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Taking salary and dividends – best tax strategies
Contractors can tax efficiently extract earnings from their contractor limited companies by paying themselves a low salary and the rest as dividends.
�is the settlements legislation (Section 660) and IR35? The practice of sharing company ownership and th�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Tue, 19 Dec 2017

Recruiters’ insistence that contractors use umbrella companies is breaching the law
Contractors assessed as ‘deemed employees’, and forced to work via umbrella companies by recruiters, have grounds to mount a strong legal challenge.
�ave decided to force those deemed within scope of IR35 to work via umbrella companies. This negates the�
Category: Articles: First timers | Thu, 25 Oct 2018

Quick Start Contracting Guide: The Agency Workers Regulations
ContractorCalculator’s Quick Start Guide to the Agency Workers Regulations provides answers to your most frequently asked questions about the law.
�et of ‘in-business’ tests, such as those used for IR35 , may help put many limited company contractors o�
Category: Articles: Agency Workers Regulations | Thu, 21 Sept 2017

Limited company ‘inside IR35’ v umbrella PAYE – advantages and disadvantages
Contractors working ‘inside IR35’ following the implementation of the Off-Payroll legislation need to consider their preferred operating model.
�gislation shifts the responsibility for assessing IR35 status from the contractor to the end-client. Unf�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Thu, 20 Feb 2020

Moving from permanent to contracting - case study 3
A first time contractor explains their reasons for quitting permanent work to go contracting and describes the issues and hurdles overcome on the way to their first contract.
�ct market as opposed to the permanent market what IR35 was what opting in and out of the agency regulato�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 12 Jul 2006

Taxman’s tactics – what contractors should look out for when an IR35 investigation looms
You should avoid trying to deal with a tax inspection without the benefit of specialist help.
�to take on the might of HMRC single-handed in an IR35 ivestigation need to be aware of the risks, warns�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 15 Jul 2008

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.
�nd this is true whether or not they are caught by IR35 . Contractors can invest money personally from th�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Wed, 20 Jan 2010

How much salary should a contractor pay themselves as director?
Contractors often find the low salary-high dividends model to be the most tax efficient way to take remuneration, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ax efficient compared to dividends.” Salaries and IR35 “In practice, contractors inside IR35 are forced�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Wed, 22 May 2013

Contractor Doctor: Can I contract directly with a customer of my former employer?
Contractors seeking to contract direct with a former employer’s customers should check their contract and seek advice, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�ully to ensure no new restrictions were included. IR35 implications Whilst the worker is still employed,�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 19 Sept 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can my client refuse to allow already agreed time off?
Contractors don’t book holidays; they negotiate breaks in service provision or supply a substitute for time off that can’t be taken between contracts.
�lient , and could find themselves falling foul of IR35 . Plan time off in advance and get dates into the�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 07 Jan 2013