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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� �. We answered them all and have published over 56 contracting guides so far this year. To help the wider contra� �s, which are typically found in contractor agency contracts, play an important role in protecting the investm� �to date. They broadly fall into five main themes: Contract restrictions – restrictive covenants Contractual�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 12 Sept 2013

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� �le trader, it is completely irrelevant if you are contracting direct with your client. However, as the vast maj� �ith your client. However, as the vast majority of contracts in some sectors, such as IT, are via agencies, th� �n permanent employees or offshoring temporary and contract roles to cheaper jurisdictions unaffected by AWR.�
Category: Articles: Agency Workers Regulations | Thu, 21 Sept 2017

How to appeal wrongful tax treatment following an incorrect Off-Payroll assessment
Tax expert David Kirk explains the various options available to contractors seeking to reclaim tax that has been overpaid as a result of Off-Payroll.
�a result of being incorrectly assessed as ‘inside IR35’ under the new Off-Payroll tax have options shoul� �to ensure that they don’t unwittingly enter into contracts with clauses permitting these deductions. Right n� �ave had employer’s NI deductions taken from their contract rates by hirers and agencies since the introducti�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 07 Aug 2018

Off-payroll repeal praised by Australian self-employed advocate, Ken Phillips
The signalled repeal of Off-Payroll tax rules by the new Chancellor is an exercise in common sense, says Ken Philips, of Self-employed Australia
�strong focus on tax fairness. Ken has studied the IR35 issue since 2000. Ken shares his views on the rec� �stralian Independent Contractors Act (2006), sham contract prevention laws and Unfair Contract laws for self�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Wed, 28 Sept 2022

Contractor Doctor: How can I get out of my first contract with my former employer?
Contracting for a former employer can create a range of challenges for contractors, even for umbrella company contractors with no fears.
�is the very real threat of being found inside of IR35 by HMRC for the duration of the contract and poss� �says: The biggest and most common challenge when contracting with a former employer, particularly when the con� �duration of the contract and possibly any future contracts with the former employer. Bite the bullet and sti� �rmer employer. I am three months into a six-month contract and I am increasingly unhappy with the way that m�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 19 Apr 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can I quit the contract if the role is different than agreed?
Contractors arriving at their new client’s site only to discover the role they had been sold by the agent is totally different can quit the contract.
�g delivered and to ensure they don’t fall foul of IR35 . This may also include a rate renegotiation. In� �Contractor Doctor I’ve just started work on a new contract that has turned out to be completely different to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 15 Nov 2012

10 questions to ask a specialist contractor accountant
You should ask these 10 questions to check whether an accountant is a contracting expert before signing up.
�ut an accountant’s level of expertise: 1. What is IR35 and how might it affect me? The ‘contractor tax’� �You should check your potential accountant is a contracting expert prior to signing up to their services. Jam� �e. 6. Can you explain how expenses will work if I contract through my own limited company? Contractors are n�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Fri, 30 Sept 2016

Splitting dividends to maximise net income
Splitting company dividends can be an effective way of maximising net income. We discuss the topic and Section 660 issues.
�income via the dividend route if they are outside IR35 and are either using a Limited Company payment st� �ife Limited Company Income Net Income Income from contracting £63,000 Less: Salary paid £4,500 £4,500 £58,500 L�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Wed, 15 Nov 2006

Contractor accountants: count the true cost with the ContractorCalculator checklist
Many contractor accountants advertise a monthly fee but don’t say what your money buys. Find out for sure with the Contractor Calculator checklist.
�ontractor specialists, and won’t be able to offer IR35 and contracting expertise. That’s why Contractor� �specialists, and won’t be able to offer IR35 and contracting expertise. That’s why Contractor Calculator has c�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Thu, 11 Feb 2010

10 tips for clients hiring contractors
Clients hiring contractors for the first time can help ensure their project’s success by using these ten top tips from recruiter Emma Brierley.
�and accommodating to a contractor’s concerns over IR35 IR35 does not really matter to clients. But it do� �d. Make sure that contractors leave when they are contracted to, and that project creep does not mean they rem� �own actions but because their client renews their contract when they are no longer really needed. Make sure�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 27 Oct 2009