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Dear Contractor,
Welcome to the July 2009 edition of our Contractor Newsletter. A busy month for contractors. An encouraging interview with the Conservatives who pledge to support contractors and the flexible workforce. And a contractor inside IR35 manages to claim employment rights in a landmark case. We also learn that the real threat of the Agency Workers Directive (AWD) comes from our own Government and not the EU. Our features this week focus on solid IR35 defence strategies, and a handy tax break in the form of child care vouchers.
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Contractors inside IR35 may be able to claim employment rights after landmark ruling
Having been judged an Alstom employee despite years of contracting, Andrew Tilson has paved the way to some IR35 contractors claiming employee rights. |
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Conservatives pledge to support contractors and flexible workforce
Shadow corporate governance minister Jonathan Djanogly confirms Tory support for flexible workers in this exclusive ContractorCalculator interview. |
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Agency Workers Directive seminar reveals government threat to contractor livelihoods
The threat to contractors' livelihoods from the AWD come from UK government, and not the EC, according to legal specialists, Lawspeed, and others. |
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What's it to be - contractor or employee?
Following the Alstom v Tilson ruling granting employment rights to a contractor, will permtractors rush to secure their employee benefits? |
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 Childcare vouchers can cut contractor tax liabilities |
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Limited company and umbrella company contractors with children can reduce tax bills by claiming childcare vouchers, explains Clair Jolly of Danbro. |
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 Contractor strategies for long term IR35 defence |
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Contractors can be taking action now to help build future IR35 defences as Duncan Strike of Quay Accounting explains. |
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 Can HMRC still investigate if I close my company? |
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HMRC can still investigate contractors who have closed their contractor limited company, but retroactive IR35 cases tend not to succeed. |
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 Contractor Calculator Market Report: July 2009 |
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Contractors in some sectors can be cautiously optimistic after another month of mixed messages from the economy. But the pain continues for others. |
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