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Contractor Doctor: Can I run my contracting business through two different companies?
Contractors can trade through two different limited companies but there are tax, cost & commercial implications explains Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ed limited company for this purpose. Can I run my contracting business through two different companies? Thanks� �xplains: “A contractor who might have, say, three contracts in a financial year – two with software houses an� �five years, trading via my own limited company. A contract has just come up directly with a small bank and b�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Contractor Doctor: Can my limited company pay for counselling?
Contractors can pay for certain types of counselling without attracting a Benefit in Kind tax charge or employer’s National Insurance Contributions.
�ce a benefit in kind charge.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �company for over ten years. However, in his last contract my husband was harassed by another contractor, an�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 30 Nov 2011

Contractor doctor: how can I avoid a gap when going from permie to contracting?
Advises a reader how to make a smooth transition from permie to contracting without a gap in working.
�ppraisal I've decided to vote with my feet and go contracting. My notice period is 4 weeks. How should I go abo� �wer your question about when to start looking for contracts, here's a brief suggested action plan and some po� �ised pay rise we'd have retired years ago. In the contract market, this kind of 'promise' of future pay rise�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 21 Dec 2011

Contractor doctor: can I be forced to take time off for xmas?
Unless your contract specifies that you are expected to have periods of suspension, there is no reason why you should be obliged to take time off.
�ithout a reasonable solution. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ks, Rachel Contractor Doctor replies: Unless your contract specifies that you should expect periods of suspe�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 22 Dec 2011

Contractor Doctor: Can I claim expenses for building an office in my garden?
Contractors claiming the cost of building an office in their garden may save VAT & tax, but complications may arise, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ear Contractor Doctor I have recently returned to contracting and have the opportunity to regularly work from h�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 06 Jan 2014

Contractor Doctor: Should I opt out of the Conduct Regs or AWR after a contract win?
Contractors new to contracting can get confused between different sets of regulations, when they apply and whether there is an option of opting out.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I am new to contracting and I have just secured a contract for six months� �I am new to contracting and I have just secured a contract for six months work. I have opted into the Conduc�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 Feb 2014

Contractor Doctor: Can I use a doctor’s sick note to defend against contract breach?
Contractors unable to fulfil a contract due to illness will find a sick note from a GP won’t defend a breach, but the contract may be ‘frustrated’.
�via my own limited company. I recently started a contract with a client via an agency. Unfortunately, three�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 24 Feb 2014

Contractor Doctor: How can I stay under the VAT threshold when using subcontractors?
Contractors working on one-off major projects that require sub-contracting may be able to avoid registering for VAT, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�company and register it for VAT to manage the new contract, but must be able to demonstrate that is a genuin�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 15 May 2014

Contractor Doctor: Can I employ my children via my company?
Limited company contractors can employ children over the age of 13, but there are marginal tax benefits & many pitfalls, says InTouch’s Clare Rickman.
�site and start publishing a blog to help win more contracts, particularly as my skills are quite specialist.�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 03 Sept 2014

Contractor Doctor: Do I need to give notice if there is no written contract?
Contractors can’t just quit a role, even if there is no written contract. There may be an implied termination clause, explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I’ve been contracting for my former employer for several years. When I� �no contract in place. Under UK contract law, most contracts do not have to be in writing or signed. Was there� �ing a contractor, we never got round to signing a contract – there was always something else that came up an�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 06 Oct 2014