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When contractors become consultants

Contractors warned that sweet success does not depend on sugar-coated titles.

How to minimise your chances of being investigated

The key target areas for HMRC and how to avoid a visit from the taxman.

Contractors' Questions: overseas tax liabilities

One contractor asks overseas tax experts, Global K, on tax liabilities whilst working overseas.

Only attractive contractors go direct

Practicality and law mean end clients prefer agents.

Real companies go direct

How can you rid yourself of agents and still be gainfully employed?

Enforcement of Small Claims Judgments in the County Court

Legal experts, PRMS Ltd, look at how contractors can recover debt.

Blagging it

Study shows creative CVs are rife, but contractors are rarely brought to task.

Agents are contractors' best friends - A contractor's view

Casually asking where you've been for interview might seem like a friendly enquiry, but...

Contractors' Questions: Agency withdraws contract offer where do I stand?

"Agency didn't tell me that the client required a credit check" - John Antell responds as one contractor's offer is withdrawn due to a bad credit history.

Negotiating a better rate for IT contractors

Contractors have a right to control the price paid for their services.

Contractors' Questions: Agency ripped me off, where do I stand?

Legal expert, John Antell, replies to a contractor 'ripped off' by an agent, who convinced him to accept a lower rate, and then took over 50%.

How to get paid when contracting

Ten tips from an industry expert offering advice on how to speed up tardy payment from a client - and what to do if they refuse to pay.

How do I use the County Court to recover money owed?

John Antell describes the procedure from Letter of Claim to trial and enforcement.

Where do you go to for tax advice?

As John Antell explains, in England and Wales there are a number of professions who provide tax advice.

Paper or practice, what do employers want?

Contractors can find it hugely frustrating when they are overlooked for roles because they do not have the right qualifications. CUK investigates the merits of training in a skill against commercial experience of using it.