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Living / Working as a Contractor
- Here you'll find a variety of articles about life as an IT contractor, and how to secure new contract work.
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Why contractor security clearance is ripe for review
The vetting process that too often acts as an inefficient gatekeeper for the UK’s most sensitive roles must be modernised, and that includes banishing the ‘Catch-22.’
‘Don’t do a Rachel Reeves and play with fire on your CV’
A series of LinkedIn edits by the ‘bragging’ chancellor seems at odds with claims that the Treasury boss has been honest.
Security clearance guide for contractors – with an expert’s top tips
To hold security clearance as a contractor you must go through a process called National Security Vetting. Here’s how, by Reed’s Keith Rosser.
Tax-efficient insurance for when you can’t work: explainer
Income protection comes into its own when illness or injury strikes. If you’re unable to work, this tax-efficient cover steps in with a financial buffer.
A financial review with 4 tax cut tips: a Budget antidote
With or without a chancellor on their feet, your contracting career requires an MOT. Here are 4 tax mitigation steps to get going.
A Contractor’s Guide to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks
Reed Screening guides ITContracting.com readers through everything there is to know about baseline security checks.
Lose UK tax residency and be a non-dom: why it’s a pipedream
A guide to domicile and residence, inspired by an ITContracting.com reader seeking less taxing climes.
A contractor’s guide to DBS checks
DBS Checks, also known as Police Checks. Why do contractors need such Criminal Record Checks?
How to make sure a new client pays your invoices on time
When you start contracting with a new client, there are several things you should put in place to ensure that you get paid on time.
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