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Effective contracting skills and experience keep contractors in well-paid contracts
“Contracting skills” are a combination of those commercial and business skills plus experience that are needed to secure regular, well-paid contracts.
�or daily contract rate , and to negotiate out any IR35 -unfriendly clauses in the contract. Contractors�
Category: Articles: First timers | Thu, 31 Aug 2017

How contractors should prepare for financial services screening
It's important to understand the process of financial services screening as it is becoming impossible to work in the sector without it.
�handy for other uses like proving you are outside IR35. ''You don't know how often I hear: ''It's all at�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Thu, 06 Sept 2007

5 reasons you shouldn't consider property investments via your company
Considering using company profit to invest in property? Here's 5 reasons why it's a very bad idea.
�rsonally. 5. Business climate Since the advent of IR35, the settlements legislation (formerly known as S�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Mon, 26 Jun 2017

Pensions for contractors with a limited company
Income from limited companies can go straight into pension funds for serious tax advantages.
�nd you are a higher rate tax payer, not caught by IR35 . You can either put the £100 into a pension, or�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Tue, 07 Apr 2009

Saving for retirement: contractors need to act now
With the inevitable future meltdown in state pensions contractors need to act now to ensure a healthy retirement.
�HMRC.] As a contractor you can reduce the pain of IR35 with a contractor pension and also help to avoid�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Mon, 15 Nov 2004

Contractor Doctor: Do contractors automatically get employment rights after 2 years?
Contractors are service providers, so even after two years they don’t qualify for employment rights and cannot demand a permanent job from clients.
�or contractors when proving that they are outside IR35, and therefore are not a ‘ disguised employee ’.�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 26 Feb 2018

Processing your company payroll when contracting via a limited company
Maintaining a company payroll seems a mundane task but Phil Richards of Blevins Franks explains it is a vital statutory requirement for contractors.
�es separately using their own expenses forms (for IR35 status reasons they should never use a client’s o�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Fri, 24 Oct 2008

Contractor Doctor: I am being harassed by a client’s employee – what are my rights?
Contractors have no employment rights but, according to David Royden of Laytons Solicitors, the do have the right to a healthy and safe workplace.
�world, ‘I am an employee’, which could put their IR35 status is serious jeopardy. “The contractor in th�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 16 Sept 2008

Contractor Doctor: Can my client sue me if I get too ill to work?
Technically a contractor is in breach of contract if they can’t work because of illness, but in reality a client wants a replacement, not a lawsuit.
�places a contractor at risk of being found inside IR35 , specifying the contractor as the ‘authorised re�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 28 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can I claim for packed lunches or do I have to eat out?
Contractors on business trips away from home can claim for subsistence costs, such as weekly shops for packed lunches, says James Abbott.
�ear the site and I don’t use the canteen to avoid IR35 issues. Instead I shop for a week’s worth of pack�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 29 Mar 2012