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Can your accountant keep you outside of IR35?
You should hire specialist accountants who can ensure you are taking all necessary steps to stay outside.
�ave been looking over their shoulders for fear of IR35 for 17 years now. Rather than fading away, it loo� �ist accountant, and what they can do to stay IR35 compliant. The many interpretations of ‘IR35 compliance’ “I� �’s a precursor to it being extended to the entire contracting sector. Otherwise, where is the ‘levelling of the� �especially important for contractors who have had contracts renewed. The contract will have remained the same� �the contractor and the client. Because of this, a contract fabricated so that the contractor is outside of I�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 03 May 2016

Protect your contracting status by building an IR35 compliance file
If you create and maintain compliance files you can rest assured you will be able to prove your status.
�an investigation into your contracting career and IR35 status history, comprehensive, well organised and� �eded to quickly and conveniently prove their IR35-compliant status, without having to search back through yea� �Should HMRC start an investigation into your contracting career and IR35 status history, comprehensive, we� �t having to search back through years of records. Contracts not enough Ideally, a contractor’s contract shoul� �and maintaining an IR35 compliance file for every contract, contractors can present all the evidence needed�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 17 Nov 2008

Changing your contractor umbrella company
Contractors may decide to change their umbrella company for a variety of reasons. As Rob Crossland from Parasol explains, contractors should be aware of the implications and plan their move accordingly.
�g to Crossland, this is not possible with a fully compliant umbrella company: “In addition to the P45, which� �s who use contractor umbrella companies for their contracting can choose to change their trading company at any� �ly been incurred with a former employer. Changing contracts When contractors change umbrella company, they mu� �er, or they may switch to take advantage of a new contract. However, according to Rob Crossland, managing di�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Mon, 28 Jul 2008

Contractor Doctor: Should my umbrella company still pay me when my contract ends?
Contractors at the end of their contract may be due further payments by their umbrella, and may also qualify for benefits, says Parasol’s Derek Kelly.
�hat any umbrella company contractor working for a compliant umbrella will be on one of two types of contract.� �yment solutions provider Parasol . “Under certain contracts, it is possible that a contractor should continue� �rella company and I’ve just come to the end of my contract and my pay has stopped as a result. The umbrella�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 16 Jul 2013

How managed payroll services help agencies meet Off-Payroll obligations
Agencies required to run a payroll for contractors affected by the Off-Payroll rules could realise substantial benefits from outsourcing.
�-Payroll legislation. The unpredictable nature of IR35 raises another important consideration. Indeed, w� �egate many of the costs associated with running a compliant payroll. These include the onboarding of a payrol�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Wed, 27 Jan 2021

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.
�Having evaluated their contingent workforce for IR35 risk, contractor clients should have a solid gras� �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

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.
�d tax risk by engaging contractors deemed ‘inside IR35’ via umbrella companies. But while this approach� �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

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.
�agencies to tackle what it claims to be abuse of IR35 by contractors working within scope of the rules� �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.
�orting and paying tax on payments made to ‘inside IR35’ contractors under the Off-Payroll legislation sh� �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

Contractor doctor: is it possible to negotiate a rise when there are 'no rises'?
Want to raise your rate with an existing client? Is the client and agent pushing back? Here's how to negotiate properly and with a strength.
�ct which expires in 6 weeks time. It is caught by IR35. We are in the middle of a project and the client� �increases and they cannot make the contract IR35 compliant. I know I could get much more in the market since� �he market since demand has increased since I went contracting, but would prefer to stay where I am. Do you thin� �To get into this position you need to seek other contracts and get an offer. Then speak to the client direct� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I'm currently in my first contract which expires in 6 weeks time. It is caught by IR�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 30 Jan 2018