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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

Contractor doctor: can I claim for pre-incorporation personal expenses?
When first starting out, contractors often find that the paperwork takes time to catch up. Barry Roback, of JSA Group, explains what personal expenses contractors can claim if starting work before incorporating their company.
�art invoicing their clients.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �1 May - 30 April. I was technically working on a contract before that date and also incurring personal expe�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 23 Jul 2008

Contractor doctor: can clients withhold payment over disputes about equipment not returned?
Clients do have the right to claim compensation from contractors who lose equipment but, as David Royden of Laytons Solicitors explains, they cannot withhold payment.
�s if equipment goes missing.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �d. I've suggested that the card is cancelled. The contract states that any assets should be returned at the�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 24 Jul 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

Contractor doctor: if the client requests me personally, am I caught by IR35?
Many contractors who are the leaders in their field find themselves working for clients who will accept no substitutes. But this does not mean that the contractor is caught.
�services of a subcontractor. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �in an up-to-date technical library. So far all my contracts have put me comfortably outside of IR35 but my mo� �ly it would appear, if a contractor is named in a contract, that they fail these tests. However, just becaus�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 26 Aug 2008

Contractor Doctor: I am being harassed by a client’s employee – what are my rights?
Contractors have no employment rights but, according to David Royden of Laytons Solicitors, the do have the right to a healthy and safe workplace.
�ed or effectively dealt with. Good luck with your contracting. Contractor Doctor� �cording to Royden, many contractor and consultant contracts include clauses that place an obligation on the c� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I recently started a contract and have been teamed with someone who has serious�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 16 Sept 2008

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 my agent withhold £10k based on 17-year-old restrictions?
Restrictive clauses appearing to stop contractors contracting direct may not apply if they pre-date the Conduct Regs, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I’ve contracted with the same client for 17 years via the same ag� �estriction clause still apply, preventing me from contracting direct, and can my agency withhold £10,000 as a r� �contractors who cannot have opted out, and whose contracts are therefore subject to the Conduct Regulations� �parently breached a clause in the original agency contract. As a result, my agency has told me it will withh�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 19 Jan 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can I bypass an agency offering unfair terms?
Contractors may be able to bypass an agency which is offering unfair contractual terms and refusing to negotiate, explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�proach sounds totally unprofessional as I’ve been contracting for nine years and have always been paid promptly� �ractor Doctor, I’ve just been offered a six-month contract through an agency I’ve not dealt with before. The�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 26 Jan 2012