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Contractor doctor: does taking a break get around the 24 month contractor expenses rule?
Answers a contractor's question about the 24 month expenes rule and explains the rules in detail.
�However if I wanted to come back to take another contract with the company at a later date how long a break�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Effective retirement planning for contractors
Contractors have more opportunities than most UK workers to save tax by investing in their retirement.
�nefits as a result. However, many contractors are contracting through their own limited companies , which allow� �likely that contractors caught within IR35 on one contract may not be caught in another, and will have the o�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Thu, 14 Aug 2008

Outside IR35 and no pension? Get tax savings with a pension
If you are contracting outside and don’t have a pension, you are missing out on significant tax savings.
�If you are contracting and don’t have a pension, you are missing out on�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Tue, 07 Apr 2009

Pensions for contractors with an umbrella company
Income when using an umbrella company can go straight into pension funds for serious tax advantages.
�sing a contractor umbrella company to manage your contracting income, you can get very significant tax advantag� �ntributions (NICs) on a hefty percentage of their contract income. 'Pre-taxed' income Provided your umbrella�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Tue, 07 Apr 2009

Pensions for contractors: an overview
Contractors can benefit from tax savings by investing in a pension early in their contracting career and a pension pot to draw on from age 55.
�tart investing in a pension at the start of their contracting career, even if they feel themselves to be ‘too y� �man limited company/umbrella company, are between contracts or a permanent employee. Further, contractors wan�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Wed, 20 Jan 2010

Contractor guide to UK state-backed pension: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)
Contractors should take pension action now & not be auto-enrolled into the National Employment Savings Trust.
�tax-efficient methods of extracting earnings from contracting income for contractors. Given the unique nature o�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Thu, 29 Apr 2010

Retirement planning for contractors: 10 key areas to focus on
Contractors looking to enjoy a well funded retirement can take steps to maximise their income and minimise tax, explains Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ent just because they’ve stopped or reduced their contracting business,” notes Abbott. “Simple measures, such a� �per year, should consider working on a fixed-term contract basis with their client, trading as a sole trader�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Wed, 23 Oct 2013

How pensions work for contractors
This article explains how pension contributions can save you a fortune in taxes and enable you to enjoy your savings plus interest when you reach age 55.
�nt. Now contractors can place up to 100% of their contract income into a pension. In addition the rules rega�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Fri, 06 Feb 2015

Pension drawdown explained for contractors
Contractors may find pension drawdown offers a flexible solution suited to their contracting lifestyle.
�afforded by flexible drawdown suits the flexible contracting lifestyle, particularly for those contractors see� �ining their income through a combination of fewer contracts and the income from the drawdown. Income security�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Wed, 11 Feb 2015

Pension auto-enrolment letters – what contractors should do
Contractors must respond to Pensions Regulator letters with scheme details or reasons why they don’t need one.
�their spouse or civil partner, without employment contracts then they are exempt The contractor and their spo� �tomatic enrolment, meaning that they work under a contract of employment (an employee),or they have a contra�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Tue, 14 Apr 2015