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Contracting legislation: key laws affecting contractors
Make sure you don't fall into any legal traps and carry on contracting compliantly with our comprehensive list of laws and legislation to beware of!
�key laws and sets of rules affecting contractors: IR35 (Intermediaries Legislation) Often dubbed as the� �contractors. This is because the rules target the contract sector specifically, or contractors are affected�
Category: Articles: First timers | Thu, 07 Sept 2017

10 tips for UK contracting - the ultimate first time contractor guide
Tips and advice for permanent employees considering contracting in the UK.
�ave signed your first contract. 9. Understand the IR35 tax, and stay outside it To maximise your revenue� �he prospect of leaving permanent employment to go contracting in the UK can be quite daunting. But don't worry,� �o go contracting? ”. The answer is yes, there are contracts for everyone of every skill level. Not all contra� �e contracts. You will need to learn how to find a contract and get very good at it. 4. Learn some sales tech�
Category: Articles: First timers | Thu, 17 Nov 2016

Timesheets, invoices and payments
When you are contracting you need to complete timesheets and raise invoices. This article explains the process.
�gh your own limited company, outside the scope of IR35, you should prepare your own timesheets in additi� �When you start your contracting you will need to complete timesheets and get them� �days being charged. Rate per hour/day (as per the contract). The total value of time charged. Expenses charg�
Category: Articles: Contracting | Thu, 15 Sept 2016

Contractor Doctor: How can I get out of my first contract with my former employer?
Contracting for a former employer can create a range of challenges for contractors, even for umbrella company contractors with no fears.
�is the very real threat of being found inside of IR35 by HMRC for the duration of the contract and poss� �says: The biggest and most common challenge when contracting with a former employer, particularly when the con� �duration of the contract and possibly any future contracts with the former employer. Bite the bullet and sti� �rmer employer. I am three months into a six-month contract and I am increasingly unhappy with the way that m�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 19 Apr 2010

Contractor Doctor: Should a self-employed contractor get holiday pay?
Contractors engage in a business-to-business relationship with their clients. So, they are not employees and do not get paid holiday pay.
�e to represent someone at an Employment Tribunal. IR35 and HMRC Contractors should also remember that if� �ctors should also remember that if they have been contracting outside of IR35 and not paying tax and NICs as if� �by commercial contract law, so the wording in any contracts must be respected by clients. If clients breach t� �receive holiday pay from the umbrella. Commercial contract law Contractors are not protected by employment l�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 05 Aug 2009

UK contracting for expat and overseas workers – the complete guide
The UK is a global centre of excellence for highly skilled contractors and benefits hugely from non-UK and non-EU workers who choose to work in it.
�act search begins, the better. Tax efficiency and IR35 One of the major benefits of being a contractor i� �m non-UK or European Union countries and choose a contracting career in the UK can enjoy a huge range of benefi� �ke advantage of skills shortages to win lucrative contracts. The expat section of this website provides infor� �clients from day one of their contracts. Finding contract work in the UK The best qualified contractors are�
Category: Articles: Expat | Tue, 10 Apr 2012

UK contract law and signing contracts – what the expat contractor needs to know
Expat contractors do not have to become experts in UK law, but a basic understanding is needed, particularly of knowing when to seek help.
�sue for expat contractors to consider is the UK’s IR35 tax legislation , which is covered elsewhere on t� �ny or an umbrella company , and the agency or, if contracting direct, with the end-user client. All contracts h� �are reviewing, negotiating , agreeing and signing contracts all the time – that’s why they are called contrac� �xpat contractors need just enough knowledge about contract law to understand the basics and know when they s�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 11 Jan 2010

10 tips for clients hiring contractors
Clients hiring contractors for the first time can help ensure their project’s success by using these ten top tips from recruiter Emma Brierley.
�and accommodating to a contractor’s concerns over IR35 IR35 does not really matter to clients. But it do� �d. Make sure that contractors leave when they are contracted to, and that project creep does not mean they rem� �own actions but because their client renews their contract when they are no longer really needed. Make sure�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 27 Oct 2009

How income tax is calculated
Contractors are liable to pay tax on their total income. Calculating how much income tax a contractor pays depends on the nature of their earnings.
�mbrella company contractors , and those caught by IR35 , will pay income tax on their salary. And someti�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Tue, 16 Apr 2013

Contractor Doctor: Can I quit the contract if the role is different than agreed?
Contractors arriving at their new client’s site only to discover the role they had been sold by the agent is totally different can quit the contract.
�g delivered and to ensure they don’t fall foul of IR35 . This may also include a rate renegotiation. In� �Contractor Doctor I’ve just started work on a new contract that has turned out to be completely different to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 15 Nov 2012