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IR35 contract review service by HMRC
What is the HMRC Contract Review service and should you use it?
�roduction The financial impact of being caught by IR35 is expensive, as you can see using the IR35 Tax C� �Tax Calculator . It is important to know if your contracts pass IR35 so you can structure your payments acco� �a number of independent experts who offer an IR35 contract review service, HMRC can also provide an opinion�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 19 Sept 2005

Umbrella companies and IR35
Explains whether it can be avoided using an umbrella scheme.
�Contractor payment structures and IR35 As a contractor, your IR35 status is not dependan� �r you fall inside IR35 is solely dependant on the contract between your limited company (or umbrella company�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 03 Jul 2006

IR35 contract review: Getting your contract reviewed for IR35 status
Advice and guidance for getting your contract reviewed for IR35.
�It is important to get an IR35 contract review to test your IR35 status and prot� �salary + dividends). If you have not had previous contracts reviewed and have assumed those contracts were ou� �It is important to get an IR35 contract review to test your IR35 status and protect your�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 19 Jul 2006

An evaluation of the HMRC IR35 advice and guidance
Provides an independent viewpoint of the IR35 advice on the HMRC web site.
�Introduction Being inside IR35 means that for tax purposes you will be judged as� �sign a contract. They will be able to review your contracts , help you remain outside IR35 and protect you ag� �m an expert in IR35, preferably before you sign a contract. They will be able to review your contracts , hel�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 09 Feb 2005

Reviewing your contract for IR35 status – a guide for contractors
You should always get your contract reviewed for status by an expert, to ensure you have taken ‘reasonable care’ in the eyes of HMRC.
�interview technique must ensure that they have an IR35 contract review conducted, before they sign it, t� �care’ over their tax affairs. Legal firms review contracts for a living and they know exactly what to look f� �Contractors who have successfully won through to contract negotiation stage by using a killer CV and an eff�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 12 Jan 2011

Contractor guide to HMRC’s IR35-related online information and advice
Contractors keen to learn about IR35 and its impact on their limited company contracting business can use HMRC’s website, but only with due caution.
�article has been updated and replaced with: HMRC IR35 information and advice - a guide for contractors� �35 and its implications for their limited company contracting business can find information HMRC’s website. If� �ion of an IR35 and employment law expert on their contracts and not to rely entirely on HMRC’s interpretation� �ind information HMRC’s website. If a contractor’s contract is found to be inside IR35 and they are judged to�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 01 Jul 2010

IR35 may be repealed or replaced, but the old rules will apply to previous contracts
Whatever happens, it will still apply to contracts completed in the years the legislation was in force, warns Qdos’ Andy Vessey.
�Contractors anticipating the demise of IR35 , as a consequence of the IR35 review being condu� �ts historical context. “Much has been made in the contracting community about unfair retrospective tax legislat� �R35 house in order, as whatever happens in future contracts worked on until any new legislation comes into fo� �eir tax affairs with due care, commissioning IR35 contract reviews and keeping rigorous hard copy and electr�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 11 Aug 2010

IR35 penalties: the cost to contractors of being caught inside
Working on contracts inside means you must pay extra tax and, if caught without declaring it, you face steep HMRC penalties.
�IR35 penalties are a fact of life limited company cont� �ctors need to be aware of. Contractors working on contracts that they know to be inside IR35 must pay signifi� �net earnings. However, contractors who know their contract is inside IR35 and choose to conceal it, or who a�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 20 Sept 2010

IR35 insurance – cover yourself with contractors’ tax investigation cover
Contractors investing in insurance are buying peace of mind. Or are they? Not all policies are what they seem, so check the small print.
�contracts might be deemed by HMRC as to be within IR35 . But as with all policies, contractors should en� �thwhile investment for those concerned that their contracts might be deemed by HMRC as to be within IR35 . Bu� �C presents the contractor with a large bill. IR35 contract appraisals HMRC often initiates investigations wi�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 27 Jan 2011

IR35 Business Entity Test for contractors – process and questions
You can help determine your level of risk by taking HMRC’s business entity tests, answering 12 questions about your business.
�. Contractors seeking to determine their level of IR35 risk, and the likelihood of an investigation turn� �ness hired anyone in the last 24 months to do the contracted work you have taken on? This could be demonstrate� �imited company contractors can answer about their contracting businesses. Each question attracts a given weight� �ring a confirmation of arrangements and obtaining contract reviews , to make their ‘in-business’ case. To sp�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 25 Apr 2012