Reply to: Death of the Contractor

[tarbera]

A lack of punctuation is as bad as bad spelling. :-)

Lol - nice one

[Alan @ BroomeAffinity]

The fact is sloppy English which just takes a few seconds to correct sends only 1 message about you and what you're trying to communicate and that's far from a positive one.

A lack of punctuation is as bad as bad spelling. :-)

[Zero Liability]

Waited a year (or ~6 months, I think, in reality), although that obviously depends on your circumstances. Dividends shouldn't be viewed as salary anyway; they are a payment for profitability. However, let's be clear that, if you do elect to pay monthly dividends, this is perfectly fine providing you follow the rules on dividend payments (and don't pay them together with salary in a single payment, as that would be asking for trouble).

I'm assuming paying the same or a very similar dividend amount, for tax efficiency purposes, over the tax year, for a number of years (e.g. £30k dividends on the SATR for 3 years), wouldn't raise any eyebrows, either, in terms of resembling a salary. Rather the issue would be a single, lump payment of salary and dividends together (without demarcating them), which again is something HMRC would only see if they chose to review your business accounts, and which again, as you say, would mean you were already "on the radar" for other reasons.

[tarbera]

Its remarkable how its only the utter s who post their day rate...

Spelling !!!!!

Agree with your point

[tarbera]

Calm down. People frequently get pulled for spelling mistakes. Ive had a few in my time.

No bother

[eek]

Lol - I'm dyslexic (as well you know)

I was waiting for a cure to be as cleverdicks as you guys in the mean time I will continue billing £800 a day pondering how much more I could earn not being a moron

Brilliant !!!

Its remarkable how its only the utter s who post their day rate...

[tarbera]

Ah the dyslexia excuse, never seen that one used by some plank that can't be bothered to use the correct their/there/they're, your/you're, too/two/to where/we're/were......

1. I didn't know you're dyslexic (or so you claim)
2. There are quite a few forms of dyslexia
3. I'm actually dyslexic but I can manage to cope, it just needs me to take a few extra seconds to read what I write.
4. Congratulations on blagging an £800/day rate (in your fantasy)

The fact is sloppy English which just takes a few seconds to correct sends only 1 message about you and what you're trying to communicate and that's far from a positive one.

I think this post says a lot about your obsessive personality than my bad spelling or grammar. You seem to get very angry very quickly about quite frankly a non issue for me and 99% of everyone else, spend your time being more productive and helpful rather than picking people up on your pet obsessive hobby.

I wish you good day sir

[BolshieBastard]

Lol - I'm dyslexic (as well you know)

I was waiting for a cure to be as cleverdicks as you guys in the mean time I will continue billing £800 a day pondering how much more I could earn not being a moron

Brilliant !!!

Calm down. People frequently get pulled for spelling mistakes. Ive had a few in my time.

[TykeMerc]

Ah the dyslexia excuse, never seen that one used by some plank that can't be bothered to use the correct their/there/they're, your/you're, too/two/to where/we're/were......

1. I didn't know you're dyslexic (or so you claim)
2. There are quite a few forms of dyslexia
3. I'm actually dyslexic but I can manage to cope, it just needs me to take a few extra seconds to read what I write.
4. Congratulations on blagging an £800/day rate (in your fantasy)

The fact is sloppy English which just takes a few seconds to correct sends only 1 message about you and what you're trying to communicate and that's far from a positive one.

[tarbera]

Maybe not, but in a situation where you're trying to communicate and make a point, it's vastly easier if you do it in a language others understand. Part of that language is to use the prevailing spelling and grammar, this is compounded somewhat when similar sounding words have noticeably different meanings as is common in English.
If that paragraph is perhaps a bit complicated you could just do this DON'T USE SLOPPY ENGLISH, YOU COME ACROSS AS A MORON WHEN YOU DO AND YOUR MESSAGE IS LOST.

Lol - I'm dyslexic (as well you know)

I was waiting for a cure to be as cleverdicks as you guys in the mean time I will continue billing £800 a day pondering how much more I could earn not being a moron

Brilliant !!!

[TykeMerc]

Good point indeed sir, ability to spell (or grammar) has no relation to daily rates. As I'm a good few hundred over averag

Maybe not, but in a situation where you're trying to communicate and make a point, it's vastly easier if you do it in a language others understand. Part of that language is to use the prevailing spelling and grammar, this is compounded somewhat when similar sounding words have noticeably different meanings as is common in English.
If that paragraph is perhaps a bit complicated you could just do this DON'T USE SLOPPY ENGLISH, YOU COME ACROSS AS A MORON WHEN YOU DO AND YOUR MESSAGE IS LOST.

[tarbera]

too

Good point indeed sir, ability to spell (or grammar) has no relation to daily rates. As I'm a good few hundred over averag

[BolshieBastard]

Seems about the average to me, are you thinking to low ?

too

[tractor]

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Seems about the average to me, are you thinking to low ?

It depends what the target demographic is really. Of all the roles I see through jobserve and others, ISTM that the average is way below £400. Only recently has there been several in the £600+-£1000 range and of course, they are for quite senior roles, far more than a regular BA would command.

[tarbera]

Day Rates – early signs of an increase: The findings of
the survey indicate a modest increase in the day rate
from £490 in Q2 to £507 in Q3 of this year.

£507 average. Really????

Seems about the average to me, are you thinking to low ?