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Spending contractor limited company profits tax efficiently
According to Duncan Strike of Quay Accounting, contractors should be looking closer to home when deciding how to spend the cash in their business.
�found to be within IR35 for one of their previous contracts, the fallout can be very costly . If there is any� �te sums for tax, and unexpected periods without a contract, Strike says there can still be plenty of cash le�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Mon, 09 Mar 2009

Transferring shares within a contractor limited company
Splitting shares in a contractor limited company can mitigate tax liabilities, but there can be pitfalls, as Phil Richards of Blevins Franks explains.
�ose to split the ownership of the shares in their contracting limited company between themselves and their spou�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Fri, 13 Mar 2009

Contractor limited company checklist for moving company address
Moving business address can be stressful for contractors, but an organised approach will make the legal side of it relatively hassle-free.
�For most contractors who contract through a contracting limited company , their company address is the sa� �For most contractors who contract through a contracting limited company , their com�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Thu, 02 Apr 2009

Hiring contractors – an overview
Contractors can bring huge benefits to a client organisation but they are not employees and need to be managed effectively to get best results.
�ctors predominantly use online job boards to find contracts, but there the similarity with employees ends. Co� �ensed, because good contractors don’t stay out of contract for long, so a client only has a small window whe�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 25 Aug 2009

Hiring a contractor – rates you should expect to pay
Rates vary hugely across the contracting sector and can depend on many variables. How can clients judge what rates they should pay contractors?
�rs to be worked, and any hours in excess of those contracted must be approved before the contractor works them� �. But the client and contractor must agree in the contract the number of hours to be worked, and any hours i�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 01 Sept 2009

Hiring a contractor directly without using an agency
Clients must understand the big differences between hiring contractors and recruiting employees, says Emma Brierley of recruiter Xchangeteam
�ctors, by their very nature, are being engaged on contracts on an ongoing basis. This means that the client’s� �soon as possible. This means negotiation of both contract rates and contracts , and the hard part in larger�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 15 Sept 2009

Reading and evaluating a contractor CVs
Clients used to recruiting permanent employees will find contractor CVs break lots of CV ‘rules’, but that’s because contractors are not employees.
�the contractor has successfully completed similar contracts for other clients If the contractor has made a go� �uiting could receive hundreds of CVs for a single contract, and will typically devote, at most, ten seconds�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 22 Sept 2009

How firms should conduct contractor interviews
Interviewing a contractor is not like an interview to recruit a permanent employee, it is more like receiving a sales pitch from a new supplier.
�cision Contractors that have long term successful contracting careers will also have good selling skills in edi� �red, knowing they have an hour at most to win the contract. In that time, a client has to make a decision as�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 29 Sept 2009

What a client needs to know about contract law
Contractors are not like employees and don’t have employment contracts. But they do have contracts, so clients need to understand contract law basics.
�nd the contractor or agency. If the contractor is contracting direct, the client will have the contract with th� �es. This will help them prevent any disputes over contracts escalating, as they’ll know when to call in exper� �Having an understanding of the principles of contract law is essential for clients hiring contractors.�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 13 Oct 2009

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.
�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