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Comparing state insurances and private income protection
Contractors will find that state insurances won’t provide a financial safety net if they can’t get work or fall ill.
�icies. Umbrella company contractors working for a compliant service provider should both qualify for and be p� �ny kind of a safety net for the resulting loss of contracting income. The main state benefits for contractors n� �enges as limited company contractors when between contracts. What state insurances are available for contract� �overnight if they suddenly fall ill or are out of contract. That’s why at as a minimum we recommend that con�
Category: Articles: Contractor Income Protection | Wed, 06 Apr 2016

Off-Payroll rules: Beware the disguised remuneration operators
Professional Passport CEO Crawford Temple explains how contractors can identify and protect themselves from disguised remuneration schemes.
�claimed they were unable to distinguish between a compliant umbrella company and a tax avoidance scheme. Mean�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Contracting top 10: Making sure IR35 won’t apply to you
HMRC is constantly on the lookout for ‘disguised employees’. Here are ten precautions you can take to ensure you don’t get caught.
�s unlimited IR35 assessments, helping you to stay compliant with IR35, combined with insurance to protect aga� �conduct retrospective investigations of your past contracts. You should keep records, such as telephone logs� �d replacing an employee You should always start a contract on the understanding that the role is for a contr�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 18 Nov 2015

Independent contractors – what are they? Employed or self employed?
Independent contractors are workers who are in business on their own account & provide their expert services to clients under a contract for services.
�s unlimited IR35 assessments, helping you to stay compliant with IR35, combined with insurance to protect aga� �ificant back taxes, NICs, interest and penalties. Contracting abroad – how other countries define independent c� �who provide services for an organisation under a contract for services . Independent contractors are not em�
Category: Articles: Contracting | Tue, 03 Apr 2018

What are umbrella schemes for contractors?
Explains what umbrella companies are and how contractors use them.
�re are other payment schemes which purport to be "compliant umbrella schemes" and offer large take home pay f� �utside IR35, and are a higher rate tax payer then contracting via a limited company is the better financial rou� �any bank account. For long term contractors whose contracts are outside IR35 umbrellas are not as tax efficie� �nce of circa 20% in your tax home pay. If you can contract outside IR35, and are a higher rate tax payer the�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Thu, 15 Feb 2018

How umbrella company contractors can calculate their holiday entitlements and pay
Umbrella company contractors can work out their holiday entitlement using a standard calculation, explains Pulse Umbrella Group’s Chris Futcher.
�owever, contractors are warned to be wary of less compliant umbrella companies who may not be entirely transp� �e clearly stated within a contractor’s employment contract, not all umbrella companies are transparent in ho�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Thu, 15 Oct 2015

Contractor guide to mobile phone expenses – warning, some rules are counterintuitive
Contractors claiming costs of mobile phones from their contracting business must abide by HMRC’s expenses rules, explains Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ations costs. That way they will ensure they stay compliant and avoid the unwelcome attention of an HMRC inve� �e, smartphone or similar mobile device from their contracting business must abide by HMRC’s strict expenses rul� �“Ideally, contractors should start a mobile phone contract in the name of the business,” continues Abbott. “�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Tue, 22 Mar 2011

Taxation for UK contractors working in europe
When contractors from the UK choose to work abroad in the EU, they should understand the different administrative and tax regimes in the region.
�l ignore these rules, but one is safest remaining compliant if it is possible. France It is perfectly possibl� �country, at least in terms of income earned from contracting. This is a complex area, and contractors should d�
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Mon, 28 Jan 2008

Contractor guide to contracting overseas: Norway
Contractors with Norway-based contracts may find using an established employment solutions provider is most effective option, says Charles Daw of CXC.
�rovider will be a legitimate fully registered and compliant Norwegian business and would typically employ the� �Contractors who have won contracts that require them to work in Norway for more than� �n Norway. What to do when starting a Norway-based contract “All non-Norwegian workers must register with the�
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Thu, 04 Jun 2015

Contractor offshore solutions – how they work
We dispel the myths that surround contracting as part of an offshore consultancy supply chain and explains how they work.
�The Isle of Man is a highly reputable, secure and compliant offshore financial services centre which provides� �ctors thinking of changing the way they run their contracting business.” As of Dec 2009, Employee Benefit Trust� �onsultancy supply chain provider that manages the contracts and your ‘employment’ is frequently based in the�
Category: Articles: Other | Tue, 08 Dec 2009