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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� �rplus profits in your limited company, tying your contracting affairs to any property investments is fraught wi�
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

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� �racting unwelcome attention.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 29 Mar 2012

Contractor Doctor: My client asks me to work through lunch – should I charge?
Contractors aren’t usually paid for time they don’t work, like lunch hours, but ultimately it depends on what has been negotiated into the contract.
�r to have employee-like characteristics and their IR35 status could be in jeopardy. The basis on which a� �, accordingly. Day-rate contractors are typically contracted to work an eight-hour day excluding lunch, althou� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I’m new to contracting and have just started work on my first IT contrac� �racting and have just started work on my first IT contract with a financial services client. Within days of�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 04 Apr 2012

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 Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) – how they worked
Contractors used Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) as offshore tax solutions until legislation removing the tax benefits was introduced in December 2010.
�rs were classed as employees paying tax via PAYE, IR35 legislation ceased to be applicable to them. Cont� �irs of the trust. The solution provider took over contracts with the agency or client, so that the contractor�
Category: Articles: Contractor Offshore Solutions | Tue, 08 Mar 2011

IR35 - the appeal process
If you are deemed caught by IR35 by the Inland Revenue you can appeal the decision.
�a Notice of Decision – which says whether you are IR35 free or not. 3. The Contractor has 30 days to app�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 23 Mar 2000

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� �achieve. Doing short-term assignments is part of contracting, and if you keep all the paperwork from all your� �work in financial services, so even a three-month contract with one bank will be followed by a new police ch�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Thu, 06 Sept 2007

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� �ost successful. By applying this mindset to their contracting, they’re likely to have a greater chance of secur� �chance of securing an ongoing stream of lucrative contracts. According to Contractor Calculator CEO Dave Chap� �ees, and contractors need to tailor the CV to the contract on offer so that their CV matches exactly what th�
Category: Articles: First timers | Thu, 31 Aug 2017

Reasons and practicalities of moving from an umbrella to a limited company
Discusses the reasons and steps to take to move from an umbrella arrangement to a limited company.
�nce To run the company you will need to: Consider IR35 issues Update your records Invoice your clients C� �You may have started contracting through an umbrella company and now want to conti� �will be difficult to transfer an existing running contract from an umbrella company to a new limited company�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Thu, 18 Jan 2018