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Contractor limited company pension contributions: how to extract profit tax-efficiently?
‘Going direct’ by paying company profit into a pension can leave a limited company £2,430 better off because it comes ‘off the top.’ Dolan Accountancy's Lauren Sears…
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Right to Work changes from October 2026: a contractor’s explainer
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Are fractional and interim CTO roles ripe for IT contractors?
With full-time CTO packages in London now surging to £310,000, a growing number of SMEs are asking if they need a permanent tech leader at all. It’s a question that a…
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Umbrella, PEO/GPP, or salaried EOR. Which is up 153% in 2026?
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HMRC standstill agreements extended to 72 months: why the term's doubled, and what to check before signing
The taxman moved fast after Boox tribunal judges retired to consider their verdict — asking contractors to sign up to six more years of standstill in what some have…
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