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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 you can pass IR35 and save £000's by taking professional advice
Employment law is exceptionally complex and trying to do it without help could be very costly indeed. Read how professionals can help you.
�IR35 is a very complex subject. Being caught will be v� �agencies take legal advice for the content of the contracts which their contractors (you) eventually sign. Th� �e contractor, in discussions with HMRC about your contract or even start an IR35 enquiry of your own busines�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 10 Nov 2016

What is a ‘dependent contractor’? – The Taylor Review
The Taylor Review proposes the introduction of a ‘dependent contractor’. Find out what this means and how else the Review could affect contracting.
�h good and bad: The Review could spell the end of IR35 Contractors caught by IR35 could receive employme� �ployers can’t hide behind substitution clauses in contracts . Instead he says more weight should be placed on� �Review could have multiple repercussions for the contract sector, both good and bad: The Review could spell�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 18 Jul 2017

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 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

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 and contracting bonuses – how to manage bonus payments
Contractors must adopt the correct terminology when agreeing to performance-based bonuses for a project.
�ayments can find themselves pitched straight into IR35 , as HMRC is likely to see such bonuses as being� �d with employment. In fact, that simple word on a contract may be sufficient to spark an IR35 enquiry. So co�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 13 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 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