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What Budget 2024 Means for You:  A Contractor Breakdown

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Today's budget has been characterized as generous, offering something for everyone in the audience. Among the noteworthy changes, we appreciate the expanded tax brackets, increased tax credits, and the continuation of the 2023 Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) rules, especially for electric vehicles. Here's some of the key highlights that will impact you as a contractor or business owner.

Contractor’s Guide: Maximizing Your Tax Efficiency and Your Pay

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Being a contractor does offer you the flexibility and independence to control your career path, but it also comes with the responsibility of managing your finances efficiently and also knowing your worth to establish your rate of pay. In this blog, we will provide a comprehensive checklist of strategies and suggestions to enhance your tax planning, your rate and ultimately your income as a contractor.

Back to School – Contractor’s Edition: Upskilling for Independent Professionals

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The back-to-school season isn't just for students; independent professionals, or contractors, can also benefit immensely from embracing the learning mindset. In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving job market, upskilling is not merely an option but a necessity. In this blog, we'll explore what upskilling means for independent professionals.

We all want flexibility, but is 100% remote too much to ask for?

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Remote and hybrid work models have remained in place as numerous companies now deliberate over future workforce arrangements in response to professionals' demand for sustained flexibility. As a mutually advantageous scenario, the prevailing favourable approach for both parties involves implementing a hybrid work arrangement—a move that signals a positive evolution in how we perceive the concept of a workplace.

Networking Success for Contractors: Essential Strategies to Start

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As the saying goes, "Your Network is your Net Worth", and this is especially true for self-employed contractors striving to establish their brand. In this blog, we will delve into essential strategies that can pave the way for networking success as a contractor, empowering you to make your mark in the contracting landscape.

The Contractor Corner - Gonzalo Aune’s Story

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In the second instalment of the Contractor Corner: Building Insights from our Community, we have the privilege of hearing from Gonzalo Aune on the process of setting up a personal limited company and obtaining a mortgage as an independent professional.

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