Crystal Umbrella

Claiming Expenses

Our business teams work closely with clients to provide all the information and support needed when it comes to claming expenses. There are two types of business expenses:

• Crystal Business Expenses: these expenses are incurred in the running of day-to-day business and are processed alongside pay without being subject to Tax and NIC. Pay is made up of gross pay and the reimbursement of allowable expenses
• Rechargeable Expenses: these costs are incurred in the running of day-to-day business and have been authorised by the end Client or Agency who will fully reimburse them. Rechargeable Expenses must be identified and agreed with the end Client or Agency before contracts commence.

Agency Benefits

Our frontline team has a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to Tax, Payroll, Credit Control, Finance Sales, Administration, Compliance, Management, HR and more. The team is in place to ensure workers are paid accurately and on time while keeping business interests within the strict guidelines set by HM Revenue and Customs. We provide clients with a range of benefits including:

• Recruitment Agencies: high level of customer service and dedicated single point of contact for both agencies and contractors.
• Recruitment Consultants: dedicated Agency Services team is on hand to provide tailored support and advice when needed.
• Our Contractor Employees: a dedicated one to one support service with our Account Managers and comprehensive and compliant business expense processing.

How Crystal Umbrella Works

We strive to provide contractors, freelancers, locums, temps and interims with services designed to make their contracting life rewarding, hassle-free, profitable and legally compliant. We process business expenses and advise on what clients can legitimately claim. This means that clients will typically take home a higher percentage of earnings compared to being in permanent employment or being paid through a basic PAYE arrangement with an employment agency. We also provide assistance and support including:

• 1^st class customer support
• Contractual compliance and administration
• Pre-appointment screening service (PASS)
• Professional insurance
• Expense processing
• Tax advice, planning and returns
• Financial Protection and investment advice
• Health and well-being.

Why choose Crystal Umbrella

Crystal Umbrella offers a range of first class services:

• We operate PAYE only and are not associated with any other form of payment processing solution.
• We offer dedicated single point of contact for all contractors
• We can begin payroll on receipt of a remittance rather than waiting for cleared funds from agencies and clients.
• We have an almost paper-free registration process for quick and easy registration.
• All contract signing is completed in real time online in the Crystal Secure Document Exchange.
• We are members of the Association of Employment Management Companies (AEMC) which basically means we follow a comprehensive set of professional standards.

Please contact our friendly team at Crystal Umbrella for further information regarding our outstanding services.