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Contractor Doctor: My fee income has dropped – should I deregister for VAT?
Abbott Moore’s James Abbott explains that contractors should deregister for VAT only when their business has changed focus, or is closing.
�ter off The VAT on costs, such as accountancy and IR35 contract review fees, can be reclaimed Because mo� �tor, I am an IT contractor trading through my own contracting limited company . I’ve been registered for VAT pr� �ff The VAT on costs, such as accountancy and IR35 contract review fees, can be reclaimed Because most contra�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 29 Jul 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can my client replace me with cheap labour from outside the EU?
Clients looking for cost savings can be tempted to terminate local contractors for cheap imports from outside the EU, but it often costs more.
�an employee. This keeps many contractors outside IR35 and allows them to earn considerably more than th� �se to work on their project. The whole essence of contracting in situations like this is that, as a contractor,� �, or agency. In particular, nearly all contractor contracts will have a termination clause requiring each par� �r contractors, I have been working on a long-term contract based in Denmark, for a UK client and via a UK ag�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 18 Feb 2009

Contractor Doctor: Can my agent find me a contract before asking about conduct regs?
Contractors not opting out of the conduct regulations before being introduced to a client can’t opt out later explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�is unlikely to have any bearing on a contractor’s IR35 status. “The main benefit of opting out for profe� �I’m looking for. However, being fairly new to the contracting game, until I read about the Conduct of Employmen� �e of opting out. Can my agent find and offer me a contract before asking me about the Conduct of Employment�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 15 Nov 2010

Contractor guide to handling discrimination and harassment in the workplace
Contractors encountering discrimination have few options because they are service providers and not employees, explains Lawspeed’s Theresa Mimnagh.
�uestions arise regarding disguised employment and IR35 , which most contractors would wish to strenuousl� �sions, which could ultimately lead to a breach of contract, or make the contractor’s claim worthless. “Whils�
Category: Articles: Legal | Fri, 14 Oct 2011

Your legal rights when you go contracting
Contractors new to limited company contracting must grapple with rules governing workplaces, relationships and practices: contract law.
�siness relationship. Even when they are caught by IR35, which implies there is an employment relationshi� �ed company contractors just starting out on their contracting career leave their last employer, workplace and c� �tes with agencies and clients are now governed by contract law – there’s no such thing as ‘contractor rights�
Category: Articles: Legal | Fri, 23 Feb 2018

Income shifting - guide for contractors
Explains the term ''income shifting'', where it comes from, and what it is.
�tion. Contractors who are currently not caught by IR35 and split dividends with their spouse would be pa�
Category: Articles: Income Shifting Legislation | Thu, 08 Jun 2017

IR35 and contracts - How to spot a badly worded one
Learn the issues to look for in your contract that could spell IR35 disaster - and how to avoid them.
�lly examine your contract to identify any sign of IR35 . And whilst, since the Autoclenz judgement , you� �their providers. The use of certain terms in your contracts will make them seem like employment contracts, an� �HMRC will carefully examine your contract to identify any sign of IR35 . And whilst, since�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 10 Oct 2017

Contractors should understand margins and tax
Contractors need to understand the rules about how they are paid.
�it, or you can take it as a dividend (if outside IR35 ) in which case you only pay a percentage as tax.� �With An Agency Let's suppose you've just signed a contract with an agency . Agencies don't like to deal with�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Tue, 13 Nov 2007

Contractor guide to what information their accountants should share with HMRC
Contractors receiving HMRC information requests should seek professional assistance and not tackle them alone, says James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
�Abbott’s experience, particularly in the case of IR35 investigations , even if HMRC got it wrong it can� �inspector knocking on the door when they are out contracting.” But Abbott confirms he has rarely seen HMRC res�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Sun, 02 Sept 2012

Contractor Doctor: Am I good enough for contracting?
Supply and demand drives the market for contractors and those with transferable in demand skills and experience will always be able to find contracts.
�These contractors can be at risk of being inside IR35 if they become a ‘tail end Charlie’, taking any w� �to leave my permanent job and take the leap into contracting. However, I am finding the actual decision quite� �developers with experience were winning the best contracts. When the oil price crashed in 2014/15, many oil� �ition. I’m worried that I won’t be able to find a contract because I don’t have the right skills and experie�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 11 Mar 2015