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Five questions to ask agencies about ‘inside IR35’ contracts
Contractors considering working ‘inside IR35’ under Off-Payroll should ask questions of the agency to seek important clarifications.
�fiting from leading contingent workers into a non-compliant scheme. If you are to accept a contract via an um� �es, many agencies and clients will be advertising contracts as ‘inside IR35’ on the basis that the client has� �ce agencies mention ‘inside IR35’, this means the contract must be accompanied by a status determination sta�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Thu, 21 Jan 2021

IR35 Rules: How to determine if your contract passes - 10 essential points
Signing a contract without checking whether it passes is taking a huge risk. Here’s what to look for before signing the contract.
�s unlimited IR35 assessments, helping you to stay compliant with IR35, combined with insurance to protect aga� �c expertise is in dealing with IR35 issues in the contracting sector. A high street solicitor or accountant is� �n points contractors should look out for in their contracts to determine whether they pass IR35: Point 1: Bac� �If you sign a contract that is within IR35 you could find yourself payin�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 19 Sept 2016

Contractor guide to understanding umbrella company payslips
Contractors receiving their first umbrella company payslip may benefit from help to understand the calculations, says Chris Futcher of Pulse Umbrella.
�f The Pulse Umbrella Group , payslips provided by compliant umbrella solutions providers will be transparent� �. Approved expenses are “ deducted from the gross contract income and set aside to be reimbursed outside of�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Wed, 19 Dec 2012

Umbrella contractors can’t open limited companies to claim T&S relief
Umbrella companies don’t have to consider adopting risky operating models to continue processing contractor T&S, thanks to a new SDC testing solution.
�able to continue processing T&S expenses in a compliant manner maintain a competitive edge in the market,� �hem onto other tasks not originally agreed in the contract. One concern is that HMRC guidelines note that th�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Wed, 22 Jun 2016

Contractor limited company directors’ roles and responsibilities
Company directors have clear roles and responsibilities in their management of limited companies and failure to comply can result in severe penalties.
�he running of the company Ensuring the company is compliant with employment law Completing risk assessments a� �rtant, if a contractor who is a director of their contracting limited company does not deliver these documents�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Tue, 21 Jul 2009

Contractors and employment rights: a huge can of worms
Contractors don’t need employment rights, but situations do arise where a long-term relationship between a contractor and a client starts to resemble having a job.
�ornet’s nest. Contractors who are operating via a compliant umbrella company are already classed as workers,� �an protect against claims for rights? In general, contracts with clients and agents should take these possibi� �ermined by whether there is an express or implied contract to perform personally any work or services for an�
Category: Articles: Legal | Wed, 28 Feb 2018

Comparing taxes: contractors versus employees
Compared with employees, contractors enjoy only modest tax advantages and generate considerably more tax. Find out how you can help HMRC realise this.
�s unlimited IR35 assessments, helping you to stay compliant with IR35, combined with insurance to protect aga� �take from contractors and employees. How tax from contracting and employment income compares Let’s consider thi�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Mon, 03 Jun 2019

Contractor tax avoidance schemes – an overview
Contractor tax avoidance schemes are worlds away from the schemes used by corporates and the wealthy – and some of them work, says David Colom of DJ Colom & Co
�ainst the ‘spirit’ of the law. But they are fully compliant with the law and do work.” Tax avoidance schemes�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Thu, 10 Jul 2014

Role-based blanket IR35 assessments are unlawful and highly risky
IR35 blanket assessments based on assessing roles are unlawful and present huge risk, yet HMRC still encourages their adoption.
�escription or role also falls a long way short of compliant behaviour. The problem with role-based assessment� �to the already diminished appeal of ‘inside IR35’ contracting and creates significant difficulties for recruite� �cal facts and terms and conditions apply to other contracts, and it is then not necessary to review every ind� �who uses someone else’s assessment is not. “Each contract needs to be assessed and passed in the name to wh�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 25 Jan 2019

Off-payroll (IR35 Reform) plan to be scrapped – 10 essential facts
IR35 reforms to be repealed. Find out what this means, whether it will happen, and how you can prepare for April 2023.
�ance Act is changed by a Finance Bill. Firms with compliant regimes and contractors operating Outside IR35 ca� �itive step from the Government that champions the contracting industry. The Liz Truss Government is very pro-gr� �ors to operate via a limited company. Whilst some contracts have been offered "Umbrella only", this may conti�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 30 Sept 2022