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Immediate start..?!
for ir35, send it to these people http://www.bauerandcottrell.co.uk/ .. very helpful and fantastic customer service ... for a small extra fee, they talk with your agency to push the changes through ... with hays, I am sure they would have done it so many times, that it will be a piece of cake...- questiontime
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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How about a Contractor Owned ManCo?
Does this mean the ManCo will have a contract with an unrelated local umbrella company?- questiontime
- Post #19
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Tax on Earnings Overseas
i think it does matter still..if you are working in a country with lower level of taxes than the uk, then you end up with the difference here. in the case of dubai, it is the difference between uk tax and 0. when taking a contract abroad, it is important to ensure you consider the overall tax...- questiontime
- Post #12
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Finding the Right Accountant - Has anyone tried K&B Accountants?
I wouldn't be selecting an accountant because they include ir35 reviews and pi as part of their package. you can easily get them in the market for a reasonable price. it is important to make sure your accountant does their bit right and provide good level of support.- questiontime
- Post #4
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Been asked to show passport, but I'm using an umbrella - er??
About 1 and 3, why not ask you agency. About 2, technically you are correct. The agencies apply a blanket policy for everyone to cover their backs, just in case.- questiontime
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Closing down company / Capital Distribution
You are taking permanent work. Therefore it is permanent. End of discussion. Nothing grey here. If you change your mind after a year, it is up to you. For people who close the company to make use of the CGT and show that they never intend to do a business in IT, by going on a holiday, using an...- questiontime
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Tax on Earnings Overseas
You really believe it. How about your passport? With a non-EU country's bank, HMRC may not be able to get the details easily as they can from a EU bank. You don't need to declare anything on the tax returns at all and you may get away with it. But clearly that is tax evasion and is not...- questiontime
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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New Contract Position
There is no point in loosing your contract for this, especially in the current market. But let him know that you are not making this an issue this time, but you consider this an unacceptable as a) it the problem was no fault of yours b) you did some productive work during that time. It is OK...- questiontime
- Post #18
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Can I setup a UK Limited company while living in Greece?
i don't see a problem with you setting up a uk company and invoicing your dutch client .. uk govt will be happy with the extra tax . i assume you are doing work from greece and not in the netherlands (an occassional visit is fine).. if you are doing work in netherlands, then the situation is...- questiontime
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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New to contracting - umbrella advice please!
You are not going to get a definitive answer ... The same brolly works well for one person but screws up another .. as others have suggested, parasol(who run pcg's umbrella), orangegenie, contractorumbrella,giant are a few that get recommended often .. as far as i have heard, parasol and cu...- questiontime
- Post #17
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Recruitment agency won't pay until their client pays
Another reason to go Ltd even if IR35 caught- questiontime
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Partner
Unless the partnership provides value to the client, there is no point including it .. It may even put off some client managers.- questiontime
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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another permie to contractor situation
If you are thinking about contracting as a easy way to make money, contracting may not be the right game for you.sometimes you make more, sometimes you loose. Read the recent thread http://forums.contractoruk.com/business-contracts/53962-returning-perm-almost-impossible.html .. It will have an...- questiontime
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Recruitment agency won't pay until their client pays
is their name the same as the current season. I had very bad experience with them recently. In all fairness, part of the problem was the client.- questiontime
- Post #9
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Example IR35 Contract
QDOS Freelancer Club has one, if I remember right. It is only forty quid.- questiontime
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
