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Dave Chaplin

IR35 enquiries: the seven questions that deserve an answer from HMRC now

Contractors, and all taxpayers for that matter, deserve answers from HMRC about the effectiveness of the IR35 processes it introduced in May 2012.

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ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 24/May/2013

News this week covers: PCG’s John Brazier; REC JobsOutlook; new ‘North Sea’; Tech City growth; BBC ditches contractors; and manufacturing rebounds.

Contractors to see fresh contracts generated by Britain’s “new North Sea”

Contractors across all disciplines should benefit from the UK’s shale gas development, dubbed Britain’s “new North Sea” by the Institute of Directors.

ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 24/May/2013

News this week covers: PCG’s John Brazier; REC JobsOutlook; new ‘North Sea’; Tech City growth; BBC ditches contractors; and manufacturing rebounds.

Contractors to see fresh contracts generated by Britain’s “new North Sea”

Contractors across all disciplines should benefit from the UK’s shale gas development, dubbed Britain’s “new North Sea” by the Institute of Directors.

Contractor Doctor: No substitution but can hire subcontractor: what’s my IR35 status?

Contractors with client restrictions on rights of substitution may find hiring a subcontractor achieves the same IR35 goal, says Andy Vessey of Qdos.

Contractor Doctor: Should I keep cash in my company or pay off my mortgage?

Contractors should consider their options before deciding to pay-off debts or delay dividends as it may save tax, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.

How much salary should a contractor pay themselves as director?

Contractors often find the low salary-high dividends model to be the most tax efficient way to take remuneration, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.

Contractor Doctor: No substitution but can hire subcontractor: what’s my IR35 status?

Contractors with client restrictions on rights of substitution may find hiring a subcontractor achieves the same IR35 goal, says Andy Vessey of Qdos.

  
  

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