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Contractor doctor: can the agency hold my payments for ransom?
Can the agency hold your payment in an effort to bargain with you? The short answer is: definitely and absolutely not. Also, restrictive covenants can never last for an indefinite period.
�t to enforce them, they will. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor [Ed: We are pleased to report� �contractor. At the end of January he completed a contract and put in a time sheet for his final payment to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 16 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: how should I handle contracting for short periods of a few days?
What's the best way to handle contracting when you work one day at one company, two days at another--and in general you work under verbal agreements for very short terms? A limited company is still the best bet.
�t there are many industries in which this kind of contracting takes place. What is special about certain indust� �he contractor at risk. But in certain industries, contracts are governed by standard practice and in this cas� �best way to handle this: is it okay not to have a contract? Also, what about IR35? Yours sincerely, Eva Cont�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 21 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: does contracting on stand-by put me inside IR35?
Accepting a retainer payment for stand-by status has nothing to do with employment status.
�eep me available between dates of actual offshore contracting, but I'm permitted to work for other companies du� �Dear Contractor Doctor: I have a contract proposal for working offshore with a particular c�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 22 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: what is an acceptable agency margin?
What is an acceptable margin, how it is calculated, and should you even negotiate it?
�yourself stitched up. The same concept applies to contracting. You are a product bought by the agency and sold� �nterviewed will risk your chances of securing the contract. Don't do it. I recommend reading the article Neg�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 25 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: does IR35 apply for very short contracts?
It applies to all contracts irrespective of the time period that they run.
�Dear Contractor Doctor: My partner is starting contracting and was working on a 10-day long contract, but th� �nt specifically. If the Revenue decides to review contracts at the agency your partner is working with, then� �ting contracting and was working on a 10-day long contract, but this has now been extended twice so that the�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 01 May 2008

Contractor doctor: can my client force a rate reduction during the contract?
This client is trying to change the contractors rate on a contract that is already in force. They have no legal right to do this, and contractors shouldn't stand for it.
�vercome any 11% loss in rate. Good luck with your contracting. Kind regards Contractor Doctor� �Dear Contractor Doctor, My contract was renewed a couple of months ago, but recently�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 27 May 2008

Contractor doctor: does charging expenses to your client affect your IR35 position?
Legitmate business expenses can be recharged to clients without affecting status as long as some simple guidelines are followed.
�apital expenditure are risky. Good Luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ontractor Doctor, This Monday I started my second contract direct with a client, and the contract was verifi�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 16 Jun 2008

Contractor doctor: how do umbrellas calculate contractors’ national insurance
When contracting inside, employer's National Insurance contributions are calculated on the gross income billed to the client.
�r PAYE/NI Salary Calculator . Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 10 Jul 2008

Contractor doctor: can I claim training expenses for an open university course?
Contractors can claim for training under some circumstances, but many types of training and skills development are excluded by HMRC, explains accountancy expert David Colom.
�xpense of getting you there.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �who is an experienced database developer, having contracts in place with clients doing work on database deve� �actor and I have a limited company that I use for contract work. I intend to further my education by underta�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 17 Jul 2008

Contractor doctor: can I claim for pre-incorporation personal expenses?
When first starting out, contractors often find that the paperwork takes time to catch up. Barry Roback, of JSA Group, explains what personal expenses contractors can claim if starting work before incorporating their company.
�art invoicing their clients.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �1 May - 30 April. I was technically working on a contract before that date and also incurring personal expe�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 23 Jul 2008