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IR35 contract problems: Top 10 reasons a contractor’s contract will fail
Contractor contracts are vital evidence that can be used by HMRC to place a contract inside. Don’t let your contract fail and cost you cash.
…iations seriously – very seriously – to avoid the IR35 traps that could not only make their contracts fa… …oid the IR35 traps that could not only make their contracts fail IR35 tests, but also cost them an awful lot… …Contractors need to take their contract negotiations seriously – very seriously – to avoi…
Category: Articles: IR35 | Fri, 04 Nov 2016

When should you start solving IR35? Now. Read these 3 essential tips
The time to statr preparing an IR35 defence is right now. Don't wait until it is too late. Find out what you need to do
…er you have signed a contract to start addressing IR35 issues then you are most likely too late. And tha… …mpact of IR35 . Easy pickings for HMRC The "Sham" contracts problem Contractors can not declare themselves to… …If you wait until after you have signed a contract to start addressing IR35 issues then you are most…
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 07 Nov 2016

How your accountant can keep you outside IR35
The expected private sector rollout of the IR35 reforms poses a unique threat to contractors but your accountant should be able to help. Here’s how.
…public sector reforms mark the biggest change to IR35 since its inception, but it may soon be eclipsed… …ector rollout would mean, regardless of where you contract, that the IR35 compliance burden rests with ill-i…
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 30 May 2017

IR35 and contractual paperwork: How important is it really?
Is your contract worth the paper it’s written on when it comes to an IR35 investigation? Yes is the answer. Find out why.
…key component of a successful defence against an IR35 investigation . But in rare instances it could al… …al precedent, enabling future judges to set aside contracts in favour of the reality. The judge in this case… …, penalties, and IR35 defence costs. Your written contract is king - and takes precedence over your working…
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 20 Apr 2023

IR35 taxes uncollectable if contractors’ company has no money
Contractors falling foul and whose company has no cash to pay any tax due to HMRC are safe from personal liability.
…Contractors who have been found to be inside IR35 but whose company has no cash and cannot pay the… …will exercise reasonable due diligence with their contracts and take professional advice about whether IR35 a… …at IR35 due diligence was completed for each past contract, then contractors in this situation should not be…
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 04 Jan 2021

Financial issues for first time contractors and how to solve them
Moving from permanent employment to a contracting career has immediate and long term financial issues to consider.
…What rate can be charged? What are the impacts of IR35? How much do you need to cover existing employee… …Moving from permanent employment to a contracting career has immediate and long term financial issu… …method of outsourcing sales activities to secure contracts. Attempting to bypass agents and contract directl… …and long term financial issues to consider: What contract rate will ensure equivalent or more net earnings…
Category: Articles: First timers | Fri, 25 Nov 2016

What is a PAYE umbrella company?
Learn how a PAYE umbrella model works. It's simple, quick, and you can be up and running within a day. Find out more.
…case, you should have your contract reviewed for IR35 before deciding which payment structure to use .… …ictions at to whether you can claim expenses. All contracting expenses like travel, computer costs, training et… …remain outside IR35 is key. If the status of your contracts switches between inside and outside IR35 then cho… …income tax on all your earnings. After securing a contract you instruct your agent to send a contract to the…
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Tue, 17 Apr 2018

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: 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