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Contractor Doctor: Can I contract direct for my client if I have no agency contract?
Contractors may be able to contract direct with clients after introduction by a recruiter if there is no agency agreement, says Roger Sinclair.
…mine, manage and communicate the level of risk of contracting direct.”… …r Contractor Doctor I recently responded to an IT contract ad posted by a recruiter and, after a chat with t…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 23 Jul 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can I claim rent expenses for using a holiday home I own?
Contractors can only claim limited expenses for staying in a holiday home which they own during a contract, explains James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
…with my wife. I have recently won a new six-month contract with a client based in Norfolk. It just so happen…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 02 Aug 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can I pay a salary & save tax if taking an overseas careers break?
Contractors on an overseas career break can continue to pay a salary and benefits from a corporation tax deduction, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
…Dear Contractor Doctor I’ve been contracting via my own limited company for over ten years, an…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Sun, 02 Sept 2012

Contractor Doctor: How do I calculate student loan payments on a contracting income?
Contractors with student loan debts can calculate repayments due based on gross contracting income, explains James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
…Dear Contractor Doctor I’ve just returned to IT contracting via my own limited company after taking a three y…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 10 Sept 2012

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.
…er employer could not prevent the individual from contracting directly for their former employer’s customer.” R… …nt a solution. However Sinclair suggests that the contracts between the agency and the contractor’s limited c… …ving the company. However, there has never been a contract in place between the customer and my employer. Ca…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 19 Sept 2012

Contractor Doctor: Must I contract with an agency that first sent my CV to a client?
Contractors proposed to the same client by two different agencies may not be required to contract with the first agency, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
…hen any provisions preventing the contractor from contracting with the client except through the first agency m… …own limited company . As I’m currently in-between contracts, I recently received a call from one agency offer… …cently received a call from one agency offering a contract at £300 a day and asking if I could attend an int…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 19 Sept 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can clients and contractors cut out an agency lying about margins?
Contractors trapped in contracts with steep margins by an agency that lied to the client may be able to find an exit, explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
…f restrictions that might prevent the worker from contracting direct or via an alternative agency.” Risk-averse… …a thorough analysis of the circumstances and both contracts, a way might be found to release the contractor f… …happy about this and nor is the client. When the contract is up for renewal in a few months I’d like to eit…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 21 Sept 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can I take three years out for a degree & fund it from my company?
Limited company contractors can fund themselves with company cash during a degree course, but must personally pay for the course, says James Abbott.
…re engineering. Now, after a decade of successful contracting, I’ve built up a substantial cash pile in my cont… …all projects whilst studying, or accepting longer contracts between academic terms during vacations, if that’…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Sun, 07 Oct 2012

Contractor Doctor: Does the 24 month rule apply to two clients at the same location?
Contractors switching contracts between different clients at a similar location cannot reset the 24 month rule, explains James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
…Dear Contractor Doctor I’ve been contracting for a client at its offices just north of London’… …n. Does the 24 month rule still apply if I switch contracts to a new contract with a client a nearby location… …18 months. My existing client is keen to renew my contract for another 12 months, but I was concerned that t…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 15 Oct 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can my client change my role mid-contract?
Contractors don’t have to agree to role changes imposed by a client mid-contract, as the implications of accepting may suggest control.
…addition to or replacing those already agreed and contracted. And by accepting a new set of working conditions… …t mean they will be eligible for much higher paid contracts in future. Accepting a lower than market rate ove… …ctor and for the last three months have been on a contract providing support for a permie project management…
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 07 Nov 2012