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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

Contractor Doctor’s recent legal challenges facing contractors
Contractor Calculator’s Contractor Doctor summarises the top legal challenges & solutions that contractors recently faced and overcame.
�s Clients thinking that contractors are employees IR35 Employment law. Contract restrictions – restricti�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 12 Sept 2013

Managed Service Company (MSC) legislation – key guide for contractors and agencies
Contractors using managed service companies are taxed as employees. Debt transfer rules allow HMRC to ask agencies/clients for contractors’ tax owed.
�company. As the MSC legislation is distinct from IR35 , it means that a contractor’s contract could be�
Category: Articles: Managed Service Companies | Mon, 22 Aug 2011

10 top tips for expats going contracting in the UK
Contractors from outside the UK and EU going contracting in the UK can benefit from ten lessons in making sure their contracting career is a success.
�eir contracts reviewed by legal professionals for IR35 implications, and to ensure the contractual terms�
Category: Articles: Expat | Fri, 12 Jun 2009

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

Contractors opting out of the Conduct of Employment Regulations: where do they stand?
Timing is everything when it comes to opting out of the Conduct of Employment Regulations. But in most cases opting out is the best course of action.
�tors problems, by automatically tipping them into IR35 . This means that most choose to opt out of the r�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Wed, 18 Mar 2009

Contractor interview: paul ross enjoys the good life contracting
An extraordinarily successful contractor who only works at the top of the fee scale, and who almost never uses an agent, tells how to do it.
�has about 500 clients. Using Substitution Against IR35 Another way in which Ross has usefully networked�
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Mon, 14 Apr 2008

How contractors should handle contract renewals
Contractors are never obliged to accept contract renewals. Feel free to negotiate a new contract, and never accept an agent's telling you that you have some obligation resulting from the previous contract.
�ment is to offer to 'make the contract outside of IR35 .' This is one bait that you should probably not�
Category: Articles: Legal | Tue, 03 Jul 2007