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Public sector contractors – 11 ways to commit IR35 suicide
Here are 11 things you must avoid if you want to stay outside IR35. Whatever you do, don’t ignore them!
�gent action to ensure they don’t become caught by IR35 and a damaging tax hit as the public sector IR35� �et these benefits. Genuine contractors don't. 10. Contracting with a former employer the day after leaving work� �s mistakes that you could be making, pushing your contract to be caught by IR35 and therefore subjecting you�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Mon, 20 Feb 2017

IR35Shield.co.uk vs HMRC CEST tool: How our tool can help everyone beat IR35
Keeping contractors outside IR35 is key to keeping their skills in the public sector. Find out how you can do exactly that with our IR35 shield tool.
�Firms, including public sector bodies, who assess IR35 status using IR35Shield.co.uk stand a far better� �ns depending whether or not IR35 applies to their contract. If IR35 applies (inside IR35) then the contracto�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Mon, 08 Jan 2018

How HR advisors can help clients with Off-Payroll IR35 rules – 7 simple steps
HR advisors will be vital in ensuring their clients navigate successfully the risks posed by the Off-Payroll IR35 rules. Find out how to do so, here.
�contractor clients responsible for assessing the IR35 status of each contractor they engage. As the fal� �: brief clients on the ‘notional contract’ Though contracts certainly need to be addressed, they are often de� �e far more costly than they think. Step 2: review contract templates for IR35 risk All parties benefit when�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 06 Mar 2018

Contractor Doctor: Is it worth starting a limited company for one contract?
Starting a limited company for a single contract can benefit contractors able to split dividends with a spouse, but for most will be uneconomical.
�oice, contractors need to consider issues such as IR35 status, their longer-term career strategy, whethe� �ne contract? Thanks Sarah Contractor Doctor says: Contracting through a limited company can be a tax-efficient� �s, I’ve been offered the opportunity to work on a contract basis on a year-long project. Despite researching�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 26 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: New contract asks me to commit to limited time off – IR35 issues?
A seemingly innocuous phrase restricting time off in a client-supplied contract could put a contractor well inside.
�sign a contract with these clauses, are there any IR35 issues? Thanks Derek Contractor Doctor says: “Mos� �e amended or negotiated out.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �contractor and mid-way through negotiating a new contract working for a financial services client based in�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 09 Feb 2011

Contractor doctor: if the client requests me personally, am I caught by IR35?
Many contractors who are the leaders in their field find themselves working for clients who will accept no substitutes. But this does not mean that the contractor is caught.
�l my contracts have put me comfortably outside of IR35 but my most recent client has requested me by nam� �services of a subcontractor. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �in an up-to-date technical library. So far all my contracts have put me comfortably outside of IR35 but my mo� �ly it would appear, if a contractor is named in a contract, that they fail these tests. However, just becaus�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 26 Aug 2008

Contractor doctor: why can't I use the company canteen?
Contractors can't expect to use the company canteen or to enjoy other employee rights because they risk falling inside.
�away food in the area. I've read about one of the IR35 tests being "Part and Parcel of the Organisation,� �decision as soon as possible. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �permanent employees, and make sure that both your contract as well as your actual day-to-day activities show�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 26 Nov 2007

Contractor doctor: if I contract at a former employers can I claim for travel?
Should your former employer offer you a contract, you still have all the rights contractors are entitled to. But you have to be very careful about status.
�ractor. But you run great risk of being caught by IR35 . As you say yourself, you are doing your old job� �advice if that is your plan. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �oject work which is carefully spelled out in your contracts, you could probably stay outside IR35. But you sh� �but after just three months I have been offered a contract position at my previous company (doing my old job�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 06 Mar 2008

Contractor doctor: does contracting on stand-by put me inside IR35?
Accepting a retainer payment for stand-by status has nothing to do with employment status.
�eptance of a standby rate would mean being inside IR35? Does paying a retainer mean that the client cont� �eep me available between dates of actual offshore contracting, but I'm permitted to work for other companies du� �Dear Contractor Doctor: I have a contract proposal for working offshore with a particular c�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 22 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: does charging expenses to your client affect your IR35 position?
Legitmate business expenses can be recharged to clients without affecting status as long as some simple guidelines are followed.
�the contract was verified by my lawyer as outside IR35 . I can work from my home office or the client si� �apital expenditure are risky. Good Luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ontractor Doctor, This Monday I started my second contract direct with a client, and the contract was verifi�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 16 Jun 2008