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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� �d from the client and should include VAT. If your contract is caught by IR35, then the expenses reclaimed wi�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Fri, 07 Dec 2007

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� �ject to Australian tax laws. Clearly, operating a contracting business across more than one tax jurisdiction, w� �nal tax affairs, depending on the length of their contracts, the nationality and place of permanent home of t� �Contractors coming from Australia to contract may fall foul of double-taxation treaties if they�
Category: Articles: Expat | Thu, 07 Oct 2010

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� �nagement who shares his experience of moving into contracting for the first time. Interview Q) How long had you� �Luckily an agent phoned me out of the blue for a contract position which was perfect for me. After an inter�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 26 Jul 2006

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� �to hear things are not going well for you whilst contracting. There might be little point chatting to your age� �or Doctor, I'm currently 3 months into a 12 month contract. The work is stale and the pay is terrible, made�
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� �However if I wanted to come back to take another contract with the company at a later date how long a break�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 25 Jan 2018

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� �nt. Now contractors can place up to 100% of their contract income into a pension. In addition the rules rega�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Fri, 06 Feb 2015

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� �n a project that was not included in the original contract. Because it’s appraisal time of year, or because�
Category: Articles: Contracting Mindset Tips | Fri, 23 Dec 2011

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� �ed or effectively dealt with. Good luck with your contracting. Contractor Doctor� �cording to Royden, many contractor and consultant contracts include clauses that place an obligation on the c� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I recently started a contract and have been teamed with someone who has serious�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 16 Sept 2008

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

Fixed-term employment contracts and contracting are mutually exclusive
Workers hired by clients under fixed-term employment contracts are not contractors running a business, but employees whose employment has an end-date.
�eir own contractor limited company and outside of IR35 typically pay themselves a low salary and the bal� �ent contracts are very common outside of the core contracting disciplines in both the private and public sector� �kers hired by clients under fixed-term employment contracts are not contractors running a business supplying� �ntracts may superficially resemble a contractor’s contract, in that they are typically for a fixed duration�
Category: Articles: Legal | Mon, 31 Oct 2011