Getting ahead of years salary payments in case of no contract before year end

[BigTime]

So how much NI are you contributing?

If you don't like the grief, stop asking inane questions about the best way to milk the system for every penny.

The system has been designed in such a way that it's possible for self-employed to claim unemployment benefits. I don't think he's milking it, just getting what he's due. We've not bothered claiming child benefit and wouldn't accuse anyone who does of milking the system.

[d000hg]

The system lets you. And (as has been argued before) scrotes can do it, so contractors should do it as well.

a)They probably weren't earning £X00/day and have umpteen thousand in a business bank account
b)Since when do two wrongs make a right?

[TheFaQQer]

a)They probably weren't earning £X00/day and have umpteen thousand in a business bank account
b)Since when do two wrongs make a right?

I didn't say that was my opinion, just that it had been argued before.

[psychocandy]

Btw. Zero profit in business account when I claimed.

[TheFaQQer]

Btw. Zero profit in business account when I claimed.

Profit or money?

[GazCol]

I just can't fathom how a contractor can have less than £16,000 in both personal and company assets? Even on a low rate that's a war-chest < 3 months.

[The Spartan]

Btw. Zero profit in business account when I claimed.

Are you sure you're cut out to be a contractor?

[psychocandy]

Profit or money?

Money in there but already earmarked for vat/ct.

[psychocandy]

I just can't fathom how a contractor can have less than £16,000 in both personal and company assets? Even on a low rate that's a war-chest < 3 months.

You can still claim contrib based even if you've got more than £16K apparently.

At the time, I had about £16K. (dont ask - lots of debts to pay off from permie days). £16K is more than 3 months warchest for me - that would pay the basic bills for 10 months for me.

[psychocandy]

Are you sure you're cut out to be a contractor?

Nope. :-)