Our Expert Contributors

Experts in Taxation

Andy Vessey

Client Services Manager, Qdos Consulting Limited

Andy is a Senior Tax professional at Qdos and has a wealth of experience in IR35 and status matters which he guides the firm on.

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James Abbott

Tax Partner, Baker Watkin

James Abbott heads up Baker Watkin's tax department and often speaks on freelancer / contractor tax matters. He has his own portfolio of contractor clients.

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Experts in Financial Planning

Tony Harris

Managing Director, Contractor Financials

Tony Harris is MD of ContractorFinancials, recognised as the specialist independent financial adviser for Contractors.

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Experts in Accounting

David Colom

Principal, D J Colom & Co Chartered Accountants

David Colom qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the City of London in 1981 and is the founder and principal of D J Colom & Co Chartered Accountants established in 1989.

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Experts in Contracting

Dave Chaplin

CEO, ContractorCalculator

Dave Chaplin is a former IT contractor in the City of London, and is founder and CEO of ContractorCalculator, and author of the Contractors' Handbook.

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Latest Site Updates

ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief

News this week includes a bumper crop of mostly positive economic data for contractors; ESC C16 deadline; & HMRC starts new anti-tax-cheat campaign.

Contractor ESC C16 options for tax efficient limited company closure by 1 March 2012

Contractors have time to close their contracting business tax efficiently using ESC C16 before new rules and a £25k cap come into force on 1 March.

Project management contractor does it ‘by the book’, literally, to win first contract

Project management contractor Ken Burrell won his first contract, and just secured his first renewal, by acquiring & applying new contracting skills.

ContractorCalculator Market Report February 2012

Contractors received a PR boost in Davos and have a target rich contract market if they can pick the winning sectors of the UK’s two-speed economy.

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ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief http://t.co/4SobnOdh
18 hours ago
UK manufacturing output rises http://t.co/R0dzpXWB and trade deficit improves http://t.co/EryNWZ69 according to ONS December 2011 data
Thu, 09 Feb 2012
HMRC inconsistency: Redknapp's misfortune was to be a private individual and not a large company. http://t.co/vcz43CvZ via @TheIndyNews
Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Contractor ESC C16 options for tax efficient limited company closure by 1 March 2012 http://t.co/QXDaShgU
Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Good news for financial IT contractors London's financial sector bounces back in Jan: Morgan McKinley Employ Monitor http://t.co/38nKDOaC
Thu, 09 Feb 2012
HMRC extends anti-avoidance campaigns to construction trades and traders using new online search technology http://t.co/walUSlzX
Wed, 08 Feb 2012