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Contractor Doctor: Can I run my contracting business through two different companies?
Contractors can trade through two different limited companies but there are tax, cost & commercial implications explains Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ed limited company for this purpose. Can I run my contracting business through two different companies? Thanks� �xplains: “A contractor who might have, say, three contracts in a financial year – two with software houses an� �five years, trading via my own limited company. A contract has just come up directly with a small bank and b�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Contractor Doctor: Can my limited company pay for counselling?
Contractors can pay for certain types of counselling without attracting a Benefit in Kind tax charge or employer’s National Insurance Contributions.
�ce a benefit in kind charge.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �company for over ten years. However, in his last contract my husband was harassed by another contractor, an�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 30 Nov 2011

Contractor doctor: how can I avoid a gap when going from permie to contracting?
Advises a reader how to make a smooth transition from permie to contracting without a gap in working.
�ppraisal I've decided to vote with my feet and go contracting. My notice period is 4 weeks. How should I go abo� �wer your question about when to start looking for contracts, here's a brief suggested action plan and some po� �ised pay rise we'd have retired years ago. In the contract market, this kind of 'promise' of future pay rise�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 21 Dec 2011

Contractor doctor: can I be forced to take time off for xmas?
Unless your contract specifies that you are expected to have periods of suspension, there is no reason why you should be obliged to take time off.
�ithout a reasonable solution. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ks, Rachel Contractor Doctor replies: Unless your contract specifies that you should expect periods of suspe�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 22 Dec 2011

Contractor Doctor: Does contracting for different clients at the same location affect the 24 month rule?
Contractors can change clients at the same location and ‘reset’ their 24 month rule expenses status, but only under certain conditions.
�ompanies: Company A is my client, which I will be contracting with for just under 24 months Company B is a faci� �elated to companies A and B. If, at the end of my contract with company A, I got a contract with either comp�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 26 Sept 2008

Contractor Doctor: Can I give myself a tax-free long service award?
Contracting and contractors have been around for a few decades now. Does this mean contractors may pay themselves tax-free awards for long service?
�nificant points during their careers. I have been contracting through my own limited company, of which I am a d�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 01 Oct 2008

Contractor doctor: can I claim expenses for buying a second home closer to my client?
Many contractors spend time away from home in a rented flat to be closer to their clients. Rental costs can be claimed but when you buy a second property, it is more complicated.
�and repairs and maintenance . Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �oser to the client but, a year after starting the contract, I then decided to purchase a property as this wo�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 07 Aug 2008

Can my umbrella and agency change my payment terms without my agreement?
Contractors are safe from mid-term contract changes, but renewals can be used by all sides to improve their position, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�g new terms imposed on him mid-contract. Risks of contracting “Technically, none of the parties have done anyth� �lity and employment risk.” The resulting chain of contracts results in a very arms length relationship contra� �o 21 days from my invoice submission date when my contract comes up for renewal in two month’s time. I have�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 Nov 2008

Contractor Doctor: What are Schedule E expenses?
Contractors can claim Schedule E expenses via their umbrella company or contracting limited company to reduce the amount of tax and NICs they pay.
�Mike Contractor Doctor says: “Contractors who are contracting through their own limited company or through a co� �a first-time contractor and have started my first contract working through an umbrella company. Since joinin�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 11 Dec 2008

Contractor doctor: can I claim training expenses for an open university course?
Contractors can claim for training under some circumstances, but many types of training and skills development are excluded by HMRC, explains accountancy expert David Colom.
�xpense of getting you there.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �who is an experienced database developer, having contracts in place with clients doing work on database deve� �actor and I have a limited company that I use for contract work. I intend to further my education by underta�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 17 Jul 2008