IT contracting: worst-case scenarios

[MarillionFan]

"I am not a geek."

Oh. Like candy from a baby.

[AlfredJPruffock]

I am not a geek.

Beware of geeks bearing gifs.

[AtW Super poster]

Originally Posted by AtW
I am not a geek.


Beware of geeks bearing gifs.

I am a geek.

[AlfredJPruffock]

The geek that can be described is not the true geek.

PS The geeks fly tonight

[Lucifer Box]

If a geek crashes in the forest does anyone hear it?

[SallyAnne]

DarrenB - what red tape and stuff are you talkin about?

I set my limited company up abtu 4 years ago and haven't really had and red tape and stuff against me. Its all been fairly straight forward really.

Course, I'm being audited by the tax man at the minute - for Travel and Subsistance, and also it lokos like for IR35. He took al my info, receipts, bank statements, blood, etc about 7 months ago and he STILL hasn't told me what my punishment will be, death probably.

Apart from that though, oh and the fact that I got audited last year by the VAT man - he had to come to my house and sit all day looking through my books and stuff.

Apart from both those things, no I've never considerred this to be to much of a faff on.

At the end of the day, I still invoice for about £12k a month, and I maybe pay out about £2k of that in tax. No one in that situation has the right to moan surely!

[sasguru]

I am not a geek.

Funniest joke I heard all day. You DEFINE geekdom.

Geek checklist:

1. Moustache
2. No girlfriend.
3. Obsessive interest in minutae of technology.
4. Live in bedist in Northern town.

Case closed. Next ....

[zeitghost]

Course, I'm being audited by the tax man at the minute - for Travel and Subsistance, and also it lokos like for IR35.


He took al my info, receipts, bank statements, blood, etc about 7 months ago

And you let him take them?

I photocopied the lot & kept the originals....

I trust no one... especially not Hector.

[SallyAnne]

And you let him take them?

I photocopied the lot & kept the originals....

I trust no one... especially not Hector.

yeah I'm starting to wish I'd done that now!

What happenned with yours? Did you get stung with a massive bill? I'm expecting a bit of a fine like.

[sasguru]

yeah I'm starting to wish I'd done that now!

What happenned with yours? Did you get stung with a massive bill? I'm expecting a bit of a fine like.

Last time it happened to me, when I was contracting - £7K.
That hurt.