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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

Contractor Doctor: Can I buy a tax deductible iPad or Android tablet?
Contractors can claim a tax deduction for the cost of an iPad or Android tablet if it is primarily for business, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�nvest in some new IT equipment for my engineering contracting business. I am seriously considering buying a 3G� �the rules relating to personal and business data contracts are the same as those for mobile/smartphone contr� �cost can be expensed For a 3G/4G mobile broadband contract to be allowable, the contract must be between the�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Contractor Doctor: Is it worth paying Benefit in Kind (BIK) tax for some benefits?
Contractors can calculate the benefit in kind (BIK) tax for company benefits before deciding how to pay for them, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�e for some company benefits.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �moved to the UK to start work on my first interim contract with a financial services client. I am considerin�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Contractor Doctor: I’ve been outside IR35 and now think I’m caught. What should I do?
Contractors experiencing a sudden change of circumstances mid-way through a contract may find this alters their status and hits their finances.
�y periods that he was inside IR35 Determining his contracting, IR35 and financial strategy going forward. Most� �ng in 2011 confirmed that tax tribunals can split contracts into inside and outside IR35 periods if the evide� �ge projects. I am currently working on a 12-month contract within a government agency. Until now, I’ve been�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 28 Feb 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can I give children shares in my contracting company to save tax?
Contractors tempted to transfer company shares to their children to reduce their tax bills will still have to pay tax on any dividend income.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, The IT contracting business I run with my wife is doing so well at t� �ng some services from their bank or entering into contracts or other arrangements that require all shareholde�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 14 Mar 2012

Contractor Doctor: I won my contract by tendering – does this put me outside IR35?
Strengthen your ‘in-business’ status by winning contracts via tenders, pitches and proposals to clients.
�balance if they make a loss! Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ch as local authorities, and I find out about new contracts when they publish an invitation to tender (ITT) o� �e contractor has the potential to profit from the contract, or make a loss. Both of these situations would b�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Sat, 17 Mar 2012

Contractor Doctor: I’ve just married – can I share contracting income with my spouse?
David Colom of D J Colom highlights the pitfalls of sharing contracting income with a new spouse and suggests the best tax strategies to employ.
�actor Doctor, I am an IT contractor and have been contracting through my own contractor limited company for thr�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 27 Mar 2012