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		<title>How does an umbrella company dispensation affect me as a contractor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The quick answer is that it doesn’t in the slightest and has no impact on your take-home. Any company that repays business expenses to its employees has to account for how that money is spent and how the associated VAT has been dealt with. The usual way to do this is via some kind of proof of purchase, usually in the form of a VAT receipt or payment slip. ]]></description>
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		<title>10 questions a newbie contractor should ask an umbrella company</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So having decided to go with an umbrella company, the next problem is to choose one. There are many to choose from and you need to do some research. ]]></description>
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		<title>Contractor travel &amp; subsistence expenses, HMRC, and a Ford Cortina</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Remembrance Day I had an appointment with senior officials of HMRC in Parliament St London – a stones throw from the Cenotaph. The meeting was concerning the coding of expenses incurred in travelling to temporary workplaces.]]></description>
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		<title>As a contractor, what is a reasonable mix of salary, expenses and dividends?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are in business on your own account and working through a limited company, how you take money from the company to pay your bills is entirely up to you. There are no set rules you need to adhere to about how you do it.]]></description>
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		<title>Limited company pre-trading expenses &#8211; what contractors can claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are starting out as a freelancer, or transferring from an umbrella to running your own company, you are going to incur some out-of-pocket costs before your company is fully operational, or even before it actually exists. These costs can be reclaimed from the company.]]></description>
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