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Contractor Doctor: I have paid IR35 taxes for seven years. What are my options?
Contractors caught for many years can adopt strategies enabling them to regain control of their career and stop paying too much tax.
�the outset I decided that my contract was inside IR35, and instructed my accountant to ensure the neces� �y for any. In fact, the agency suggested that its contracts are ‘IR35 friendly’, so should I be paying extra� �st seven years. From the outset I decided that my contract was inside IR35, and instructed my accountant to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 25 Mar 2014

Contractor Doctor: Contract says ‘in IR35’, working practices are out: what’s right?
Contractors with a 'caught' contract may have working practices that put them clearly outside, but the trick is to provide proof.
�cting last year, I was new to the complexities of IR35. Having read up on the subject on Contractor Calc� �Dear Contractor Doctor When I started contracting last year, I was new to the complexities of IR35.� �ay for back taxes, interest and penalties on past contracts, and a loss of up to 25% of take home pay if they� �Calculator I realise that IR35 might apply to my contract. My client is based outside the UK and unaware of�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 31 Mar 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

Contractor doctor: can contractors using umbrella companies be caught by IR35?
Does working for an umbrella company enable you to avoid it?
�ed a permanent employee and therefore not open to IR35 investigations. I have read that contractors work� �ught by IR35 is considerable. Good luck with your contracting. Contractor Doctor� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I am new to the contract market. In fact I am still in permanent employmen�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 11 Sept 2018

Contractor Doctor: Can I avoid an IR35 investigation if I close my limited company?
HMRC can still investigate contractors who have closed their contractor limited company, but retroactive cases tend not to succeed.
�ome of my past contracts might have fallen within IR35. However, I have not had any professional contrac� �some years and am concerned that some of my past contracts might have fallen within IR35. However, I have no� �in IR35. However, I have not had any professional contract reviews of past assignments, nor have I paid inco�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 02 Jun 2023

Reducing the IR35 pain with a contractor pension
Reduce the pain of it by diverting your taxes into a pension and achieve up to 48% tax relief.
�Contractors caught by IR35 face a significantly increased tax burden. The ad�
Category: Articles: Pensions | Tue, 07 Apr 2009

Contractor Doctor: I’ve been outside IR35 and now think I’m caught. What should I do?
Contractors experiencing a sudden change of circumstances mid-way through a contract may find this alters their status and hits their finances.
�ment agency. Until now, I’ve been working outside IR35 . However, after coming under pressure from the m� �y periods that he was inside IR35 Determining his contracting, IR35 and financial strategy going forward. Most� �ng in 2011 confirmed that tax tribunals can split contracts into inside and outside IR35 periods if the evide� �ge projects. I am currently working on a 12-month contract within a government agency. Until now, I’ve been�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 28 Feb 2012

What a client needs to know about IR35
It is a tax law that does not affect clients directly, but can affect contractors they hire, so an understanding is vital to recruiting contractors.
�Having an understanding of IR35 tax law will help you recruit the best contractor� �rmines how to do the work on the project they are contracted to complete and are not told to do so by the clie� �tractors will almost certainly ask for changes to contracts, specific working practices and for various docum� �tive of their need to have some elements of their contract amended, or help them provide evidence, should it�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Wed, 28 Oct 2009

Exposed: the ‘win-win’ that can cost clients less and earn contractors more
The cost to clients of hiring contractors or taking on employees can vary wildly, and can lead to gains for contractors and clients alike.
�to clients can very hugely according to trading, IR35 and employment status. Clients and employers can� �mployers Contractors and employees often evaluate contract and employment options in terms of the net pay th�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 10 Sept 2013

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