Painless bookkeeping for contractors, from your iPhone

[Judo]

Hi there;

We are Judit, Matt and Andrej, a remote team of three freelancers (researcher, designer and coder).

We've spent the last year collaborating on iPhone apps to reduce the pain of independent working. We hope you find them interesting, and would like to hear your comments...

[m786]

Hi All,
I am IT contractor and I am sick of managing the my own limited company. Have to spend hours and hours to prepare invoices and submit to client and prepare VAT and expenses. Was thinking if there is a way I can manage these all from my iphone.

Something can allow me to...

[Lloyd1981]

Hello all,

Question from me regarding iphone4 to iPhone4S upgrade costs.

What is my stance with this....can I expense the cost of the new handset through my limited company?

Is it an eligible expense? I would say that the "using" of the phone is...

[srennocks]

Anyone got any recommendations for IT Contractor sites (equivalent of ContractorUK) in the US, Canada or Australia ?

Been searching for a while but not found any equivalents of this site, anyone help ?

cheers

Steve
Contractor Expenses iPhone App

[srennocks]

Apologies for the slightly blatant plug, but I want to inform fellow contractors of a new iPhone app written specifically for IT Contractors for tracking expenses and mileage, along with staying upto date with the latest contracting news from leading sites.
Check out the new 'Contractor Expenses'...

[Oscar]

It is supposed to be hot, but I think it is more like web-agency work than contracting,
and if it is hot compared to say PHP, it is not necessarily good money compared to .NET contracting for example.

Are there contracting roles, comparable to other contracts?
How are...

[nodric]

OK, so I may be late to the game on this one, but it just had to be shared

Fed up of paying for those dollar/pound/euro per message costs to India, the States, South Africa, or just don’t get enough/any bundled SMS (is there such a thing for sending texts between countries?)...

[saptastic]

I have tried a few of the iphone apps for jobsearching. However don't find them that useful as may as well browse the actual site with more search criteria and easier to apply for roles with an existing registered profile.

Does anyone use the jobsearch apps alot? Any to recommend?

[NickFitz]

Steve Jobs has just finished his keynote launch of the iPhone 4 at the WWDC. Key points:

• A4 processor + bigger battery means improved battery life:
  • 7 hours talk time
  • 6 hours 3G browsing
  • 10 hours WiFi browsing
  • 40 hours music
  • 10 hours video
  • 300 hours standby
• 960*480 display, 326ppi,

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[mudskipper]

I'm well overdue for a nice new phone. Was going to get a iPhone through LtdCo, but a bit confused about the tax side - I like to keep things simple!

HMRC guidance on the subject of phones - iPhones don't count primarily as phones, so the nice simple rules don't apply.

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