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Contractor doctor: how can I deal with staff who keep asking me for expert advice?
Sometimes clients expect you to train their staff as part of your contract. If you had never agreed to this then you don't have to - but you could turn it into an opportunity.
�handle the situation. Paul Johnson, who has been contracting for six years says "Most contractors do offer a b�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 29 Jan 2010

Contractor Doctor: I’ve bought a house to be near my clients: what costs can I claim?
Contractors who buy a second home to be closer to clients can claim a range of costs as expenses, explains David Colom of DJ Colom & Co.
�legitimate travel expenses.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �in the North of England. However, as most of the contract work is in the South West, I have bought a house�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 23 Feb 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can I legally challenge early termination by my client?
When contractors are terminated early, close examination of contracts can sometimes confirm there is no legal solution, warns Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�xpert who is knowledgeable about contract law and contracting. The small up-front fee can pay huge dividends if� �ambiguous, and is indeed found frequently in many contracts of this type. “The time for the contractor to cha� �y day off telling me the client has terminated my contract early, with immediate effect. I checked the contr�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 24 Feb 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can I still qualify for benefits after a short-term contract?
James Doyle from Tarpon advises how unemployed contractors can take advantage of short term contracts whilst minimising the interruption of benefits.
�its. The Job Centre staff are unfamiliar with how contracting works and can’t advise me. Is there a way that I� �eekers Allowance (JSA), but a fantastic temporary contract lasting only three weeks on-site with the client�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 01 Mar 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can the firm that bought my client refuse to approve timesheets?
Roger Sinclair of Egos highlights the potential risks contractors can face when they choose to continue working without a current contract.
�ctual problems – right now!'” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ays weekly and has so far lasted for three years. Contracts have traditionally been renewed every six months,� �t my client’s site and working via an agency on a contract that pays weekly and has so far lasted for three�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 17 Mar 2010

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.
�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: Can Entrepreneur’s Relief help extract cash from my ltd company?
James Abbott of Abbott Moore explains that for most contractors ER won’t make it worth accumulating a large cash surplus in their limited company.
�ng to build a substantial amount of cash in their contracting business bank account. This starts endangering th�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 28 Apr 2010

Contractor Doctor: Is my umbrella company using the correct car mileage calculations?
Rob Crossland of Parasol warns contractors against umbrellas that use expenses policies to maximise their VAT income at their contractors’ expense.
�or the expenses he deserves.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 12 May 2010

Contractor doctor: is it acceptable to ask for relocation expenses?
When the contract being offered involves working abroad where do you stand with regard to charging relocation expenses?
�when it comes to negotiation. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �, since they are asking you to go abroad. For new contracts the relocation costs would be expected to be cove� �based in London and have been offered a 2 months contract in Holland. As I would need to be relocating for�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 04 May 2007

Contractor doctor: can you clarify the 24 month expense rules?
A contractor requires some clarification on the 24 month expense rules. At what point does the rule kick in, and can the 24 month clock be reset with a new contract?
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I've been contracting since September 2005 through a contract company s� �given department, or with different departmental contracts makes no difference. What it means is that you ma� �e been contracting since September 2005 through a contract company supplying services to one of their client�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 09 May 2007