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Contractor Doctor: How do I handle hostility from my client’s permanent employees?
Contractors countering hostility from their client's employees can adopt a range of strategies to help defuse the situation.
�ractor Doctor I recently started work on a new IT contract for a financial sector client. The team was assem�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 24 Oct 2013

Contractor Doctor: Can I claim expenses for building an office in my garden?
Contractors claiming the cost of building an office in their garden may save VAT & tax, but complications may arise, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ear Contractor Doctor I have recently returned to contracting and have the opportunity to regularly work from h�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 06 Jan 2014

Contractor Doctor: Should I opt out of the Conduct Regs or AWR after a contract win?
Contractors new to contracting can get confused between different sets of regulations, when they apply and whether there is an option of opting out.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I am new to contracting and I have just secured a contract for six months� �I am new to contracting and I have just secured a contract for six months work. I have opted into the Conduc�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 Feb 2014

Contractor Doctor: Can I use a doctor’s sick note to defend against contract breach?
Contractors unable to fulfil a contract due to illness will find a sick note from a GP won’t defend a breach, but the contract may be ‘frustrated’.
�via my own limited company. I recently started a contract with a client via an agency. Unfortunately, three�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 24 Feb 2014

Contractor Doctor: Does signing a new contract after one goes cold put me in breach?
Contractors whose contract terms are changed by an agency are unlikely to be in breach if they accept another contract, says Egos’s Roger Sinclair.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I signed a new contract with an agency to begin on 2nd July. One week lat�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 31 Jul 2013

Contractor Doctor: Should I use ER or a pension to extract cash from my Ltd company?
Contractors trying to tax-efficiently extract and invest limited company cash can choose ER or a pension, but might be best advised to wait and see.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I have been contracting for a couple of years and I’ve been paying £2,000�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 25 Apr 2016

Contractor Doctor: can my agency force me to add new clauses into my contract?
Contractors should be wary when asked to add new clauses to a contract, as there may be less risky alternatives, explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�My agency has asked me to sign an amendment to my contract in relation to ‘new legislation’ set out in the F�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 25 Aug 2016

Contractor Doctor: Can I claim Jobseeker’s Allowance if I have a limited company?
If you’re short of work, you can claim JSA providing your company funds are under a threshold, though it may slightly complicate your tax situation.
�t as a source of income it pales in comparison to contracting. If possible, you should retain money earned duri� �receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance when I am between contracts, and not claiming when I am working on a contract� �ontracts, and not claiming when I am working on a contract. Should I be claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance if I�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 05 Sept 2016

Contractor doctor: should I quit my job before applying for contracts?
A permanent employee asks whether they need to hand in their notice before applying for contract positions.
�urrently a permanent employee and intend on going contracting. Do I need to hand in my notice before I start ap� �to hand in my notice before I start applying for contract positions? Thanks Steve Jenkins Contractor Doctor�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 14 Sept 2016

Contractor Doctor: How can I stay under the VAT threshold when using subcontractors?
Contractors working on one-off major projects that require sub-contracting may be able to avoid registering for VAT, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�company and register it for VAT to manage the new contract, but must be able to demonstrate that is a genuin�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 15 May 2014