Recruiters – What if Your Umbrella Company Uses a Tax Avoidance Scheme

Where tax compliance is concerned, “don’t ask, don’t tell” is not a safe policy for recruiters to adopt, because recruitment agencies can be held

Recruiters - What to Do if Your Contractors Walk off Site

It can be extremely frustrating when your contractors unexpectedly stop work and leave a client site, so in this article we’ll look at what recruiters

As a Contractor, Do I Get a Pension?

Investing in your future has always been a good idea, a pension is the obvious way to start. The earlier you start saving, the easier it will be to

Meet the Orange Genie Team - Tyler

For the first in our monthly Meet the Team series, we interviewed Tyler, who currently works in our Contractor Support Team, answering queries and

Menopause Support Launches on Orange Genie Companion

October is Menopause Awareness Month, and we’re very pleased to announce that our extraordinary employee benefits platform, Orange Genie Companion,

7 Days of Content Ideas for Small Business Owners

Social media can be a powerful tool to help you build your small business, allowing you to create a community of enthusiastic supporters, and helping

How to Keep on Top of Your Bookkeeping

Your business decisions can only be as good as the information they’re based on, so it’s vital that your bookkeeping is accurate. In this article

How to Record VAT Correctly When Entering Expenses

Expenses can be one of the most confusing areas regarding VAT, so in this article we’ll look at the treatment of VAT on expenses and give you some

Improve your working from home routine

IPSE estimates that 87% of self-employed workers have worked remotely in the last 12 months. This is a huge change, up from just 6% in 2017, and of

Meet the Orange Genie Accountancy Team

Dannielle Stapleton – Director of Accounting ServicesI’ve worked at Orange Genie for 9 years, starting out as an Accountant, I now focus my time on

5 Ways to Market Your Small Business

As a small business owner, it’s important to get real value everywhere you spend your precious time and money. With marketing activity, where return

How Much can You Take in Dividends?

As a director and shareholder, you may be used to taking part of your income from your Limited company as dividends. It’s important that this is done