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Contractor Doctor: Is it worth starting a limited company for one contract?
Starting a limited company for a single contract can benefit contractors able to split dividends with a spouse, but for most will be uneconomical.
�oice, contractors need to consider issues such as IR35 status, their longer-term career strategy, whethe�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 26 Oct 2010

6 essential steps to get your contract outside IR35 and save tax
Follow these simple steps to ensure that your contract does not fall foul of the IR35 rules and save thousands of pounds in tax bills.
�punishing and controversial legislation known as IR35. If you put your head in the sand then you could�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 14 Dec 2016

Contractors encouraged to weigh up risk and reward of ‘outside IR35’ indemnities
Indemnities could help contractors secure ‘outside IR35’ contracts, providing they take care to ensure Off-Payroll compliance and mitigate their risk.
�as a means of engaging contractors on an ‘outside IR35’ basis. However, while this arrangement is provid�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 04 Jan 2022

What contractors need to know about IR35 compliant contracts
Contractors need to understand that no contract can in itself remove the threat of investigation from the Revenue.
�What contractors need to understand about IR35 compliant contracts is that there really aren’t a�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 29 Jun 2017

Contractors inside IR35 pay 14% more tax than permanent employees
If you are inside it and being paid via a deemed payment you will pay 14% more tax than a permanent employee, but get no rights.
�ed company contractors whose contracts are inside IR35 and who pay themselves via a deemed payment calcu�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 15 Jan 2014

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�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Thu, 17 Jan 2013

Contractor doctor: if the client requests me personally, am I caught by IR35?
Many contractors who are the leaders in their field find themselves working for clients who will accept no substitutes. But this does not mean that the contractor is caught.
�l my contracts have put me comfortably outside of IR35 but my most recent client has requested me by nam�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 26 Aug 2008

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.
�Since the Off-Payroll rules passed the IR35 compliance burden over to contractor clients and�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 25 Jan 2019

Contractor guide to using substitution to stay outside IR35
If you are able to make unfettered substitutions you can use substitution to stay outside.
�If correctly implemented, a substitution is an IR35 ‘silver bullet’ that demonstrates personal servic�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 16 Apr 2014

What are umbrella schemes for contractors?
Explains what umbrella companies are and how contractors use them.
�, because via an umbrella you will be taxed as if IR35 applies (or caught by IR35), which can mean a dif�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Thu, 15 Feb 2018