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IR35 and contracts - How to spot a badly worded one
Learn the issues to look for in your contract that could spell IR35 disaster - and how to avoid them.
�their providers. The use of certain terms in your contracts will make them seem like employment contracts, an� �HMRC will carefully examine your contract to identify any sign of IR35 . And whilst, since�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 10 Oct 2017

Should contractors inside IR35 have employment rights?
Contractors caught by the legislation are taxed like employees, yet they have no employee rights unless they go to court to claim them. An unfair situation that the Government should resolve.
�e HMRC claims that you are inside IR35 on a given contract? You can probably fight it, and HMRC does loose m�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 24 Oct 2017

How to prove IR35 does not apply to you
Want to prove IR35 does not apply to you? Learn the evidence to collect during a contract that will bat away the taxman.
�e by HMRC. Why? Because judges can now simply put contracts aside if they consider them a sham and make a dec� �ally resides in showing that you acted during the contract period in certain ways. Since the Autoclenz judge�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 05 Dec 2017

CAM Ltd v Revenue & Customs: 5 key IR35 lessons for contractors
The first IR35 ruling in seven years provides several key lessons that contractors can use to avoid a heavy tax bill. Find out what they are, here.
�n to deem her subject to control, even though her contract with the BBC bore no reference to these guideline�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 19 Feb 2018

Reviewing your contract for IR35 status – a guide for contractors
You should always get your contract reviewed for status by an expert, to ensure you have taken ‘reasonable care’ in the eyes of HMRC.
�care’ over their tax affairs. Legal firms review contracts for a living and they know exactly what to look f� �Contractors who have successfully won through to contract negotiation stage by using a killer CV and an eff�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 12 Jan 2011

IR35 insurance – cover yourself with contractors’ tax investigation cover
Contractors investing in insurance are buying peace of mind. Or are they? Not all policies are what they seem, so check the small print.
�thwhile investment for those concerned that their contracts might be deemed by HMRC as to be within IR35 . Bu� �C presents the contractor with a large bill. IR35 contract appraisals HMRC often initiates investigations wi�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 27 Jan 2011

IR35 Solutions: Improved targeting by HMRC will increase the quality of enforcement
If it is to remain in the medium term, HMRC can apply its expertise to improve targeting and increase the quality and consistency of enforcement.
�eeds to drive effective self-compliance among the contracting community. And the evidence clearly suggests HMRC�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 31 Jan 2011

IR35 and contracting: just why do cases take so long to be resolved?
You can be forced to endure years of stress before your case is resolved with HMRC.
�igation for several tax years, each with multiple contracts, then a considerable amount of information must b� �stigator will want to know the details about each contract for every tax year being investigated. That means�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Sun, 22 May 2011

Contractors who involve expert IR35 advisors can close down HMRC investigations early
Early intervention by expert advisors can prevent HMRC investigations turning into full blown status reviews.
�ited company with multiple income streams from IT contracting, landscape gardening and property letting.” Despi� �spotted the substitution clause in the haulier’s contract and asked the client if it was genuine: “The clie�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 22 Nov 2011

What is a disguised employee?
Limited company contractors will find themselves labelled as ‘disguised employees’ and caught if they pass the tests of employment.
�tional Insurance Contributions (NICs) as if their contracting fee income were employment income. The tests of e� �unt or a disguised employee. IR35 is applied on a contract by contract basis. So, for example, a contractor�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 29 Feb 2012