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Public sector contractors: 6 step plan to carry on working outside IR35
Follow this 6 step action plan to keep you operating outside IR35 by mitigating the impact of the public sector reforms.
�The public sector IR35 reforms have prompted widespread concern with the� �ndently test your IR35 status If you want to stay contracting in the public sector and remain outside IR35, you� �measures could see you forced into an inside-IR35 contract, costing you thousands of pounds in extra tax. Yo�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Mon, 12 Dec 2016

How public sector organisations need to prepare for the IR35 reforms – right now!
Use our expert five step action plan to retain skilled resources, cut costs and keep compliant with the public sector IR35 reforms.
�The IR35 reforms from April 2017 require public sector org� �ld simply leave for more lucrative private sector contracts. The fallout for your organisation is potentially� �Contractors will not want to remain in an ongoing contract that has suddenly changed from outside IR35 to in�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Wed, 04 Jan 2017

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

Contractor doctor: does charging expenses to your client affect your IR35 position?
Legitmate business expenses can be recharged to clients without affecting status as long as some simple guidelines are followed.
�the contract was verified by my lawyer as outside IR35 . I can work from my home office or the client si� �apital expenditure are risky. Good Luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ontractor Doctor, This Monday I started my second contract direct with a client, and the contract was verifi�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 16 Jun 2008

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� �services of a subcontractor. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �in an up-to-date technical library. So far all my contracts have put me comfortably outside of IR35 but my mo� �ly it would appear, if a contractor is named in a contract, that they fail these tests. However, just becaus�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 26 Aug 2008

Contractor doctor: does IR35 apply for very short contracts?
It applies to all contracts irrespective of the time period that they run.
�seven weeks. Can such a short contract be within IR35? The contract with the agency states that the con� �Dear Contractor Doctor: My partner is starting contracting and was working on a 10-day long contract, but th� �nt specifically. If the Revenue decides to review contracts at the agency your partner is working with, then� �ting contracting and was working on a 10-day long contract, but this has now been extended twice so that the�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 01 May 2008

Contractor Doctor: Half my contract is onsite and half at home – am I caught by IR35?
Significant variations during a contractor’s contract can lead to different treatment.
�a development team and I have clearly been within IR35 , and made provision for deemed payments with my� �hows significant variations.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �new contract drawn up. But whilst the contents of contracts, and contract law, can have a major bearing on th� �games industry and am mid-way through a six-month contract direct with my client. The first three months of�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 09 Jun 2010

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� �ne contract? Thanks Sarah Contractor Doctor says: Contracting through a limited company can be a tax-efficient� �s, I’ve been offered the opportunity to work on a contract basis on a year-long project. Despite researching�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 26 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: Does hiring other contractors put me outside IR35?
Contractors hiring other contractors to help complete a contract may be genuinely substituting and so outside.
�two years. I have always been keenly aware of my IR35 status and take what measures I can, such as chec� �vering an element of what the contractor has been contracted to deliver, then that demonstrates in the cleares� �Dear Contractor Doctor I have been contracting via my own limited company with the same client f� �and take what measures I can, such as checking my contracts, to ensure I am not caught by the legislation. I� �emonstrates in the clearest possible way that the contract is not one of personal service: “Without personal�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 11 Dec 2014

Contractor doctor: can I contract whilst still being employed?
Considering an out of office hours contract whilst still being permanently employed.
�s to consider that are interlinked: A tax called "IR35" and also payment structure - how you get paid. M� �e any issues I need to be aware of with regard to contracting while still being employed full time? Kindest reg� �IR35 , is qualified, has reviewed and negotiated contracts, and has a good track record of fighting cases wi� �tly employed full time and have been offered some contract work by a previous employer. The work will be on�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 30 Sept 2016