Outside to Inside Checklist

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The ID verification is driving me to insanity.... I worked on an ID verification tool for an insurance company, and my "identity" is fairly vanilla in that I've been at the same address for 5+ years, only one address for bills, driving licence and docs up to date....

However,...

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An excellent choice.

I have the Porsche Enyaq vRS and it's best family car I've owned as an all-round do-it all daily.

Big heavy hector so not much of a vRS, but any faster and the kids would be painting the inside the same as the asbo green outside......

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As-is: Outside IR35 £700 p/d, since August 2024. Limited Company with two shareholders, both taking salary + dividends (YTD c. £31k dividends taken by each shareholder). No Directors' Loans. Two EVs on company lease. Ltd Company Year End was 30th September. Dad to two primary-school aged children....

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Thanks all - gives me some sites to research!

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Requirement is for a separate laptop to run Citrix, so any new/refurbished laptop will satisfy the requirements.

However, as a discerning contractor that looks to over-deliver rather than just hit the minimum viable product, I thought it'd be a worthwhile exercise to engage other stakeholders...

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If only we had a Technical section that had more than one post per week........

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Per title, what laptop do you use for your current gig? (Assuming you've provided your own equipment).

Most recently used client devices, and prior to that have used my own MacBook for contracts. Considering a new contract role with bring your own device requirement, and thinking I should...

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No - company has retained profits so can "afford" the dividends that we've taken to date and will have some retained profit.

However, my thought process was that by repaying (or converting to directors' loan) some of the dividends I have taken thus far, I'd be reducing the tax...

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Happily chugging along in an outside IR35 contract on a good day rate on a large programme with a contract til February, and had the dreaded mid-term axe fall for the first time as a contractor. Two weeks notice at a difficult time of year for the entire programme team as the programme is put on indefinite...