Freelance work.. how do I get paid?

[aruck]

Evening,
Ive been offered a few weeks work freelance at a day rate whilst the company gets in a position to offer me full time work.

The agency that has arranged this have told me my day rate and then forwarded my details to a couple of 'umbrella' companies. Ive had an email from one which tells me how much I should get net per week but it seems quite low.

Anyone done this? What is the easiest way to do it and get paid bearing in mind that its only a short term thing? How much tax should I be paying?

Thanks for any help!

Adrian

[550Hep]

aruck said:

Evening,
Ive been offered a few weeks work freelance at a day rate whilst the company gets in a position to offer me full time work.

The agency that has arranged this have told me my day rate and then forwarded my details to a couple of 'umbrella' companies. Ive had an email from one which tells me how much I should get net per week but it seems quite low.

Anyone done this? What is the easiest way to do it and get paid bearing in mind that its only a short term thing? How much tax should I be paying?

Thanks for any help!

Adrian

So remember out of your gross day rate will come both employers and employees taxes as well as an admin charge for running the service.

A half decent firm I know that a couple of people on the IT side who work for me use is PlanIT IT Services.

[aruck]

Ah didnt realise about the employers tax.

Is umbrella company the best way to do it?