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• IT Contracting - Top Tips For Leading Teams of Developers
  Being a great IT contractor doesn't always mean you will be a good leader of IT contractors. Technical and managerial skills are different. Here are some top tips to help you lead teams of developers successfully.
  Published 01Jul2010, viewed 141 times

• Contractor Pensions: 10 Tips To Build A Nest Egg Whilst Contracting
  Pensions are still the most tax-efficient way of investing your hard-earned contracting cash, and you can build up a whole lot more with the right financial advice. Whatever stage of your freelance career you're at, here are 10 tips to build a nest egg whilst contracting.
  Published 01Jul2010, viewed 162 times

• Contractor Insurance: Make Sure You Are Covered When Contracting
  If you are a contractor, you are running a business and the buck stops with you. If your office at home is burgled and your laptop is stolen, or even if you get your mobile stolen in a client's office, you have to replace it. Should you make serious errors in your work that costs your client time and money, then chances are they'll come after you and your limited company for damages.
  Published 01Jul2010, viewed 158 times

• Contractor Accountants - Five Key Tasks They Perform
  Contractors don't have to use contractor accountants. However, for most freelancers using a limited company, the costs of these services are far outweighed by the savings made by paying only the tax that is owed, making best use of tax allowances and not spending billable hours trying to complete paperwork. But what exactly do accountancy services providers do? Here are five key tasks they perform.
  Published 23Jun2010, viewed 210 times

• Contractor Umbrella Companies - Five Tips For Choosing The Best
  Contractors use umbrella solutions providers as a convenient trading vehicle when they are caught by IR35 or don't want the hassle of running a limited company. But there are nearly 200 firms in the UK that offer these services, and many more overseas, so which is the best one for your contracting needs?
  Published 22Jun2010, viewed 211 times

• Contractor Umbrella Companies: 5 Checks to Make Sure Your Supplier is Compliant
  Contractors rely on their umbrella companies to ensure that all tax liabilities are calculated accurately and the correct amounts of income tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are paid to HMRC on time. But how can you check if your umbrella company is compliant? Here are five checks you can use to make sure umbrella companies are compliant.
  Published 14Jun2010, viewed 170 times

• Contractor Accountants: 5 Checks To Make Sure Your Provider Is Compliant
  Limited company contractors who use contractor accountants to handle their financial affairs assume that their accountant is completely compliant and ensures that the contractor's company manages its accounts within the law. But how can you check if your contractor accountant is compliant? Here are five checks you can use to make sure contractor accountants are compliant.
  Published 14Jun2010, viewed 151 times

• Contractor Umbrella Companies - What Are They?
  Umbrella company solutions provide contractors and freelancers with an alternative trading solution to running their own contractor limited company. Here's hopw they work.
  Published 10Jun2010, viewed 163 times

• Contractor Accountants - 5 Tips For Choosing The Best
  There are many thousands of firms offering contractors accountancy services, but which is the best? Here are five tips to help you choose.
  Published 10Jun2010, viewed 219 times

• IT Contracting - 5 tips for a successful career
  To be a successful long term IT contractor you need to learn some non-technical skills to ensure you are always in work, and are maximising your financial success.
  Published 26Mar2010, viewed 176 times

• Creating a high impact CV to win IT contracts
  A CV is your sales brochure to win contracts. But you have just 10 seconds to impress, so get it right.
  Published 16Dec2009, viewed 207 times

• 10 tips for choosing a contractor accountant
  Once you've decided to trade using your own limited company, then choosing a contractor accountant is the next step.
  Published 05Aug2009, viewed 165 times

• IR35, the 'contractor tax', demystified
  Contractors and freelancers who choose not to be permanent employees and work flexibly for many clients have been targeted by UK tax legislation called IR35. The legislation is designed to tax contractors as if they were 'disguised employees' providing their predominantly knowledge-based services to clients via their own limited company. IR35 can result in these workers losing up to 25% of their normal take-home pay in extra taxation.
  Published 16Jul2009, viewed 235 times

• Targeting your contractor CV to win great contracts
  Those who have a targeted, high impact CV have a much greater chance of securing a steady stream of lucrative work. Your CV must say exactly what the employer want to hear. Find out how to create a high impact CV now.
  Published 02Jul2009, viewed 234 times

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