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Contractor offshore tax solutions: risks and benefits explained
Need to understand the risks and benefits of offshore tax solutions? Use the guide to make an informed decision.
�for contractors Ultimately, the downside risk of contracting through an offshore tax solution is that HMRC dec� �reasing net income from, typically, 65% to 85% of contract value. But solutions are not appropriate for all�
Category: Articles: Contractor Offshore Solutions | Wed, 14 Jun 2017

Contractor interview: getting off to a good start
Samuel Muwonge started contracting when just out of the university when he saw that it offered more opportunities than permanent employment. And it fit his lifestyle. Now after about a year, he's doing very well, thanks.
�This contractor started off straight into contracting and has never looked back. Right from Uni Samuel� �With Agencies Since then, Muwonge has had several contracts, all through agencies. First he did a stint at a�
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Mon, 07 Jan 2008

Contractor interview: steve sammut grows a business despite everything
Contractor Steve Sammut started off 15 years ago with nothing but an idea. Now he runs a business that employs 50 people. And he's done it despite the shocks of adverse fortune.
�ould be a prime example. Building A Business From Contracting The 40-year old Sammut has built a business contr� �saw an opportunity to provide these lessons under contract with schools which could no longer offer them the�
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Fri, 28 Mar 2008

Contractor interview: paul ross enjoys the good life contracting
An extraordinarily successful contractor who only works at the top of the fee scale, and who almost never uses an agent, tells how to do it.
�ders. This kind of work is at the very top of the contracting scale, and is much in demand. But Ross has noneth� �rom colleagues. This has put me in touch with new contracts very regularly. A good network of colleagues can� �ine this carefully to see that it is both in your contract, but also part of your real working life. ''What�
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Mon, 14 Apr 2008

Contractor interview: sue builds a better life contracting
Having left a permanent job to take up contracting, Sue has built a better business and has a more rewarding lifestyle.
�en years, to become a contractor. Never Regretted Contracting ''And I've never regretted it,'' Sue insists. ''T� �d start on this contract, Sue gathered a few more contracts around the area she was now living in. She works� �ue to do that anyway.'' With a good start on this contract, Sue gathered a few more contracts around the are�
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Mon, 28 Apr 2008

INTERVIEW: Take a few tips from the contractor who overnight went from £35k to £85k
Tired of languishing in IT sales, veteran contractor Paul Drew reinvented himself as a project manager and saw his income jump overnight by £50k.
�an contractor Paul Drew’s book, whose approach to contracting changed his career, and bank balance, out of all� �of reasons why I consistently managed to win new contracts, and none of those reasons are rocket science,” s� �rtunity presented itself, with an interview for a contract with one of the leading IT firms, working for wha�
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Mon, 26 Jan 2009

INTERVIEW: Don’t let a bad apple ruin your contracting barrel says veteran contractor
Contractors must take the rough with the smooth and shouldn’t let a bad experience put them off, says contracting stalwart Jane Smith.
�mith. And as her story shows, anyone who has been contracting for any length of time needs to develop the ‘rhin� �picking up the phone book. And, as most of Jane’s contracts are direct with the client, she doesn’t usually h� �re client politics “I won a high paying six-month contract, working through an agency, for a major logistics�
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Tue, 03 Mar 2009

IR35 successor possibilities: what happens in the United States of America
If a successor adopted a US-style independent contractor test, then any replacement would financially penalise clients for misclassification.
�ch a replacement to IR35 could ultimately lead to contracts being offshored.� �ship’ – this includes factors such as the written contract, provision of benefits and a factor similar to mu�
Category: Articles: IR35 Review: Office of Tax Simplification | Mon, 06 Sept 2010

IR35 future: Australia’s legislation to tackle false self-employment
Australia uses legislation designed to identify the personal services income (PSI) of contractor businesses, with higher taxes for those caught.
�and construction professionals – could have their contracting income classed as PSI. However, where the cost of� �equipment is greater than 50% of the value of the contract, the income is not classed as PSI. So a contract�
Category: Articles: IR35 Review: Office of Tax Simplification | Mon, 27 Sept 2010

Off-Payroll audit guide: Why client and agency cooperation is key to compliance
Clients and recruitment partners need to work together to achieve compliance and avoid the financial and criminal risks posed by Off-Payroll.
�f tax evasion. Establishing policies and drafting contracts which convey compliance will not alone rid client� �ssary financial analysis to determine the amended contract fees that they can afford to offer contractors. T�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 14 Sept 2020