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Practical, professional and legal tips for IT contractors.

Tax rules prohibit agency contractors from using the UK’s most popular business model.

Recruiter helps an ex-public sector worker looking for his first commercial contract.

With an umbrella company, mileage and general travel expenses can be allowable.

MBF’s IR35 win confirms there’s sense in being truly dispensable as a contractor.  

Six IT contractor tips on making recruiters go the extra mile, by Outsource UK.

Tax aid for a consultancy whose contractors will want a stake in its new business.

Contractors won’t meet the fully formed ‘son of IR35’ on March 23^rd. 

Solicitor helps an IT contractor told to reduce his rate five weeks in owing to agent error.

ContractorUK has partnered with 1st Formations – the limited company formation experts - to offer you limited company formations from just £12.99!

IT lawyer Richard Nicholas on a contractual request you can’t afford to turn down.

Tax aid for a self-employed techie sitting on four years of allowable receipts.

IFA helps an unsure ‘Ltd’ contractor coming to the end of fixed repayments.

IR35 advice for an IT consultant on the cusp of a 'Friday to Monday' scenario.

Something for the weekend? Your training day falls whenever it's financially viable.