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In this post, we consider <a href=\"http:\/\/umbrellasupermarket.co.uk\/umbrella-company-3\/tax-planning-for-contractors\/#section1\">salary and dividend splits<\/a>, appointing family members, <a href=\"http:\/\/umbrellasupermarket.co.uk\/umbrella-company-3\/tax-planning-for-contractors\/#section2\">claiming back expenses from previous years<\/a>, capital expenditure allowances, tax free savings accounts, <a href=\"http:\/\/umbrellasupermarket.co.uk\/umbrella-company-3\/tax-planning-for-contractors\/#section3\">special investment schemes<\/a>, single premium investment bonds, and Members\u2019 Voluntary Liquidations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directors of contractor limited companies have multiple opportunities to efficiently structure how they pay tax. 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