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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: My spouse has a short-term contract. Should it go via my ltd co?
Contractors should consider the implications before allowing their spouse to contract via their limited company, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�income tax allowances, plus his wife’s long-term contracting intentions, which could suggest alternative scena� �n umbrella is a fantastic solution for short-term contracts inside IR35. The arrangement would be simplified� �ly as a permie, and has been offered a short-term contract. If the project goes well, she’ll either be offer�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 13 Nov 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: I have paid IR35 taxes for seven years. What are my options?
Contractors caught for many years can adopt strategies enabling them to regain control of their career and stop paying too much tax.
�y for any. In fact, the agency suggested that its contracts are ‘IR35 friendly’, so should I be paying extra� �st seven years. From the outset I decided that my contract was inside IR35, and instructed my accountant to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 25 Mar 2014

Contractor Doctor: Contract says ‘in IR35’, working practices are out: what’s right?
Contractors with a 'caught' contract may have working practices that put them clearly outside, but the trick is to provide proof.
�Dear Contractor Doctor When I started contracting last year, I was new to the complexities of IR35.� �ay for back taxes, interest and penalties on past contracts, and a loss of up to 25% of take home pay if they� �Calculator I realise that IR35 might apply to my contract. My client is based outside the UK and unaware of�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 31 Mar 2014

Contractor Doctor: My client is offering employee-style perks – should I accept them?
Contractors should avoid including any elements in their contract that might suggest they are disguised employees, and may be affected.
�ed the role by telephone, the company sent me the contract. I am concerned that some of the conditions might�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 10 Apr 2014

Contractor Doctor: Do I have rights if my contract’s terminated because I’m pregnant?
Limited company contractors terminated due to pregnancy can sue for discrimination, but there’s a tax sting in the tail.
�ractor Doctor I am an IT contractor and typically contract direct with clients through my own limited compan�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 01 May 2014

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