
The contractor Contractor Advice UK website is an information-packed resource for contractors, freelancers, and interim professionals in all sorts of industries. Much of the advice in the blog applies to UK limited company contractors but also most UK business owners in general. Please note, the website has now been live for a couple of years and will aim to bring you the best free advice as a UK contractor or small business owner.
Within the Contractor Advice UK blog, there are plenty of useful articles. Please note, these cover all sorts of aspects such as contractor accountancy services, tax saving ideas, business travel, salaries, dividends, tax returns, tax year dates, starting a company, closing a company and many more.
Some of the more complicated articles cover Companies House and HMRC areas and the various taxes which apply to UK small businesses.
The Contractor Advice UK blog is a reference point for UK limited company contractors, however, there is also:
- A great contractor forum -you can join discussions and introduce yourself.
- The private members’ area -here you can view important articles which may affect you as a UK limited company contractors.
- A contractor finances page -this contains articles on all the important financial issues such as insurance, mortgages, income protection and life insurance.
Please enjoy your stay and feel free to register as a member and sign up for the newsletters.
Expenses Guides
Marketing & advertising -learn about contractor advertising ideas
Introduction As a UK business owner and limited company contractor, can you claim for ...
Allowable HMRC professional subscriptions
Introduction Can you claim for professional subscriptions as genuine business expenses and when are ...
Business training costs -learn when these are tax deductible
Introduction As a contractor or UK business owner, when is training a business expense ...
Business phone and broadband -what is tax deductible
Introduction As a UK contractor or small business owner, what can you claim for ...
Tax Saving Guides
How much dividend can I take
Introduction As a UK limited company contractor, how much ...
Dividend allowance -how this works
Introduction -the tax-free dividend allowance The annual tax-free dividend ...
Business expenses guide for contractors
Introduction This article is the official contractor expenses guide ...
Trivial benefits for UK contractors
Introduction Trivial benefits for directors are an available exemption, ...
Financials
Relevant Life Insurance for Directors & Contractors
Relevant Life Insurance for directors Are you paying for your life ...
Contractor Business Insurances – Contractor Advice UK
A detailed breakdown of the top 4 business insurances ...
UK Professional Indemnity Insurance – Contractor Advice UK
Protect your company against claims of professional negligence Most ...
UK Critical Illness Cover – Contractor Advice UK
Introduction - Critical Illness cover UK UK critical illness ...
Other Guides
Company bank account for contractor banking
Introduction You will undertake various tasks when you start your own company for ...
Change my contractor accountant -how to do this
Introduction -how to change accountants (UK) How can you change your ...
File Confirmation Statement form
Introduction -the Companies House Confirmation Statement As a limited company contractor ...
Director loan account -what is this?
Introduction -what is a director’s loan account? If you are a ...
Some Key Articles
Personal Incidental Expenses -how these work
Introduction Personal Incidental Expenses (HMRC) are ...
Trivial benefits for UK contractors
Introduction Trivial benefits for directors are ...
Company Xmas party allowance
Introduction -the company Xmas party allowance As ...
Contractor accountant -learn what to look for
Introduction When you start contracting, you ...
Director loan account -what is this?
Introduction -what is a director’s loan ...
Why Contractor Advice?
UK business owners come to Contractor Advice UK to educate themselves on a wide number of areas. As well as general accounting advice, there are also many tips on how to become tax-efficient and save money when you run your own UK business.