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Spending contractor limited company profits tax efficiently
According to Duncan Strike of Quay Accounting, contractors should be looking closer to home when deciding how to spend the cash in their business.
�for which contractors should put aside money, is IR35 . As he says, “We all know that contractors’ past�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Mon, 09 Mar 2009

How National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are calculated
Contractors may be liable to pay National Insurance Contributions (NICs). Calculating how much should be paid depends on the nature of their earnings.
�Most limited company contractors working outside IR35 pay little or no NICs because they pay themselves�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Thu, 02 May 2013

Contractor doctor: can expenses be claimed for entertainment?
Answers a question from a reader about the rules for claiming entertainment expenses.
�ractor is a genuine business outside the scope of IR35 with the costs of marketing that every business h�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 19 Apr 2012

Contractor Doctor: Do I have rights if my contract’s terminated because I’m pregnant?
Limited company contractors terminated due to pregnancy can sue for discrimination, but there’s a tax sting in the tail.
�aken into account when awarding compensation. The IR35 sting in the tail However, although the contracto�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 01 May 2014

Contractor doctor: can I go contracting even though I might become unwell?
Under normal conditions, contractors don't get sick pay. But they can get insurance that will cover days lost to illness, assuming they aren't missing work due to a pre-existing condition.
�is a key element in proving that you are outside IR35 , a piece of tax legislation that applies to some�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 26 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: how do umbrellas calculate contractors’ national insurance
When contracting inside, employer's National Insurance contributions are calculated on the gross income billed to the client.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I’ve been working inside IR35 and would like to know if there is any difference�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 10 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.
�d be a contributing factor to putting them within IR35 . But when a contractor does have to use their cl�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 24 Jul 2008

Contractor doctor: can I leave early even without a termination clause?
Advises an unhappy contractor how to get out of a contract without a termination clause.
�he pay is terrible, made worse by being caught by IR35. I would really like to leave and am applying for�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 17 Jul 2018

Contractor doctor: does taking a break get around the 24 month contractor expenses rule?
Answers a contractor's question about the 24 month expenes rule and explains the rules in detail.
�nses rule. I have been providing services outside IR35 and via my lmited company to my current client fo�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 25 Jan 2018

How to charge expenses back to your client
Have you incurred expenses that need charging back to your client?
�should include VAT. If your contract is caught by IR35, then the expenses reclaimed will form part of th�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Fri, 07 Dec 2007