Resources
Plain-English guides for UK contractors.
A library is on its way — explainers and calculators that don't waste your time. Until then, the topics we'll cover are below, and the phone still works for any question that can't wait.
In progress
No articles yet — but the topics below are what's coming.
Until the first piece lands, the fastest path to an answer is a five-minute phone call. We don't run gated content or newsletter pop-ups — when the library is open, every guide will be on this page, free and crawlable.
Coming soon
What we'll cover.
The library is structured around the questions we actually get on the phone. If you have a topic you'd like us to cover first, tell us.
-
Umbrella & IR35
What changes from April 2026 with joint-and-several liability, holiday-pay rules, and the practical "inside vs outside" question.
-
Self-Assessment
Allowable expenses for the self-employed, payments on account, and what Making Tax Digital actually means at each turnover threshold.
-
Running a small Ltd
Salary vs dividends, director loans, P11Ds, and the new ECCT Act 2023 identity-verification rules.
-
Tax calculators
Take-home estimates, dividend tax, and Class 4 NI — the same arithmetic we run on the phone.
-
Compliance explainers
Plain-English summaries of the policies we publish (Modern Slavery, Criminal Finances, AML) for agencies running due diligence.
-
New-contractor checklist
The 30-minute version: bank account, contract types, KIDs, what a sensible payslip looks like.
Can't wait?
Phone us. Five minutes beats a 2,000-word article.
If the answer needs more than that, we'll send you the relevant HMRC reference too.