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A Contractors Guide to Investing
A Contractor’s Guide to investing


Ideally you will look back on your time contracting as the period when you had the opportunity to build a nest egg that ensured financial security for life.


A. What Not to Do as an IT Contractor:
Here, four leading UK recruitment agencies guide contractors through ‘what not to do’ before, during and upon leaving a temporary IT role.

AA Where is the Best Website for IT Contractor Trends/news.
This is an excellent website for all contractors who want to keep up to date with latest IT Contractor news from the UK.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of IT Contracting
Contracting has become common practice across a number of industry sectors including IT. The benefits of contracting can be significant including greater financial reward and independence. However, there are also down sides including administrative issues and reduced security.


Are You a Tax Consultant / Umbrella Company??
If you are a tax consultant or can provide IT contractor's a financial / tax service, then please contact us at info@ComputerJobs.ie with your company profile, contact details, web link and logo.

Ask About Money
Askaboutmoney has developed a reputation for civilised and informed discussion of financial topics in a sponsorship-free and advertising-free environment. Visit Website ]

BASIS - Business Access To State Information & Services
This website has been developed in order to provide business with a single access point to all Government information and services.
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Can My Company Pay for a Travel Bus or Train Pass Without Any Tax Charge?
Can my company pay for a travel Bus or Train Pass without any tax charge?

Company Bureau Formations Ltd
Company Bureau Formations is a professional company formation agent, dealing with company registration in Ireland. We also specialise in company secretarial, company compliance and start-up business services.


Contracting - Is the Money All That Matters?
Over the past several years, I’ve worked for two different companies, as a mainframe designer / developer contractor. There were basic similarities in the type of work I did at each company and in the hourly pay that I received for that work. However, there were major differences in the environment provided and the philosophy of treatment of contractors at each company.


Contracting in Ireland
Most IT Professionals consider becoming a contractor at some point in their careers. The reasons for this are many, but the primary reason I would say is the money.

CXC Professional Accountants for Contractors
CXC Ireland commenced providing accounting services to contractors in 2002 and has grown steadily over the years. Currently with over 1,500 Irish contractors, our service maximises take home pay and minimises the administration burden. With offices in Dublin and Cork our services are tailored to meet all the accounting and financial needs of contractors.

Fixmytax.ie
If you are an IT contractor (or soon will be) and have any tax questions specifically relating to being an IT contractor, then Patrick Lane of Patrick Lane & Co. Chartered Accounts will be happy to answer your queries. We will then also publish questions with answers in our newsletter, without names!! Please email pat@patricklane.com

Patrick is an excellent adviser on all things financial from pensions to mortgages to tax returns.
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Fixmytax.ie - Best Irish Website For All Things Financial.
FixMyTax.com is primarily for small and medium businesses and individuals needing assistance with their Irish Tax issues.
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Guide To Setting Up As An IT Contractor
Setting Up As an IT Contractor. There are four main routes which an individual may follow when he or she has decided to enter a contract:


Hints & Tips for IT Contractors in Ireland:
IT contracting in Ireland is becoming increasingly popular, with employers seeking the best of the best when it comes to the skills and technical qualifications that are ‘in demand’.

How Much Can I Contribute To an Occupational Pension Scheme?
If you contract through your company you may take out a company pension scheme. This would be a scheme set up in your company name rather than your own name.

How Much Can I Withdraw for My Own Personal Use From My Company?
All monies taken from the company for personal use are treated as net salary. We would generally recommend that you fix your net salary at the start of the year and ....

How To Work Out Your Daily Rate
You are a degree qualified senior .NET developer with 5 years commercial experience and on a salary of 55K. What daily rate would you expect if you were to go contracting.

IT Contracting In Australia
The contracting industry is predominantly based in Sydney (some 92 per cent of Australia's IT companies are located here) and Melbourne, with a smaller number of roles based in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The vast majority of UK contractors want to work in Sydney originally, just as those travelling to the UK initially seek work in London. It is perfectly natural to target the nation's largest city in the first instance.


IT Contractor Pay Resists Downturn in UK - Feb 2008
IT contractors’ hourly pay is holding steady or increasing despite a slowdown in demand for some roles involving ‘soft’ rather than purely technical skills.

The verdict, based on exclusive evidence to CUK from three IT recruiters and two industry bodies, suggests freelance IT workers remain largely unscathed from the economic downturn.


Longer IT (UK) Contracts a "Risky Business"
The reality of longer terms contracts following Cable and Wireless v Muscat is that the hirer will be more at risk of a claim for employment rights than for short term engagements. At least that will be the perception with hirers and agencies which are familiar with Muscat and Dacas.

Mazars
Mazars is one of Ireland's leading professional services firms. We have over 25 years of experience in providing professional services to a range of clients across SME, corporate and institutional markets. Internationally we employ 10,000 people in 58 countries and have a turnover of €508M. Mazars Ireland is based in Dublin and Galway and is a full member of the Mazars International Association.

OSK Accountants & Business Consultants
OSK provide quality and professional business advice to indigenous Irish businesses. Our clients include government bodies; multi-national groups; PLCs; SMEs and sole traders but we specialise in progressive indigenous Irish family owned businesses as well as IT Contractors.

Prima.ie - The Contractors Accountant
Prima Management Limited is a firm specialising in providing accountancy services to Contractors, particularly Computer Contractors.

Revenue - FAQ's
This is one website that is very much self explanatory.!!
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Sample Contract that You May be Asked to Sign
This is a sample of a contract that you may be asked to sign by an agency. They are usually a standard contract that covers the agency against damage and which they must have legally. Always read with care. Download/View File ]

Set of Sample Accounts For an IT Contractor - Single
Set Of Sample Accounts For An IT Contractor - Single.
This is a good example of what expenses can be claimed and what tax may be due at year end.

Set of Sample Accounts of an IT Contractor - Married
This is a sample set of accounts that could be applied to a married IT Contractor.


 
     

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