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Contractor Doctor: Half my contract is onsite and half at home – am I caught by IR35?
Significant variations during a contractor’s contract can lead to different treatment.
�hows significant variations.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �new contract drawn up. But whilst the contents of contracts, and contract law, can have a major bearing on th� �games industry and am mid-way through a six-month contract direct with my client. The first three months of�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 09 Jun 2010

Contractor Doctor: My client has asked me to move location – do I have to relocate?
Contractors faced with a client request to change location must review their contract to consider available options, advises Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�identify potential outcomes.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �city, the location I agreed to when I signed the contract, it means my commute is fairly straightforward an�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 01 Jul 2010

Contractor Doctor: My fee income has dropped – should I deregister for VAT?
Abbott Moore’s James Abbott explains that contractors should deregister for VAT only when their business has changed focus, or is closing.
�tor, I am an IT contractor trading through my own contracting limited company . I’ve been registered for VAT pr� �ff The VAT on costs, such as accountancy and IR35 contract review fees, can be reclaimed Because most contra�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 29 Jul 2010

Contractor Doctor: We’re divorcing – what happens to our contractor limited company?
David Colom of DJ Colom explains his experience of contractor options when divorce is on the cards for a husband and wife contracting team.
�a divorce. When we do divorce, what happens to my contracting limited company? Thanks Sarah Contractor Doctor s�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 10 Aug 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can my agency insist on paying me only when it has been paid?
Contractors receiving a contract from an agent with a paid-when-paid clause should not initially be concerned, says Parity’s Alan Rommel.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I’ve only been IT contracting for a year, working through agencies to find my c� �g for a year, working through agencies to find my contracts and trading through my own limited company . I ha� �y own limited company . I have managed to stay in contract during the whole period with what I consider to b�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 12 Aug 2010

Contractor Doctor: When applying for contractor roles online what rate should I give?
Contractors applying for roles online can be asked to provide a rate before the application is accepted, but this is only the start of negotiations.
�s and agency websites. However, when applying for contracting roles online, I am sometimes asked to specify a c� �ays possible. Indicating a rate when applying for contracts online is only the start of contract negotiations� �octor, I’m in the process of finding my second IT contract, this time via online job boards and agency websi�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 28 Sept 2010

Contractor Doctor: I’m going to contract in the UK. Can I claim flights, rent & food?
Contractors coming from overseas to work in the UK are subject to the same business expenses rules as UK-based umbrella & limited company contractors.
�, only itemised and costed calls can be expensed. Contracting in the UK trading via a limited company – is it f� �her travel costs when I arrive to start work on a contract. Can I claim flights, rent and food as business e�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Sat, 02 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: Client wants to move me to a new project. I don’t want to. Help!
Contractors don’t have employment rights but are protected by contract law, so a client can’t change the contract without the contractor’s agreement.
�ich is not the behaviour of a skilled independent contracting expert, but of an employee. This is likely to be� �s no legal requirement for the contractor to move contracts and start a new project. Without the contractor’s� �ed company, about two thirds of the way through a contract with a major financial institution. The client wa�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 13 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: Is it worth starting a limited company for one contract?
Starting a limited company for a single contract can benefit contractors able to split dividends with a spouse, but for most will be uneconomical.
�ne contract? Thanks Sarah Contractor Doctor says: Contracting through a limited company can be a tax-efficient� �s, I’ve been offered the opportunity to work on a contract basis on a year-long project. Despite researching�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 26 Oct 2010

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.
�his first contract via an agency. Not having been contracting before, I’m worried about what happens if I have� �for delivering the services, is a feature of most contracts. Early termination and replacement Most clients a� �first-time IT contractor about to start work on a contract with a major engineering group. I’ve started my o�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 28 Oct 2010