The UK government has announced a major shake-up of the temporary labour market, aiming to tackle widespread tax avoidance within the umbrella company sector and improve conditions for workers. Legislation will be introduced that will…