New to contracting.... Please help

[Damo_T]

Hi,
I am starting contracting next week and need to get set up. Please can anyone offer any recommendations in terms os Banking, Accountants and anything else I need to sort out.
Any help, greatly appreciated. I have seen quotes on here from people payint arount £55 for accountants who do almost everything for you but am struggling to find any myself.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

[max]

Hi,
I am starting contracting next week and need to get set up. Please can anyone offer any recommendations in terms os Banking, Accountants and anything else I need to sort out.
Any help, greatly appreciated. I have seen quotes on here from people payint arount £55 for accountants who do almost everything for you but am struggling to find any myself.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

What is your daily rate?

[TheRefactornator]

A few options for you:
Nixon Williams Accts + Ltd Co formation = ~£70 pcm. Two days to setup.
Abbey Business Banking - free business banking for life. ~2 weeks to setup.
VAT registration. ~3 months for registration to come through.

Some may say go umbrella..I say don't bother unless you're planning to contract for the very short term.

..and if you've not already done so, read this: http://www.contractoruk.com/first_timers/index.html

[Crusoe101]

my vat took 2 weeks to come through after I keyed it in online

[BrilloPad]

Just give us the names of two references and we will sort it out for you.

[BrowneIssue]

I am starting contracting next week

You jammy bugger!

Please can anyone offer any recommendations in ... anything else I need to sort out.

Go to the Professional Contractors Group at linky and follow "Guide to Freelancing" link.

Give them your email address and they will send you a 50-ih page .PDF that will tell you more than you ever thought you ever needed to know.

Read it, then come back here with any remaining questions.

[moorfield]

for accountants who do almost everything for you

Don't believe the hype. At the very least you should do your own books too.
Accountants that claim todo "everything for you" should be handled with care IMO.

SJD & Nixon Williams probably have the lions share of the market on here.

[tino]

Don't believe the hype. At the very least you should do your own books too.
Accountants that claim todo "everything for you" should be handled with care IMO.

SJD & Nixon Williams probably have the lions share of the market on here.

Yup,

SJD are good if a little expensive and "re-active". I'm considering giving Nixon Williams a bash purely because they're £30 a month cheaper

[MPwannadecentincome]

You jammy bugger!

Go to the Professional Contractors Group at linky and follow "Guide to Freelancing" link.

Give them your email address and they will send you a 50-ih page .PDF that will tell you more than you ever thought you ever needed to know.

Read it, then come back here with any remaining questions.

the linky appears broken - just get a blank popup when I press on it, seems to be linking to http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/clk;210341530;32008383;l - anyone else managed to get it work?

[BrowneIssue]

the linky appears broken - just get a blank popup when I press on it, seems to be linking to http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/clk;210341530;32008383;l - anyone else managed to get it work?

Huh?

Go to www.pcg.org.uk

In the column on the left, look or "Guide to Freelancing". That should go to

http://www.pcg.org.uk/cms/index.php?...ess&Itemid=425

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