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Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
I don't usually read online comments on Daily Rooney articles, because a) They take forever to load and b) Most are by petty-minded semi-literate baboons. But there are some gems of wisdom in the comments on this article:
There is a huge backlash incoming against these changes. I suspect Boris may scrap this now that left wing idiot hammond and his fairness rubbish have gone
Rumour is that Gordon Brown was lobbied by the big IT consultancies to bring in IR35 in order to kill off the UK independent IT contractor! It's taken 20 years but it's going to do exactly that. Businesses will suffer financially if they go down the consultancy route by paying far more per IT 'expert'.
In the overall scheme of things the tax difference between employees and Ltd Co contractors is negligible with the differential varying depending on how much you earn. The biggest perceived loss to HMRC is employers NI contributions (a tax of jobs) which has been increased by stealth by successive governments whilst at the same time corporation tax has been cut. The resulting difference is hardly the fault of the contractors. Just cut out all the complication, merge tax and NI and go for a flat tax rate would be more worthy of consideration. People who get income from shares without getting out of bed on a morning could then pay their fair share too. You know, the people with all the wealth and power.
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