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Contracting mindset tips: you’re responsible for managing your career, not the client
Contractors are responsible for managing their own careers. Attempts by clients to do so must be resisted or contractors could pay tax as employees.
�o look like employees, and could be caught inside IR35 , resulting in significantly more tax being liabl�
Category: Articles: Contracting Mindset Tips | Fri, 23 Dec 2011

Extracting profits tax efficiently from a limited company
Contractors can choose from a range of strategies to extract profits tax efficiently from their limited company, explains Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�Most limited company contractors working outside IR35 pay themselves a low salary and the balance of th�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Wed, 30 Jul 2014

Minimising the risk of an HMRC investigation
Contractors can minimise the risk of being investigated by HMRC by taking simple yet effective measures, explains Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ted James Abbott, Abbott Moore In the case of IR35 , the now defunct business entity tests ( BETs )�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Wed, 27 Nov 2013

Contractor guide to the Employment Allowance
Contractors with no income except salary could be better off by £164 per year by using the Employment Allowance, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�e exempt But Abbott warns that contractors inside IR35 and applying a deemed salary calculation are one�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Wed, 09 Apr 2014

Contractor guide to splitting dividends
Splitting dividends with a spouse to maximise contracting income used to be the norm, but the Arctic Systems case changed the rules.
�n limited company and whose contracts are outside IR35 have often maximised net income by splitting the�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Thu, 14 Dec 2017

How pensions work for contractors
This article explains how pension contributions can save you a fortune in taxes and enable you to enjoy your savings plus interest when you reach age 55.
�ou work through a limited company and are outside IR35 first the company pays corporation tax on the com�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Fri, 06 Feb 2015

Moving from permanent to contracting - case study 4
We interview a first time contractor in Project Management who shares his experience of moving into contracting for the first time.
�tacted me out of the blue. Q) How did you address IR35 issues? My wife (a qualified solicitor) and I pou�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 26 Jul 2006

10 things agencies do for contractors to win them work
Contractors often don’t realise the huge amount of work agencies perform behind the scenes to win them work. Mark Dexter of KDR Recruitment explains.
�s a recruiter who understands the implications of IR35 for contractors his agency places, Dexter believe�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Mon, 08 Apr 2013

Umbrella contractors can’t open limited companies to claim T&S relief
Umbrella companies don’t have to consider adopting risky operating models to continue processing contractor T&S, thanks to a new SDC testing solution.
�tors who traded via a PSC and who were outside of IR35 were exempt from the T&S restrictions. As a r�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Wed, 22 Jun 2016

Australian contractors temporarily coming to the UK to work – tax and expenses issues
Australian contractors coming to the UK to contract may need expert advice to navigate the double-taxation treaty, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�’s site and receipted subsistence can be claimed. IR35, income splitting and spouses tax affairs “The ev�
Category: Articles: Expat | Thu, 07 Oct 2010