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ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 01/June/2012

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News this week includes ‘controlling person’ and ‘off-payroll’ rules; AWR impact; global IT/engineering demand; new tax app; and oil & gas strategy.

Winning the war for talent: connecting contractors and clients in closed communities

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Elevate’s MD Dan Collier explains how new sourcing models connect contractors and clients in closed environments, helping win the war for talent.

The only outcomes of new ‘off-payroll’ rules will be a lose-lose-lose for government

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By implementing its new ‘off-payroll’ rules, government will lose the best contractors, hire mediocre replacements & end up costing the taxpayer more.

Contractor Doctor: I was injured on contract then terminated. What are my options?

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Compensation prospects for contractors suffering an injury in their client’s workplace depend on establishing fault, explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.

Contractor Doctor: If my client lets me substitute purely for IR35, would it count?

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Contractors using a substitute could enjoy 3 years of IR35-free contracting, according to HMRC’s business entity tests, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.

ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 25/May/2012

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News this week includes new ‘off-payroll’ rules; Scotland’s contractor demand; HMRC under fire; 30% income tax plan; oil/gas boost; & skills potholes.

Contractor limited company formation versus set up and preparing for trade

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Contractors wishing to use a limited company can choose between a basic formation service or an existing entity that’s registered and ready to trade.

Public sector contractors may be forced into PAYE under new ‘off-payroll’ rules

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Limited company contractors with public sector clients are facing new ‘off-payroll’ rules that could force them into PAYE or out of work.

Choosing an online contractor accountant or accountancy software – checklist download

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Contractors can choose the online contractor accountant or accountancy software that suits the needs of their contracting business using this free che

The tax avoidance arms race is MAD: mitigation, avoidance and disclosure

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The tax mitigation arms race between HMRC and tax advisors leads to a never-ending cycle of mitigation, avoidance and disclosure, says David Colom.

Does HMRC even know where its ‘better administration of IR35’ target is?

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If contractors agree to trial HMRC’s new IR35 framework for 12 months, how are we going to measure if ‘better administration’ has been achieved?

ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief - 18/May/2012

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News this week includes the latest IR35 insights; P35 advice; contractor demand data; partial financial sector recovery; & HMRC service improvements.

P35 guidance: unsure contractors should answer ‘no’ to service co question, says HMRC

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Contractors are not legally obliged to answer the P35 question 6, ‘Are you a Service Company?’, and if they’re unsure should answer ‘no’.

No certainty from HMRC’s new IR35 framework, but the policy debate must be sustained

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No certainty for limited company contractors yet, but the policy debate is far from over, say OTS Tax Director John Whiting and PCG’s Simon McVicker.

IR35 certainty for contractors? So close and, perhaps, not so far

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Contractors are very close to enjoying a potential three-year rolling’ IR35 amnesty’ if we keep our nerve and help HMRC improve its new test regime.