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What is IR35? Does it apply to your contract?
It is tax avoidance legislation designed to ensure workers using an intermediary but who are ‘disguised employees’ pay the correct amount of tax.
�to hire all contractors on fixed term employment contracts - which basically means hiring them as if the IR3� �ugh an intermediary, rather than on an employment contract, so they become deemed, or "disguised", employees�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 28 Feb 2022

HMRC Notes are not Tablets of Stone, unless left unchallenged
The recently dismissed IR35 appeal in the Upper-Tier Tax Tribunal highlights the crucial importance of the fact-finding at FTT.
�f obligation (“MoO”) also sailed through on basic contract MoO which was all HMRC asserted. But what about t�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 21 Jun 2021

Contractor guide to the UK public sector off-payroll rules
From September 2012 contractors with public sector contracts may have to demonstrate to their clients that the off-payroll rules don’t apply to them.
�Contractors earning over £219 per day and/or on contracts lasting six months or more must work through a Ca� �s that the off-payroll rules don’t apply to their contract. If the off-payroll rules are found to apply, the�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 10 Sept 2012

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.
�: 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

IR35Shield.co.uk vs HMRC CEST tool: How our tool can help everyone beat IR35
Keeping contractors outside IR35 is key to keeping their skills in the public sector. Find out how you can do exactly that with our IR35 shield tool.
�ns depending whether or not IR35 applies to their contract. If IR35 applies (inside IR35) then the contracto�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Mon, 08 Jan 2018

How to appeal wrongful tax treatment following an incorrect Off-Payroll assessment
Tax expert David Kirk explains the various options available to contractors seeking to reclaim tax that has been overpaid as a result of Off-Payroll.
�to ensure that they don’t unwittingly enter into contracts with clauses permitting these deductions. Right n� �ave had employer’s NI deductions taken from their contract rates by hirers and agencies since the introducti�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 07 Aug 2018

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.
�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.
�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

Public sector contractors – 11 ways to commit IR35 suicide
Here are 11 things you must avoid if you want to stay outside IR35. Whatever you do, don’t ignore them!
�et these benefits. Genuine contractors don't. 10. Contracting with a former employer the day after leaving work� �s mistakes that you could be making, pushing your contract to be caught by IR35 and therefore subjecting you�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Mon, 20 Feb 2017

Contractor banking – applying for and opening a business bank account
Once a contractor has decided which financial institution they plan to bank with, the next step is to work through the process of opening the account.
�ss Nature of the business – most banks will class contracting as ‘business services’ or ‘business consultancy’� �r – a calculation or estimate of the first year’s contract fees will normally suffice Any funding requiremen�
Category: Articles: Contractor banking | Mon, 22 Aug 2016