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CEST-gate and DWP’s £87m – to win, don't play the game
IR35 Shield CEO Dave Chaplin analyses the latest episode of CEST-gate and explains why the only winning move is not to use CEST at all.
�ces created by newbies to the market based around contracts and processes that mean you can answer CEST in a� �ary substitution rights who all think that simple contract caluse and demonstrating that you might know some�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 31 Aug 2021

Off-payroll (IR35) – How to effectively hire using contracted-out services
All parties in the supply-chain should be careful to ensure that the consultancy really is a fully contracted outside service, otherwise they may find themselves subject to considerable future tax bills.
�to ensure that the consultancy really is a fully contracted outside service, otherwise they may find themselv� �nquiry process will involve an examination of the contracts, but, as Valentine explains “HM Revenue & Cus� �as an IR35 inquiry and override a legally binding contract. Demonstrating that a contract is a sham is evide�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 27 Sept 2021

Contractors encouraged to weigh up risk and reward of ‘outside IR35’ indemnities
Indemnities could help contractors secure ‘outside IR35’ contracts, providing they take care to ensure Off-Payroll compliance and mitigate their risk.
�are increasingly inserting indemnity clauses into contracts as a means of engaging contractors on an ‘outside� �t, contractors are warned that any ‘outside IR35’ contract containing an indemnity clause should be approach�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 04 Jan 2022

What is IR35? Does it apply to your contract?
It is tax avoidance legislation designed to ensure workers using an intermediary but who are ‘disguised employees’ pay the correct amount of tax.
�to hire all contractors on fixed term employment contracts - which basically means hiring them as if the IR3� �ugh an intermediary, rather than on an employment contract, so they become deemed, or "disguised", employees�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 28 Feb 2022

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.
�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 contractors can reclaim their tax for a wrongful IR35 assessment
Contractors who have been adversely affected as a result of the Off-Payroll rules could recoup thousands of pounds in overpaid tax. Find out how!
�r you have had unlawful deductions made from your contracting earnings by a third party. Tax Reclaim isn’t curr� �ad unfair and unlawful deductions made from their contract earnings. However, working in tandem with tax exp�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Mon, 25 Jun 2018

How to appeal wrongful tax treatment following an incorrect Off-Payroll assessment
Tax expert David Kirk explains the various options available to contractors seeking to reclaim tax that has been overpaid as a result of Off-Payroll.
�to ensure that they don’t unwittingly enter into contracts with clauses permitting these deductions. Right n� �ave had employer’s NI deductions taken from their contract rates by hirers and agencies since the introducti�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 07 Aug 2018

Contractor guide to the UK public sector off-payroll rules
From September 2012 contractors with public sector contracts may have to demonstrate to their clients that the off-payroll rules don’t apply to them.
�Contractors earning over £219 per day and/or on contracts lasting six months or more must work through a Ca� �s that the off-payroll rules don’t apply to their contract. If the off-payroll rules are found to apply, the�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 10 Sept 2012

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.
�: 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

Public sector contractors: 6 step plan to carry on working outside IR35
Follow this 6 step action plan to keep you operating outside IR35 by mitigating the impact of the public sector reforms.
�ndently test your IR35 status If you want to stay contracting in the public sector and remain outside IR35, you� �measures could see you forced into an inside-IR35 contract, costing you thousands of pounds in extra tax. Yo�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Mon, 12 Dec 2016