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Contractor doctor: can I get financial protection against an IR35 investigation?
How can a contractor protect themselves financially against an investigation.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I've had my contract tweaked by a law firm so that it appears more IR3�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 03 Jan 2007

Contractor doctor: are restrictive contract clauses enforceable?
Are clauses restricting working directly with the client enforceable in a court of law?
�l just give you the go-ahead. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �Dear Contractor Doctor, Having secured a contract, the agency I am dealing with has inserted a clau�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 31 Jan 2007

Contractor doctor: do I have to pay employers and employees NI when using an umbrella?
Do you have to pay employers NI out of your contracting income? The answer is yes or no, depending on IR35 status and public/private sector working.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I've just started contracting and have registered with an umbrella company. I w� �come taxes. This is the equation for outside IR35 contracts: Client charge rate = contract rate + agency comm� �storically it is worth noting that all advertised contract rates have been advertised at what we will call t�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 21 Feb 2007

Contractor doctor: how often should I change contracts?
Contractor Doctor explains the factors when considering how long to stay at a client site.
�nth Expenses Rule . Many contractors initially go contracting because they want varied projects to work on rath� �How often do you think contractors should change contracts and move on to another client? Thanks [Name suppl� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I’ve been in my first contract for a year and a half, and the client wants me to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 21 Mar 2007

Contractor Doctor: I’m being bullied to join a teambuilding day, what’re my options?
Contractors face greater risk if forced to attend client teambuilding events and clients may be liable for bullying.
�re are no grounds for the client to terminate the contract if the contractor refuses to; nor is it likely th�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 25 Jul 2013

Contractor Doctor: Does signing a new contract after one goes cold put me in breach?
Contractors whose contract terms are changed by an agency are unlikely to be in breach if they accept another contract, says Egos’s Roger Sinclair.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I signed a new contract with an agency to begin on 2nd July. One week lat�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 31 Jul 2013

Contractor Doctor: I can’t pay my tax bill to HMRC – what are my options?
Contractors who have spent the money put by to pay their company’s tax liabilities may be facing liquidation, explains Mike Simister of Lines Henry.
�start a new limited company and get on with their contracting career. ‘D reports’ on the conduct of contractor� �by, might have an extended period of time between contracts. With no income and the same outgoings, they choo� �much of the last 18 months on the bench without a contract. As a result, I was forced to use all my savings�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 01 Aug 2013

Contractor Doctor: Can I receive a tax-free redundancy payment from my ltd company?
Contractors can’t use redundancy or termination payments to take cash tax efficiently from their limited company, says James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
�condition.” Why contractors don’t have employment contracts According to Abbott, few contractors have employm� �undancy payment, a worker must have an employment contract with their employer, and they cannot resign or le�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 15 Aug 2013

Contractor Doctor: Is my agency’s restrictive covenant valid after losing PSL status?
Contractors may have grounds for disregarding a restrictive covenant if a former agency makes threats to withhold payment, says Egos’s Roger Sinclair.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I’ve just completed a contract with an agency that has just been dropped from th�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 05 Sept 2013

Contractor Doctor: Do I owe my agency damages after it terminated me for being ill?
Contractors unable to fulfil their contracts due to illness may not necessarily be liable for breach of contract, explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�ep in this situation is to determine which of the contracts the agency sent to the contractor actually applie� �Dear Contractor Doctor I was a week into a new contract and I have just been terminated by my agency for�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 14 Oct 2013