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Previously on "Does your salary/divedend split affect your financial "power"?"
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I sure did!!
Yes, the contract was well caught and agency wouldn’t budge. I needed a foot in the door so took the gig. That was was my first contact role. 12 months on I had a years experience and a tidy amount saved. I learnt a lot in that time. Thanks to this forum infactOriginally posted by Troll View PostDo you mean last year you paid IR35??

Do many people on here go from outside IR35 to inside? thats got to hurt financially, at least I have done it the other way round.
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Blame globalization for your pay cut.Originally posted by Signo_cypher View PostSlightly different question: I am now on an IR35 friendly contract (as opposed to being inside for most of last year) when it comes to filling in the child tax credit form later this year do I put my salary as £7500 or my annual turnover? Surely I will be on their rader when they notice a £60,000 drop in salary from last year?
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If you read the forms corrently and fill them out correctly you still need toaccount for any "dividends" you recieve.Originally posted by Signo_cypher View PostSlightly different question: I am now on an IR35 friendly contract (as opposed to being inside for most of last year) when it comes to filling in the child tax credit form later this year do I put my salary as £7500 or my annual turnover? Surely I will be on their rader when they notice a £60,000 drop in salary from last year?
I believe that there are 2 elements of this - Chaild Tax Credits & Family Tax Credits - you may be entitled to one and not the other.Originally posted by crack_ho View PostSo how much child tax credit does someone on £67500 get?
I still get an amount from them of about 0.87p - I spoke on the phone yold them how much I earnt and they were still happy that it was the right amount.
Don't forget as well that you can cliam for some stuff inbetween contracts.....
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So how much child tax credit does someone on £67500 get?Originally posted by Signo_cypher View PostSlightly different question: I am now on an IR35 friendly contract (as opposed to being inside for most of last year) when it comes to filling in the child tax credit form later this year do I put my salary as £7500 or my annual turnover? Surely I will be on their rader when they notice a £60,000 drop in salary from last year?
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On the other hand as these are all short engagements for specific deliverables, I can put anyone in I want to do it, if they are not satisfied with the deliverable I don't get paid, and I use my own equipment. Then I think I am unlikely to have any problems with IR35
so I can live with self cert.
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Hmm, that's a good point.Originally posted by Jason View PostI had this problem when I started out.
I do lots of short term work 3-5 days, and manage to fill the whole year that way. Trouble is they were all expecting to see a nice 6 month contract.
The way I had to go was self cert because of this issue.
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I had this problem when I started out.
I do lots of short term work 3-5 days, and manage to fill the whole year that way. Trouble is they were all expecting to see a nice 6 month contract.
The way I had to go was self cert because of this issue.
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Do you mean last year you paid IR35??Originally posted by Signo_cypher View PostI am now on an IR35 friendly contract (as opposed to being inside for most of last year) when it comes to filling in the child tax credit form later this year do I put my salary as £7500 or my annual turnover? Surely I will be on their rader when they notice a £60,000 drop in salary from last year?
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Ditto
Depends on the bank/mortgage company. Just got a mortgage with the woolwich (barclays) - (through contractor money
) Just needed to state my annual turnover for last year, a copy of my CV and current contract and bobs your uncle. 3 times my annualized rate was mine.
Slightly different question: I am now on an IR35 friendly contract (as opposed to being inside for most of last year) when it comes to filling in the child tax credit form later this year do I put my salary as £7500 or my annual turnover? Surely I will be on their rader when they notice a £60,000 drop in salary from last year?
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I dropped a clanger, my post was meant for the "Feel the love" thread, it was very inappropriate here in this one - hence the very hasty edit.Originally posted by Troll View PostSpeak your mind Bod... don't be bashful - we are all friends here
Late 30's, must be losing it..... etc
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