Latest News

• Carrington Wins Award

  8th February 2010
  Carrington has been voted the UK's no. 1 Contractor Accountants for 2009, as independently voted by contractors across the country.

• HMRC Win Offshore Umbrella Test Case

  3rd February 2010
  Last week HMRC won a High Court case to prevent IT Contractor, Robert Huitson, from seeking a Judicial Review of HMRC’s retrospective taxation demands.

• Annual Returns for Companies House

  21st January 2010
  The new Companies Act 2006 was introduced as the way in which company law would bring companies into the 21st century.

• Should you be filing a Self Assessment?

  12th January 2010
  The HMRC deadline to file your personal tax return is the 31/01/10.

• 2009 Pre Budget Report

  14th December 2009
  All in all the 2009 Pre-Budget report announced on Wednesday appears to have been fairly neutral.

• Umbrella Fees to Increase from January 2010

  8th December 2009
  As it is nearing the start of a new year, we felt it necessary to reassess the structure of our business. We want to continue to offer the same high quality service as well as make improvements which you will benefit from.

• Carrington to Close over Christmas & New Year

  7th December 2009
  Carrington will be closing our offices on Thursday 24th December at 1pm, reopening again on Monday 4th January 2010.

• Umbrella Expenses: Daily Subsistence

  27th November 2009
  Carrington has a special dispensation with HMRC which allows our contractors to claim these expenses against tax without providing receipts to us each week!

• Carrington’s High Rate Review (HRR) System

  20th November 2009
  With the looming 60% tax rate changes coming into affect in April 2010, its a priority for us to ensure our clients are planning wisely in advance of this change.

• Plan to avoid 60% Tax in 2010

  17th November 2009
  It is now more important than ever to plan efficiently when taking tax into consideration.

• New Salary PAYE Tax Penalties

  11th November 2009
  HMRC have just announced a new penalty regime for the late payment of monthly PAYE and NIC, to come into effect from May 2010.

• National Freelancers Day - Support it!

  4th November 2009
  In a drive to gain wider recognition for the contribution that freelancers, consultants and contractors make to the UK economy, The Professional Contractors Group has declared 23rd November 2009 as National Freelancers Day.

• News for Umbrella Contractors

  3rd November 2009
  Carrington to Close over Christmas and New Year.

• Blog Update: Future England Cricket Star - Steven Finn

  28th October 2009
  We are now delighted to bring you Steve Finn’s latest personal narrative.

• Clumsy Accountants cause IR35 havoc

  16th September 2009
  There has been a recent article published in Accounting Web entitled “Accountants’ IR35 knowledge worryingly vague”.

• New All Inclusive Monthly Service

  8th September 2009
  We are thrilled to launch our new Premium Accounting Service, which includes a number of benefits that we would otherwise charge for during the life of your Limited Company.

• Update: Future England Cricket Star - Steven Finn

  19th August 2009
  We are now delighted to bring you Steve’s 1st personal narrative.

• Carrington Sponsors Future England Cricket Star - Steven Finn

  31st July 2009
  We are delighted to announce that we have begun to sponsor an up and coming 20 year old England cricketer by the name of Steven Finn.

• Important Mortgage Options

  28th July 2009
  Lenders have stubbornly continued to be very selective in their targeted “Mortgage audience” and the most competitive deals are stil only available to the lowest risk cases.

• Declare your Income - New Disclosure Opportunity

  20th July 2009
  The New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) is due to commence in the autumn of 2009.

• Claiming Tax Relief on Overseas Property

  29th June 2009
  UK residents can now make claims for tax relief’s associated with furnished holiday let property situated in other EEA countries. The EEA countries are the 27 EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

• Credit Crunch - Do you qualify for a Tax Credit Protective Claims?

  15th June 2009
  You may not be aware of all the benefits that can be claimed against tax.

• Limited Company Contractors: Tax-free bikes for work

  18th May 2009
  Did you know the Government has a Cycle to Work initiative?

• Is your contract IR35 compliant?

  5th May 2009
  Our posting on 2/04/09 detailing HMRC’s new approach to investigations and the fact that they intend on carrying out many more over the coming year(s) may be of some concern to contractors.

• New HMRC Penalties

  27th April 2009
  There have been significant changes in the approach HMRC will be taking to all tax returns relating to periods starting after 1 April 08, where the due date for filing is after 1 April 09.

• Budget 2009 Overview

  24th April 2009
  Yesterday the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, presented his much anticipated budget speech report.

• Changes to HMRC Investigations from 1 April 2009

  2nd April 2009
  The way HMRC carries out compliance checks, also known as enquiries, visits and inspections, will change from 1 April 2009.

• Mortgage News: Exclusive Fixed Rate Now Available

  17th March 2009
  You may be aware that the Bank Rate has fallen again as predicted by most experts and is now at a historically low level.

• Carrington - Best Rated Umbrella Company!

  19th February 2009
  Carrington Management Services Limited has secured the top spot, as the UK's no. 1 Umbrella company on the Umbrella Supermarket website.

• 2008 Pre Budget Report

  18th February 2009
  If you follow the news closely you will know that Alistair Darling recently proposed £ 20 billion of tax cuts and funding measures to incite economic activity

• Redundancy Counseling Service – Financial Management

  12th January 2009
  Carrington Investments has recently launched a redundancy counseling service to help individuals from a financial perspective if they were to lose their job.