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Managing finances
Contracting Mindset Tips
…ee of flexible control over how they manage their contracting income and when to pay tax, which employees can’t…
Category: Contracting Mindset Tips

Negotiating contract rates
Contracting Mindset Tips
…lly agreed. Contractors are often tempted to take contract offers below what they’re worth, but the opportun…
Category: Contracting Mindset Tips

Working with clients
Contracting Mindset Tips
…should always deliver what they’ve committed and contracted to deliver; if they fail to, they should expect t… …to pick great assignments, enabling them to quit contracts that aren’t challenging or enjoyable. Contractors…
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Banking guides
Contractor banking
…ly for a separate business bank account for their contracting business. Having successfully applied for and ope…
Category: Contractor banking

Guides to income protection
Contractor Income Protection
…unwell you can protect your income based on your contract rate You need income protection to ensure you and…
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IR35 Background
IR35 Forum
…since it was introduced in April 2000. Signing a contract without checking whether it passes is taking a hu…
Category: IR35 Forum

Termination
Contractor Doctor Q+A
…no legal solution, warns Roger Sinclair of Egos. Contracting for a former employer can create a range of chall… …rminate alone. Contractors unable to fulfil their contracts due to illness may not necessarily be liable for… …Advises an unhappy contractor how to get out of a contract without a termination clause. This agency sent a…
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Payment problems
Contractor Doctor Q+A
…s Roger Sinclair of Egos. Contractors receiving a contract from an agent with a paid-when-paid clause should…
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Restrictions / Bypassing agencies
Contractor Doctor Q+A
…nforceable in a court of law? If an agent who has contracted with you in the past refuses to handle your contr… …Restrictive clauses appearing to stop contractors contracting direct may not apply if they pre-date the Conduct… …ns Roger Sinclair of Egos. Contractors trapped in contracts with steep margins by an agency that lied to the… …acted with you in the past refuses to handle your contract renewal, go straight to the client. Contractors c…
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Project and rate changes
Contractor Doctor Q+A
…Some contractors working on short term freelance contracts don’t have a signed contract in place, leaving th… …ovide services over and above those agreed in the contract, and clients cannot expect contractors to do so.…
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