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Contractor HMRC inspections: do you have your IR35 life raft ready?
All contractors are HMRC investigation targets but will have nothing to fear with good preparation.
�hittaker of Qdos Consulting, which specialises in IR35 and legal matters for contractors throughout the�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 06 May 2009

IR35 applies to office holders unless there is no personal service
It will apply to any contractor who becomes an office holder unless they can prove that personal service is not required.
�duties of an office for their client must operate IR35 . That is unless they can prove that the role doe�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 25 Nov 2014

Contractors can avoid IR35 by using substitutes, subcontractors and helpers
You can use other workers to help fulfil contracts and thereby prove those contracts are outside.
�actual use of a substitute is considered by many IR35 experts to be the closest thing there is to a ‘si�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 06 Jan 2021

IR35 and other issues for contractors claiming expenses from clients for flights
Travelling on behalf of your clients faces numerous challenges over expenses and tax rules.
�es of navigating HMRC’s opaque expenses rules and IR35 tax legislation . And when the client insists on�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Sun, 15 Jul 2012

Contractor Doctor:My agent is refusing to amend my contract – what are my options?
Agencies are often reluctant to change standard contracts as they see this as an unnecessary cost. However, contractors do have options.
�ed I make changes to the contract to make it more IR35 friendly. However, my agency refuses to make any�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 04 Jun 2009

HMRC PAYE/NI tax inspections explained
A guide to Inland Revenue tax inspections, explaining the preparation and process of the HMRC PAYE/NI tax inspection.
�view of the aggressive approaches by HMRC towards IR35 and the settlements legislation (formerly known a�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Wed, 07 Jun 2006

IR35 future: Australia’s legislation to tackle false self-employment
Australia uses legislation designed to identify the personal services income (PSI) of contractor businesses, with higher taxes for those caught.
�tractor is taxed accordingly, similar to the UK's IR35 legislation . The PSI tests, enforced by Australi�
Category: Articles: IR35 Review: Office of Tax Simplification | Mon, 27 Sept 2010

CEST-gate and DWP’s £87m – to win, don't play the game
IR35 Shield CEO Dave Chaplin analyses the latest episode of CEST-gate and explains why the only winning move is not to use CEST at all.
�IR35 Shield CEO Dave Chaplin explains why there may be�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 31 Aug 2021

Supervision, Direction and Control (SDC) explained for contractors
Contractors need to understand how Supervision, Director and Control (SDC) could apply to them as HMRC may widen its use.
�or determining employment status according to the IR35 legislation. What legislation does SDC originate�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Tue, 22 Sept 2015

IR35 Court Cases: History of all cases and references to judgments
Interested in the IR35 court cases? Find here a list of all historic IR35 results and copies of the court judgments.
�Interested in the IR35 court cases? We list every single one here. The I�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Fri, 10 Nov 2023