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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.
�ay contractors are assessed for, and taxed under, IR35 come April 2021. They are also expected to genera� �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

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.
�enalties. “Limited company contractors outside of IR35 will usually pay themselves a low salary and the� �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

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.
�Contractors inside IR35 , or contractors who are not sure how long they p� �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

Contractor umbrella companies: find true costs with ContractorCalculator’s checklist
Contractors can use our umbrella solutions provider checklist to help them ask the right questions when choosing a service provider
�already operating pension auto-enrolment, or are compliant with the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) and off�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Mon, 22 Mar 2010

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

IR35 Explained: ‘Contract of service’ and ‘contract for services’
In addition to defining employment status, contracts ‘of service’ and ‘for services’ bring rights and responsibilities for contractors and employees.
�ine whether they are working inside or outside of IR35 or Off-payroll working . Where contractors are wo� �s unlimited IR35 assessments, helping you to stay compliant with IR35, combined with insurance to protect aga� �has the status of agency workers long before the contracting sector took off and IR35 was introduced. This gui� �An understanding of the types of contracts between clients, agencies and contractors and emp� �or is required to consider the IR35 status of the contract and also holds the tax liability. Where the clien�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Sun, 16 Jul 2023

What is the new Off-Payroll (IR35) tax?
Find out what the Off-Payroll tax is, how it affects you, and what you can do to prepare for the changes with this comprehensive guide.
�private sector and must be used to determine the IR35 status – or ‘deemed employment’ status - of limit� �nt of either an ‘inside IR35’ assessment or a non-compliant arrangement. So, what are the key changes introdu� �helping contractors to secure the ‘outside IR35’ contracts that they desire. Though many agencies look over� �mployment status tests to determine whether their contract places them inside (‘IR35 applies’) or outside (‘�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 09 Jul 2021

What is an IR35 Status Determination Statement (SDS)?
Learn what an IR35 Status Determination Statement is, why contractor clients will soon need to provide them, and why reasonable care is so important.
�sets out the provisions for clients to provide a IR35 ‘status determination statement’ when assessing t� �elp combat misclassification of status due to non-compliant blanket or role-based assessments and ensure that� �the contractor which can’t be deciphered from the contract, such as whether they are in business on their ow�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Thu, 09 Mar 2023

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.
�gislation shifts the responsibility for assessing IR35 status from the contractor to the end-client. Unf� �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

Contractor guide to HMRC’s webinars on tax and directors’ responsibilities
Contractors, particularly those new to contracting, may find HMRC’s webinar series provides useful introductions to basic business responsibilities.
�f of their contractor clients. Intermediaries and IR35 Intermediaries, service companies and IR35 get a� �sponsible for ensuring they and their company are compliant and a contractor accountant will play a huge part� �Contractors who are new to contracting, or employees considering becoming contractors, m�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Thu, 17 Jan 2013