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Off-Payroll audit guide: How to calculate and budget for the real cost of Off-Payroll
The financial impact of the Off-Payroll rules stretches far beyond employment tax liability. Find out how to calculate, and mitigate, the true cost.
�planning for these factors, as well as exploring compliant ways to mitigate their cost, are all essential re� �the ‘deemed payment’. This calculation treats the contracting income as the gross cost of hire to the ‘deemed e� �t taxes amounts to roughly an extra 12-13% of the contract rate, paid on top of the sum paid to the contract�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Wed, 09 Sept 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to engage contractors after April 2021
The Off-Payroll rules impose a host of factors for clients to consider when selecting a contractor engagement model. Find out the best option for you.
�party further down the supply chain has been non-compliant. As a result, clients will be placing a premium o� �client with one consolidated invoice covering all contract engagements. From a recruitment company’s perspec�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 28 Aug 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: Understanding contractor operating structures
An understanding of contractor operating structures is essential for achieving Off-Payroll compliance and avoiding unnecessary administration.
�liability from the contract income. This is a non-compliant approach that ultimately puts a black mark next t� �contractors you hire, you’re not alone. With most contract engagements sourced through recruitment agencies,�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 04 Sept 2020

How in-house payroll solutions help agencies meet Off-Payroll obligations: part 1
Agencies responsible for taxing contractors under the Off-Payroll rules may find an in-house payroll to be the safest and most effective solution.
�threat to the rest of the supply chain, with non-compliant providers often difficult to discern. This issue� �are. Another common scenario is where a different contract rate is agreed after a timesheet has gone through�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 09 Nov 2020

Best umbrella company – 10 tips for contractors to choose
Contractors caught and unsure of how long they will be contracting could find a PAYE umbrella company solution is their best option.
�rrant deeper investigation. If a company runs non-compliant expenses, what else may be non-compliant? A dispe� �tors who are not sure how long they plan to spend contracting, might find that a PAYE umbrella company solution� �why it can do this. 4. Ensure you receive a full contract of employment As an umbrella contractor, you will�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Sun, 19 Dec 2010

What is a PEO umbrella company?
PEO umbrellas offer the best solution to the challenges posed by changes to taxation of ‘inside IR35’ contractors under the Off-Payroll legislation.
�pplied by many traditional umbrella companies non-compliant. Traditionally, IR35 – Chapter 8, Part 2 of the I� �arding income. By signing up to an umbrella PEO’s contract rate, as opposed to the controversial ‘ assignmen�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Mon, 07 Sept 2020

Contractor Doctor: How much should my umbrella pay me for antenatal appointments?
Contractors’ umbrella companies are required by law to pay them when taking time off to attend antenatal appointments, explains Parasol’s Derek Kelly.
�paid for attending antenatal appointments, and a compliant umbrella company cannot choose whether or not to� �n practice, because contractors can be working on contracts a long way from their local hospital or clinic, t� �bust. “It comes down to what is in the employment contract, which would usually guarantee to pay the contrac�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 13 Jun 2013

Contractor dividend strategies and administration for limited company contractors
HMRC can deem a dividend as salary and tax it accordingly if the correct paperwork is allowed to lapse, warns James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
�5;time' records, the sooner you'll be compliant James Abbott, Abbott Moore LLP “In the past,�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Tue, 15 Dec 2009

Contractor Doctor: Why won’t my umbrella let me claim expenses during my notice?
Parasol’s Rob Crossland explains that different expenses rules come into play when an umbrella contractor gives notice, over-riding the 24-month rule.
�rrectly fulfilling its duty to keep its employees compliant, according to Rob Crossland, Chief Executive of c� �d for those last four weeks.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 May 2010

Limited company ‘inside IR35’ v umbrella PAYE – advantages and disadvantages
Contractors working ‘inside IR35’ following the implementation of the Off-Payroll legislation need to consider their preferred operating model.
�rm the importance of engaging with a demonstrably compliant umbrella company: “Where a contractor is engaged� �act rates is another advantage of limited company contracting. Incoming measures to protect agency workers Fort� �ts Act 1992 . Will umbrella contractors have more contracts to choose from? Due to the large portion of hirin� �ct a fair assessment nor secure an ‘outside IR35’ contract elsewhere will have a new dilemma to consider – s�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Thu, 20 Feb 2020