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IR35 issues for project managers working as contractors
Project managers can stay outside as long as they have no line management responsibilities.
�roject managers include: If the contractor starts contracting for their former employer, many existing staff wo� �Contractors who choose contracts with project management responsibility by definit� �igation, HMRC will typically require the original contract advertisement and any resulting proposal from the�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 17 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.
�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 future: what would happen if the UK copied Canada?
The employment tests in Canada are similar to the UK ones, but it is the client who gets punished if a contractor is found to be a disguised employee.
�actors, which could impact negatively on the UK’s contracting sector.� �and client. It asks whether the relationship is a contract of services , where the contractor is really an e�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 28 Sept 2010

Dealing with multiple contracts being inside and outside IR35
Accounting requirements when you have contracts both inside and outside IR35.
�accounting year you may earn revenue from several contracts, some of which will fall inside the scope of IR35� �enses which relate to “inside” and “outside” IR35 contract work. Receipts and payments for IR35 contract wor�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Fri, 25 May 2007

IR35 danger: when your contract is different from the agency-client contract
HMRC always obtains the agency-client contract and compares it with the contractor contract. They rarely agree, and this spells trouble.
�ract that you have with the agency. Two Different Contracts This presents a serious challenge to contractors,� �In IR35 cases, HMRC always obtains the contract between the agency and the client and compares it�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 10 Mar 2008

Financial impact of IR35 on contractors
A contractors take home pay is reduced by up to 25% when caught.
�ntractors do to avoid the finacial impact of IR35 Contract Review: It is important to take IR35 legal advice�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Fri, 27 Jun 2008

Put yourself outside IR35 by bringing in expert help
Contractors can apply simple strategies to add weight to their status by employing expert sub-contractors to work on their contracts.
�m with an aspect of their work on a contract. Sub-contracting work to an expert colleague can cost quite a lot� �ir own right. Substitution clauses appear in many contracts, both when the contract is direct with the client� �st to help them with an aspect of their work on a contract. Sub-contracting work to an expert colleague can�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 01 Sept 2008

IR35 and substitution: substituting twice a year could save contractors thousands
Mounting evidence suggests that a contractor’s genuine right of substitution, if exercised, is the key status factor outweighing all others.
�of the services on their behalf then they are sub-contracting the work,” continues Vessey. “Paying helpers duri� �outside of IR35 . This is crucial, because with a contract that puts the contractor inside IR35, the typical�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 30 Sept 2008

IR35 contract problems: Top 10 reasons a contractor’s contract will fail
Contractor contracts are vital evidence that can be used by HMRC to place a contract inside. Don’t let your contract fail and cost you cash.
�oid the IR35 traps that could not only make their contracts fail IR35 tests, but also cost them an awful lot� �Contractors need to take their contract negotiations seriously – very seriously – to avoi�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Fri, 04 Nov 2016

When should you start solving IR35? Now. Read these 3 essential tips
The time to statr preparing an IR35 defence is right now. Don't wait until it is too late. Find out what you need to do
�mpact of IR35 . Easy pickings for HMRC The "Sham" contracts problem Contractors can not declare themselves to� �If you wait until after you have signed a contract to start addressing IR35 issues then you are most�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 07 Nov 2016