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Dividends – calculation, payment and taxation
Contractors using limited company structures can get significant tax advantages by paying themselves dividends. This article explains how dividends work.
�out a dividend to the shareholders. Dividends and IR35 Most contractors using a limited company operate� �idends has been updated. Please see Dividends and contracting : calculation, payment and taxation . Introductio�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Wed, 09 Aug 2006

Making tax efficient use of excess company profits
Discusses the tax effective options and issues for utilising excess company profits?
�is dissolved. This article discusses the issues. IR35 Factors This question is only relevant when you a�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Mon, 30 Oct 2006

Contractor accounting: How to manage your company accounting
How can contractors manage their accounting for a contracting limited company and at what point should they call in the services of their accountant?
�contractor, reducing the risk of being caught by IR35 Contractors have much more flexibility with how t� �Limited company contracting has traditionally been the trading vehicle chosen� �limited company? Contractors typically choose to contract via a limited company for a number of reasons. Th�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Mon, 19 Jan 2009

Effective retirement planning for contractors
Contractors have more opportunities than most UK workers to save tax by investing in their retirement.
�er their tax bill will be. Umbrella companies and IR35 The situation for contractors using limited compa� �nefits as a result. However, many contractors are contracting through their own limited companies , which allow� �likely that contractors caught within IR35 on one contract may not be caught in another, and will have the o�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Thu, 14 Aug 2008

Contractor doctor: Do I need to set up a limited company before seeking a contract?
Don't be late and lose the contract. Make sure you set your company up or join an umbrella ready for your start date.
�interview and get an offer. Establish your likely IR35 tax status. Consider how long you will be contrac� �ake the plunge and leave permanent employment for contracting. Just handing in my notice has been a huge relief� �mited company set up before I start looking for a contract? Thanks Christian Doherty, London Contractor Doct�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 Oct 2016

Contractor doctor: can I change contract terms to be outside IR35 during a contract?
Is it possible to change contract terms to position yourself IR35 during an existing contract? The issues explored
�urrent contract altered for it to fall outside of IR35 but the contract end date will remain unchanged.� �hat will be removed, however would HMRC view both contracts and see this as avoidance of IR35? Kind regards [� �Dear Contractor Doctor I’m currently in a contract and am using an umbrella company structure howeve�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 22 Feb 2018

Pension auto-enrolment for limited company contractors explained
Contractors trading via limited companies with no employees will be unaffected by pension auto-enrolment.
�g a salary above the earning threshold because of IR35 There are various options for contractors who hav�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Wed, 31 Oct 2012

Contractor Doctor: If I sign a confidentiality agreement in my name am I inside IR35?
Contractors asked to sign confidentiality agreements in their name, and not their limited company’s, are unlikely to be at risk.
�with a new client. I had my contract checked for IR35 by a consultant and it received the all-clear. Bu� �a confidentiality agreement. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �rganisation and therefore not bound by employment contracts. Clients can’t change contractual terms, in theor� �ctor and I’ve just started work on a six-month IT contract with a new client. I had my contract checked for�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 31 Jan 2011

Contractor Doctor: Can my client change my role mid-contract?
Contractors don’t have to agree to role changes imposed by a client mid-contract, as the implications of accepting may suggest control.
�a contractor may find themselves in the frame for IR35 . Being a ‘tail-end Charlie’ and taking any work� �addition to or replacing those already agreed and contracted. And by accepting a new set of working conditions� �t mean they will be eligible for much higher paid contracts in future. Accepting a lower than market rate ove� �ctor and for the last three months have been on a contract providing support for a permie project management�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 07 Nov 2012

Contractor Doctor: If my client blocks a substitution can I claim breach of contract?
Contractors refused their right of substitution may find their client in breach, and termination could be one outcome, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�illing the contract to specification and as to my IR35 status. If my client blocks a substitution, can I� �forming the very services that the contractor has contracted to perform; thus the client is preventing the con� �before the contract begins.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �stitution provisions in the upper and lower level contracts, and if the client refuses to allow a substitutio� �n , even though it was expressly written into the contract, which leaves me concerned both about fulfilling�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 27 May 2010