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Engineering contracts are long, well paid and often away from home. Status, travel rules and tax on high day rates are the topics that matter most.
Accountants for engineers handle IR35, travel and subsistence, professional indemnity and R&D relief. Most contractors need the Complete package at £62.50 + VAT a month.
The parts of the rules that matter most for this kind of company.
Large clients decide status, and long, embedded engagements are under the closest scrutiny.
Temporary workplace rules and the 24-month test decide which costs are allowable.
Insurance is essential and allowable, and cover levels are often set by the client.
Genuine technical uncertainty in design and development can support R&D relief.
The parts of the job that matter most for this kind of company, and how we handle them.
Engineering contracts are often long and embedded, which is exactly where status is questioned. Large clients decide whether a contract is inside or outside IR35 and must give reasons, and the day-to-day reality of the work must match the contract.
We review the contract before you sign, keep evidence as you work and challenge a determination that looks wrong.
Travel, accommodation and subsistence are allowable when the site is a temporary workplace. The 24-month rule and the rule on attending a site for most of your working time decide when a site becomes permanent and the claims stop.
We diarise the dates, record each trip and apply the HMRC rates and rules, so your claims are safe.
Professional indemnity insurance is usually a contract condition and an allowable cost. High day rates make employer pension contributions a powerful way to take value out of the company with tax relief.
Where you design new products or solve technical problems, R&D relief may apply, and we document the work as it happens.
A site attended for more than 24 months, or most of your time, generally becomes a permanent workplace.
What happens, and when.
A poorly worded contract can cost thousands.
Claims stop being allowable after 24 months or most of your time.
High profits need a pay and pension plan.
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→Prices exclude VAT. Final price depends on turnover and options.
Micro and new companies
£45.83a month + VAT
Trading and online businesses
£62.50a month + VAT
Growing, data-led teams
£75a month + VAT
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Yes, if the site is a temporary workplace. Accommodation and subsistence can be allowable, with receipts and a record of the engagement dates.
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