Shield for Business
|

Our small logo in orange and blue

|

The UK's leading contractor site. 200,000 average monthly visitors.

How much can you earn contracting?

  • What is your net income after taxes?
  • What rate will earn your desired income?
  • What rate earns the same as permanent?

Contractors

Enter your hourly rate & find out more:

£

Permanent Employees

Enter your gross salary & find out more:

£
Relevant Life Insurance

Contractor Latest
COVID-19, lockdown and IR35 prove detrimental to contractor wellbeing, survey shows

The UK’s response to COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on the wellbeing of its flexible workers, a new ContractorCalculator survey reveals.

|Other

What employee benefits do contractors not get?

Here are some of the important differences when comparing the situations of contractors versus permanent employees.

|First timers

IR35: HMRC successfully overturns ‘Kickabout’ decision at Upper Tribunal

HMRC has successfully appealed a high profile IR35 defeat, after the UT overturned the decision in its case against Kickabout Productions Limited.

|IR35

IR35: Government offers ‘tired old rhetoric’ in response to Lords Off-Payroll report

HMRC and the Treasury have failed to offer any proactive solutions to issues highlighted in the Finance Bill Sub-Committee’s Off-Payroll report.

|IR35

Off-Payroll (IR35): from campaigning to preparation

The recent Parliamentary vote signals the end for our Stop The Off-Payroll Tax campaign, and the beginning of final preparations ahead of April 2021.

|Dave's Blog

Off-Payroll April 2021 private sector rollout now a certainty

The Off-Payroll Tax will be introduced to the private sector in April 2021 after the Finance Bill was passed through the Report Stage unchanged.

|Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms

Off-Payroll passed through Committee Stage despite major concerns raised

The Off-Payroll Tax was passed through the Finance Bill’s Committee Stage yesterday, despite strong opposition to the legislation.

|Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms

View all news
IR35 and Off-Payroll Explained
Dave Chaplin

Dave's blog

Dave Chaplin is a former IT contractor, founder and CEO of ContractorCalculator, and author of the Contractors' Handbook and Beat IR35.

Article Image Off-Payroll (IR35): from campaigning to preparation

The recent Parliamentary vote signals the end for our Stop The Off-Payroll Tax campaign, and the beginning of final preparations ahead of April 2021.

Mon, 13 Jul 2020

Article Image COVID-19 should forever kill HMRC’s bulls**t concept of ‘deemed employment’

COVID-19 has laid bare the flaws and anomalies within Government’s treatment of the self-employed, in particular the notion of ‘deemed employment’.

Thu, 26 Mar 2020

Nixon Williams

Other Contracting News

This government is creating a class of zero-rights employees

Labour Business has long held the view that the off-payroll tax and the original IR35 legislation needs both review and reform.

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 - Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms

Contractors await crucial Commons vote on 3-year IR35 / Off-Payroll delay

David Davis, a longtime critic of IR35, has tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill tomorrow

Mon, 18 May 2020 - Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms

Government accused of pushing tax compliance policing on to business

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 - Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms

Creative Industry Freelancers Fear Ineligibility To U.K. Government Schemes

Freelancers in the creative industries have voiced their concerns on not being able to qualify.

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 - Other

Found something to share with us? Let us know! More
MPU

Popular Calculators

How much do you want to earn? We'll tell you how

Enter your target annual income and let contractor calculator work out how you can achieve it:

£
Contractors
Financial Profile Calculator What is my financial profile? IR35 Calculator How does IR35 affect/cost me?
Permanent Employees
Financial Profile Calculator What is my financial profile? PAYE/NI Calculator How much PAYE/NI do I pay?
Small Business
Dividend Tax Calculator Calculate taxes due on dividends Limited Company Calculator Calculate company profits and taxes
Financial planning
Mortgage Assessor Calculator How much mortgage can you get as a contractor? Contractor Pension Calculator Calculate the benefits of diverting pre-taxed income to a pension.
Taxation
PAYE/NI Net Salary Tax Calculator Quickly calculate PAYE income tax, N.I and net pay. VAT Calculator Calculate VAT amounts for invoicing.
Quick Calculator Finder

Can't find the contractor calculator you're looking for? Try using the finder below

Complete calculator directory

Contractor Solutions

IR35 ShieldQuickly and accurately prove you are IR35 compliant.
Clever AccountsComplete contractor accounting service. 24/7 online access. £79.50 pm!
Life Insurance - paid by your limited companyInsure yourself for £1,000,000+ all paid for tax free by your limited company
Closing your company?Do you have retained cash? Use an MVL to pay only 10% tax. Find out how.
Nixon Williams AccountantsStart your FREE TRIAL of our cloud based platform today.
Contractors HandbookThe expert guide for UK contractors and freelancers
Contractor Accountant

Guides

Limited companies

Company formation. Taxation...

IR35

What is it? How do you avoid it?

Umbrella companies

What are they? How do you join one?

Expenses

What you can claim...

1st time contracting

Guide to starting contracting...

Legal

Contract issues. Legal Rights. IR35. Disputes. Termination...

Latest

Article Image What employee benefits do contractors not get?

Here are some of the important differences when comparing the situations of contractors versus permanent employees.

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 |First timers

Popular guides

Quick guide finder

Can't find the guide you're looking for? Search for guides here.

View all guides

Contractor Q&A

Contractor Q+A Q. Can I apply for different contracts with the same agent? A.

Should you target your CV differently for different roles advertised by the same agent?

Tue, 13 Nov 2018

Ask a question

Business insurance

Hiscox
Our Guide to Public Liability Insurance

Financial services

Mortgages

  • Based on contract multiples
  • Competitive rates
  • Fast service
Find out more

Pensions

  • Incredibly tax efficient
  • Paid for out of gross fees
  • Flexible options
Find out more

Income Protection

  • Income when too ill to work
  • Premiums are tax deductible
  • Work with peace of mind
Find out more

Life Insurance

  • Protect loved ones
  • Tax deductible
  • Death in service benefits
Find out more

Recent Media Coverage

Computer Weekly

Thu, 06 Aug 2020

Coronavirus: IT contractors cite lack of government support during Covid-19 as source of stress

The government’s response to Covid-19 is cited as a major source of stress for contractors, who describe the package of financial support it offered during the outbreak as “inadequate and unhelpful”.

Workingmums.co.uk

Thu, 06 Aug 2020

Survey highlights mental health stresses of Covid-19 for self employed

Half of contractors and freelancers have suffered financial hardship as a result of Covid-19, with 70% saying the pandemic has created new stressors for them, according to a new survey.

Contractor Weekly

Mon, 03 Aug 2020

HMRC scores £140,000 IR35 win

HMRC has overturned an IR35 case verdict carrying over £140,000 in tax liabilities, as it was decided at the Upper Tribunal that veteran broadcaster and Talksport presenter, Paul Hawksbee, belonged inside IR35.

Computer Weekly

Thu, 16 Jul 2020

IR35 private sector reforms: Government response to Finance Bill Sub-Committee inquiry slammed

The government stands accused of downplaying the dampening impact the incoming IR35 reforms are having on the private sector’s appetite for hiring limited company contractors.

The Times

Sat, 23 May 2020

Can I be furloughed without a job?

An IT contractor who is paid through a third-party company wants to know if it can furlough him during the Covid-19 crisis.

Also Featured In

  • Taxation
  • BBC Radio 4
  • Financial Times
  • The Register
  • Lawyer Monthly
  • Personnel Today
  • Recruiter
  • Taxation Web
  • Yahoo Finance
  • Accounting Web
  • Management Today
  • The Mail Online
  • The Telegraph
  • The Guardian
  • Private Eye
  • Accountancy Age
  • Computer Weekly
  • People Management
  • The Independent
  • HR Director
  • Staffing Industry Analysts
  • Forbes
  • BBC