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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!
�gent action to ensure they don’t become caught by IR35 and a damaging tax hit as the public sector IR35� �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

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.
�Firms, including public sector bodies, who assess IR35 status using IR35Shield.co.uk stand a far better� �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 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

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.
�IR35 is a word used to describe two sets of tax legisl� �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

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to manage your contractor workforce
How contractor clients manage their contingent workforce will have a crucial bearing on company performance in the wake of the Off-Payroll rules.
�cellations, evidence of which can be found in our IR35 factsheet . However, more recent examples have em� �ive Off-Payroll compliance. Developed by IR35 and contracting industry experts IR35 Shield and Professional Pas� �assessment of your contingent workforce based on contracts and working conditions. Using a compliance soluti� �f employment taxes – roughly 12-13% on top of the contract rate. It’s not only the decision to avoid Off-Pay�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 15 Sept 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to accurately assess status without IR35 expertise
The Off-Payroll rules require accurate IR35 assessments demonstrating ‘reasonable care’. Find out how to achieve this without becoming an IR35 expert.
�One of the most significant changes to IR35 compliance introduced by the Off-Payroll rules is� �-Payroll rules requires the client to examine the contract, working practices and contractor’s circumstances�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Wed, 16 Sept 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to avoid compliance complacency
Off-Payroll compliance doesn’t end with the contractor’s status determination. Find out how to avoid the potential pain of compliance complacency.
�heir contract engagements. But, the line dividing IR35 status isn’t always distinct and over the course� �eptible to, and which you need to avoid: Renewing contracts without re-specifying the changing scope, or new� �ecome complacent, having initially assessed their contract engagements. But, the line dividing IR35 status i�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Thu, 17 Sept 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to create an effective and accurate compliance strategy
Off-Payroll compliance is perfectly manageable when clients and their recruitment partners have an effective and accurate compliance strategy.
�ost-effective compliance, in addition to accurate IR35 assessments courtesy of IR35 Shield , our recomme� �tus assessment under the Off-Payroll rules? Which contract engagements pose a significant IR35 risk? What ar�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 18 Sept 2020

Contracting and Personal Liability Notices (PLNs) from HMRC: a contractor guide
Contractors whose limited company has unpaid NICs can be found personally liable if HMRC believes the debts arose through directors’ neglect or fraud.
�Contractors may be vulnerable to PLNs because of IR35 Contractors found to be inside IR35 and facing a� �the case of IR35, a contractor might seek an IR35 contract review from an expert who suggests that the contr�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Thu, 28 Apr 2011

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