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I am/will be in a similar situation to ITJOE.
I have been contracting with a LTD company for the 12 years and my company was earning £500 per day for most of the period.
I split with my ex 5 years ago and I do pay her a weekly amount of £100 per week. Someone mentioned that I my company earns...
My last contract was with the Public Sector. We had a new permie start who was straight out of Uni and this was his first job. Bought his Uni habits with him. Lunchtime drinking, Ringing in sick (at least 6 times within his 'probation period), working from home as his car wouldn't start. I was...
It is FACT, not speculation that IR35 is coming into the Private Sector.
Public Sector is failing in implementing projects (I read somewhere that it is an 80% failure rate) due to contractors walking away after IR35. Public Sector would rather fail contracts projects then be liable.
I have numerous calls from Indian companies who operate in the UK. There rate is normally very low and even if I am not in a contract I would NOT touch these guys with a barge pole.
I am currently contracting with HPE and they have been bought by CSC.
Where I am, they have just got rid of 8 contractors as they try and save money.
I take you will be based in the UK and not in Germany?
I don't think we will leave, I think there will be another referendum and remain will win.
My reason are the following -
1, The Leave victory wasn't a landslide victory. You cannot have over 16 million unhappy voters.
2, Scotland & Northern Ireland do not want to go, and we cannot force...
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I have been contracting for almost 4 years now and know that contractors are not the most popular people in the work place.
In my current contract, I must be the most hated person on the team. It's like I am not even a member of the team. Has anybody experienced this and how is the best...
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I agree with cojak
Use an umbrella, its not worth opening a LTD company for 3 months or even 6 months. You will be paying higher tax rate but there is no hassle of opening and closing a company and all the other paperwork