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What is a ‘personal service company’?

Many contractors who work for clients through their own limited companies frequently find their business referred to as a ‘personal service company’.

Last week | Wed, 03 Sep 2008 | Limited Companies

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Other

• Effective retirement planning for contractors

IR35

• Being "in business on your own account" is key for contractors to stay outside IR35
• IR35 - a contractor's best defence starts before signing the contract
• Taxman’s tactics – what contractors should look out for when an IR35 investigation looms

Expenses

• Contractor doctor: can I claim expenses for buying a second home closer to my client?
• Training expenses - what contractors can claim
• How to charge contracting expenses back to your client

CV Writing

• Talkingcv can give contractors a new online recruitment profile

Umbrellas

• Changing your contractor umbrella company
• Choosing an umbrella company

Contractor Doctor Q+A

• Contractor doctor: can clients withhold payment over disputes about equipment not returned?
• Contractor doctor: can I claim for pre-incorporation personal expenses?
• Contractor doctor: can I claim training expenses for an open university course?

First timers

• Limited company or umbrella – deciding on a payment structure

Pensions

• Pensions for contractors with an umbrella company

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