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.

Started specialising in serving IT contractors in 1993 and is now one of the longest standing suoppliers of accountancy services to computer contractors.

David Colom has spent 17 years advising computer contractors, helping them set up and run their own limited companies, umbrella companies and tax planning strategies. He has seen considerable changes in legislation and working practices throughout the industry.

Recent Contributions

Dormant limited companies: guidance on HMRC and Companies House rules for contractorsWed, 30 Nov 2011

Choosing an umbrella services companyTue, 14 Dec 2010

Closing down your contracting limited companyMon, 11 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: We’re divorcing – what happens to our contractor limited company?Tue, 10 Aug 2010

Contractor Doctor: I’ve just married – can I share contracting income with my spouse?Wed, 02 Jun 2010

Contractor guide to splitting dividendsMon, 10 May 2010

Contractor Doctor: I’ve bought a house to be near my clients: what costs can I claim?Tue, 23 Feb 2010

Contractors can recover unclaimed travel expenses from past contractsMon, 29 Sep 2008

Contractor Doctor: Does contracting for different clients at the same location affect the 24 month rule?Fri, 26 Sep 2008

How much salary should a contractor pay themselves as director?Tue, 23 Sep 2008

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Latest Site Updates

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.

Plenty of rules for us; no rules for them

Contractors could be forgiven for assuming HMRC only targets the public over tax avoidance, while the political elite are left to get on with it.

Twitter

UK manufacturing output rises http://t.co/R0dzpXWB and trade deficit improves http://t.co/EryNWZ69 according to ONS December 2011 data
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HMRC inconsistency: Redknapp's misfortune was to be a private individual and not a large company. http://t.co/vcz43CvZ via @TheIndyNews
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Contractor ESC C16 options for tax efficient limited company closure by 1 March 2012 http://t.co/QXDaShgU
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Good news for financial IT contractors London's financial sector bounces back in Jan: Morgan McKinley Employ Monitor http://t.co/38nKDOaC
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HMRC extends anti-avoidance campaigns to construction trades and traders using new online search technology http://t.co/walUSlzX
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Project management contractor does it ‘by the book’, literally, to win first contract http://t.co/8H4wfIhk
Wed, 08 Feb 2012