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[dave20]

try these guys www.soundadministrationservices.co.uk they do my invoicing for me.

[Ardesco]

Jesus, ask stupid questions, get upset when you are told to do your own basic bloody research and then try to start a fight with a moderator.....

Obviously a troll looking to be banned ASAP......

[expat]

Hey Ferret

Who said restructuring only means renaming. I suppose there is a good reason for you using a Ferret

Now you're getting ratty. I wouldn't do that with a ferret

[chef]

Hey Ferret

Who said restructuring only means renaming. I suppose there is a good reason for you using a Ferret

<RANT>
for someone who seems to know f' all about owning or running a business your quite an arrogant #### [fill in your own blanks].

Especially towards someone who has managed to administrate this site for a fair amount of time now with little to no complaints from others who are new (such as myself a while ago), who all managed to find the required information without being handheld all the way..

I can only assume you deem "being a contractor" a "bit of a laugh" and a "good way to earn lots of money", now while the third is very true you are ultimately on your own while doing it, in short, stop being such a ####### child and try and find yor own information for once rather than expecting everyone on here to run your business for you... it's a contractor portal NOT a "we'll run your business for free" one stop shop. The information is here and, I have to say, not that difficult to find in comparison to other more formal sites such as HMRC's website.

goddam newbies expecting everything given to them on a silver plate, fecks me off no end..

</RANT>

regards

Chef

[XperTest]

Maybe the same questions wouldn't be asked if teh site was restructured. Surely it would save everyone a lot of time?

[sq1]

Hey Ferret

Who said restructuring only means renaming. I suppose there is a good reason for you using a Ferret

[lightng]

What other questions should I be asking?

What is the fastest land mammal?

[Smurficus]

Maybe the same questions wouldn't be asked if teh site was restructured. Surely it would save everyone a lot of time?

I found it ok a year or so ago...

[ferret]

Maybe the same questions wouldn't be asked if teh site was restructured. Surely it would save everyone a lot of time?

Would calling the First Timers section "Articles for new users who are just starting out as contractors - all your n00b questions answered here" be classified as restructuring the site?

[sq1]

Maybe the same questions wouldn't be asked if teh site was restructured. Surely it would save everyone a lot of time?

[Rookie]

ORRR

you could look a little bit to your right, bit more.. biiiiit more

now look a little up

do you see the link that says First Timers ?

click it and read everything, twice..

then when a question pops into your head, come back here, click search (that's slightly above the First Timers link, its called "search"), type in your question and see if its been answered a million times before

finally, if you bend over and pass my the loo roll i'll wipe your @ss for you as well, now expect a bill for my time an effort..

<chef in "why are newbies so goddam ungrateful?" mode>

WHS. With bells on and a cherry on top. Try searching this site (and others like it) before posting questions that have already been raised.

[chef]

ORRR

you could look a little bit to your right, bit more.. biiiiit more

now look a little up

do you see the link that says First Timers ?

click it and read everything, twice..

then when a question pops into your head, come back here, click search (that's slightly above the First Timers link, its called "search"), type in your question and see if its been answered a million times before

finally, if you bend over and pass my the loo roll i'll wipe your @ss for you as well, now expect a bill for my time an effort..

<chef in "why are newbies so goddam ungrateful?" mode>

[sage@reillymcmordie]

new starter

First of all you need to determine whether you will be taxed under IR35 legislation, this depends on the terms of your contract. If "outside of IR35" you can pay yourself dividends. Ideally you need to earn more than £40k pa to be worth starting a Ltd Company. Seek advice from a Chartered Accountant before you make your decision.

[pmeswani]

Other questions you could ask are:

Do I really need an Accountant?
Can I really squander all the money from my business?
Do I really need a business bank account?
Should I really register for VAT to charge the clients VAT?
Is my contract, without going into detail, IR35 complaint?

Dunno... endless possibilities.

Forgot to add...

How do I raise invoices?
Does it matter if I raise all the invoices at the end of each year, or do I have to raise it weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or bi-monthly?

[Archangel]

Hi

I am new to contracting and would like to get some advise.

Do I need to start/open a limited company?
How would I minimise my NI payments?
Should I belong to an umbrella company?

What other questions should I be asking?

How do I join the PCG?

Answer www.pcg.org.uk