How Innocent Contractor Can Avoid the IR35 Trap
Seven Ways the Innocent Contractor Can Avoid the IR35 Trap in 2013 1. Behave like a contractor in business What I mean is this: please do not use a staff pass or attend staff dinners or staff [...]
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THE DNS IR35 Checklist
IR35 Checklist - You Need to Know 1. Does your contract provide the right of substitution? The right of substitution should be unconditional. If your contract does provide the right of [...]
IR35 and It's affect
What is IR35 and how might it affect me? I have heard about IR35, what is it? As a contractor it is imperative that you are aware of IR35 legislation, what it entails and the risks involved. [...]
Child Benefit Reform
Child Benefit Reform Hits Families Where it Hurts Sumit Agarwal, founder and Senior Partner, DNS Associates January 7, 2013 saw reforms to the child benefit (CB) system. CB used to be a [...]
HMRC tax investigations – might you be next?
HMRC tax investigations – might you be next? I realise that we are going on … and on … and on about HMRC tax investigations, but if I tell you that we have had at least 10 such investigations [...]
The Power to Snoop: HMRC
The Power to Snoop: HMRC You may have heard the advert on LBC radio: footsteps and then a warning that the tax authorities are on the warpath ready to catch would-be tax dodgers. Tax evasion is [...]
Relocation, Relocation: A brief summary of relocation expenses you can claim from company
A brief summary of relocation expenses you can claim from company As a director/employee of your own company, if you move home/office due to relocation of your place of work there may be some [...]
Funding your child’s further education
Concerned about how to fund university for your child? Fees at most of the Ivy League universities in the UK are £9,000 per annum and on top of that are living expenses, accommodation and books. [...]
Annual Function Allowance
Annual Function Allowance of £150 Per head Q:I am the sole director of my own limited company, is it straightforward from an accounting standpoint to fund a small Christmas Party? I would like at [...]
Just doing their job? The bullying tax authorities
Just doing their job? The bullying tax authorities A couple of years ago HMRC wrongfully accused a successful drinks company of fraud, bringing one of its directors to the brink of bankruptcy and [...]