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		<title>Is the UK tax system too complex?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/05/04/is-the-uk-tax-system-too-complex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/05/04/is-the-uk-tax-system-too-complex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 07:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the results of a new survey by Sage, the UK tax system needs to be radically simplified. This is the view of over 2,000 self employed contractors and small companies who took part in the survey in March 2010. ]]></description>
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		<title>Contract? What contract?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/02/12/contract-what-contract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recurrent question is the guy asking how to step out of a contract in the middle because he’s had a better offer. Simple enough question, you might think, but there are several side issues.]]></description>
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		<title>The “how to confuse directors” Annual Return</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/01/27/the-how-to-confuse-directors-annual-return/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/01/27/the-how-to-confuse-directors-annual-return/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mumford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Companies Act 2006 was introduced on 1st October 2009 as a way of bringing UK companies into the 21st century. It consists of 1300 sections and is the single largest piece of legislation ever made. ]]></description>
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		<title>New Year Resolutions?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/01/11/new-year-resolutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/01/11/new-year-resolutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Crossland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[contractor faqs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[agency workers directive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of the year when people herald in the New Year with plans to renew their gym membership, eat less and cut down on booze. These resolutions also apply to the world of contracting.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 – a year of change and opportunity for contractors?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/01/06/2010-%e2%80%93-a-year-of-change-and-opportunity-for-contractors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/01/06/2010-%e2%80%93-a-year-of-change-and-opportunity-for-contractors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Cottrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[contractor faqs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ir35 rules]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[agency workers directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inside IR35]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors may have breathed a sigh of relief following the pre-budget report having found little changed.  However can any tax payer really expect to pay the same tax/NIC post general election? ]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Agency Workers Directive contain legal loopholes?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/12/30/will-the-agency-workers-directive-contain-legal-loopholes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/12/30/will-the-agency-workers-directive-contain-legal-loopholes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[contractor faqs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the consultation period on the draft Agency Workers Directive (AWD), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the Government to consider all potential legal loopholes when implementing the new regulations.]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m a contractor, not a managed service company&#8230;right?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/11/17/im-a-contractor-not-a-managed-service-company-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/11/17/im-a-contractor-not-a-managed-service-company-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Probably. The rather circular definition of a Managed Service Company is one that is provided by a Managed Service Provider. Since these were effectively outlawed in 2007, it is important to understand how they are defined.]]></description>
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		<title>What are the conduct of employment agencies and employment businesses regulations 2003?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/11/17/what-are-the-conduct-of-employment-agencies-and-employment-businesses-regulations-2003/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/11/17/what-are-the-conduct-of-employment-agencies-and-employment-businesses-regulations-2003/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opt In]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoraccountants.com/?p=342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Conduct of Employment Agency and Employment Business Regulations 2003 are intended to control the activities of businesses who supply temporary workers and to offer some degree of employee-like protection to those workers. ]]></description>
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		<title>As a contractor, what is a reasonable mix of salary, expenses and dividends?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/11/12/as-a-contractor-what-is-a-reasonable-mix-of-salary-expenses-and-dividends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/11/12/as-a-contractor-what-is-a-reasonable-mix-of-salary-expenses-and-dividends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[contractor expenses]]></category>
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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>What all contractors should know about the agency workers directive</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/09/04/what-all-contractors-should-know-about-the-agency-workers-directive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2009/09/04/what-all-contractors-should-know-about-the-agency-workers-directive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[contractor faqs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awd]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many contractors have already heard about the proposed Agency Workers Directive (AWD), but not everyone truly understands how it will affect the contracting and recruitment markets in the UK.]]></description>
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