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Contractor Doctor: Can I avoid an IR35 investigation if I close my limited company?
HMRC can still investigate contractors who have closed their contractor limited company, but retroactive cases tend not to succeed.
�ome of my past contracts might have fallen within IR35. However, I have not had any professional contrac� �some years and am concerned that some of my past contracts might have fallen within IR35. However, I have no� �in IR35. However, I have not had any professional contract reviews of past assignments, nor have I paid inco�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 02 Jun 2023

Reducing the IR35 pain with a contractor pension
Reduce the pain of it by diverting your taxes into a pension and achieve up to 48% tax relief.
�Contractors caught by IR35 face a significantly increased tax burden. The ad�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Tue, 07 Apr 2009

Limited company contractors with contracts inside and outside IR35
Having contracts both inside and outside need not be complicated for you to deal with.
�ation of contracts both inside and outside of the IR35 tax legislation . This need not be an issue, as l� �An occupational hazard of contracting is that some contractors find themselves working� �ctors find themselves working on a combination of contracts both inside and outside of the IR35 tax legislati� �lations. “Contractors who have earned income on a contract that was within IR35 must calculate the deemed pa�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Wed, 02 Dec 2009

What is a managed service company?
Find out what a Managed Service Company is, and why you should not use them.
�entirely by salary. Managed Service Companies and IR35 However, for a contractor to have used a composit�
Category: Articles: Managed Service Companies | Wed, 20 Dec 2006

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to manage your contractor workforce
How contractor clients manage their contingent workforce will have a crucial bearing on company performance in the wake of the Off-Payroll rules.
�cellations, evidence of which can be found in our IR35 factsheet . However, more recent examples have em� �ive Off-Payroll compliance. Developed by IR35 and contracting industry experts IR35 Shield and Professional Pas� �assessment of your contingent workforce based on contracts and working conditions. Using a compliance soluti� �f employment taxes – roughly 12-13% on top of the contract rate. It’s not only the decision to avoid Off-Pay�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 15 Sept 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to accurately assess status without IR35 expertise
The Off-Payroll rules require accurate IR35 assessments demonstrating ‘reasonable care’. Find out how to achieve this without becoming an IR35 expert.
�One of the most significant changes to IR35 compliance introduced by the Off-Payroll rules is� �-Payroll rules requires the client to examine the contract, working practices and contractor’s circumstances�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Wed, 16 Sept 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to avoid compliance complacency
Off-Payroll compliance doesn’t end with the contractor’s status determination. Find out how to avoid the potential pain of compliance complacency.
�heir contract engagements. But, the line dividing IR35 status isn’t always distinct and over the course� �eptible to, and which you need to avoid: Renewing contracts without re-specifying the changing scope, or new� �ecome complacent, having initially assessed their contract engagements. But, the line dividing IR35 status i�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Thu, 17 Sept 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to create an effective and accurate compliance strategy
Off-Payroll compliance is perfectly manageable when clients and their recruitment partners have an effective and accurate compliance strategy.
�ost-effective compliance, in addition to accurate IR35 assessments courtesy of IR35 Shield , our recomme� �tus assessment under the Off-Payroll rules? Which contract engagements pose a significant IR35 risk? What ar�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 18 Sept 2020

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

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.
�IR35 is a word used to describe two sets of tax legisl� �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