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11 tips for choosing the best contractor accountant
Once you've decided to trade using your own limited company, then choosing a contractor accountant is the next step.
�and understands key issues relevant to you, like IR35. Most high street accountants do not have this kn� �best trading option for the current stage of your contracting career is a limited company, then choosing a spec� �don't pay tax twice. Some accountants also offer contract reviews, but contractors should ideally consult a�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Wed, 22 Nov 2023

Valid expenses as a contractor - what you can claim
We describe in detail what expenses are allowed to be claimed when you are contracting.
�u can claim will depend to a large extent on your IR35 status. The list of valid expenses you can claim� �ses you can claim is longer if you are working on contracts which are outside the scope of IR35. What are val� �ses outside of IR35? The expenses allowable for a contract not caught by IR35 would be as follows: The amoun�
Category: Articles: Expenses | Wed, 23 Nov 2005

IR35 and contracting: just why do cases take so long to be resolved?
You can be forced to endure years of stress before your case is resolved with HMRC.
�Contractors facing IR35 investigations can be forced to wait many years u� �igation for several tax years, each with multiple contracts, then a considerable amount of information must b� �stigator will want to know the details about each contract for every tax year being investigated. That means�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Sun, 22 May 2011

IR35 - Top 10 traps to catch the unwary contractor
HMRC is always on the lookout for contractors who put themselves inside it by making easily avoidable mistakes. Here are the top ten traps to avoid.
�hat provide grounds for HMRC to investigate their IR35 status. And for those contractors without the sto� �this is a common feature in business-to-business contracts for services. 9. The client pays for your trainin� �ou were hired to do and that are detailed in your contract, and don’t let your client tell you what to do an�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 23 Sept 2009

Main reasons making a contract fail IR35
Describes the main reasons why a contract will fail IR35.
�re is often no single reason why a contract fails IR35 and is normally a combination of reasons. One has� �current contract. With regular work and “rolling Contracts” the Revenue will argue that you are an employee� �ntroduction There is often no single reason why a contract fails IR35 and is normally a combination of reaso�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 13 Sept 2006

Contracting termination clauses that avoid IR35 risk
The termination clause in a contract can result in a ruling going either way.
�ave a part to play in keeping contractors outside IR35 . Termination clauses and notice periods vary con� �So why should termination clauses be left out of contracts? If a project ends naturally ahead of schedule an� �clauses and notice periods vary considerably from contract to contract. Most are designed to protect the cli�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 18 Jan 2021

10 factors that don’t really affect your IR35 status
Be concerned, but don't be misinformed. Find out the top 10 myths about the legislation.
�Contractors taking a keen interest in the IR35 legislation and how it impacts on their contracti� �project team, and thereby deliver the service as contracted, then it is not a factor. But if a contractor can� �the IR35 legislation and how it impacts on their contracting are right to be cautious. But, according to Seb M� �IR35,” Maley confirms. 5. Statement of intent in contracts Most contractor contracts will include a ‘stateme� �or has not exercised a right of substitution in a contract does not mean it is not valid. The important fact�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 07 Sept 2016

The IR35 5% expenses rule
If you are caught by IR35 then make sure the 5% rule is used to maximise your take home pay. Here's how.
�If you are caught by IR35 and continue to use your limited company as your� �pport Accountancy and tax advice Costs of seeking contracts Printing, postage and stationery Employer’s and P�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 01 Dec 2016

Under the bonnet of the HMRC IR35 tool
A detailed examination of the underlying design and code structure of HMRC’s IR35 tool reveals multiple glaring issues. Take a look under the bonnet.
�HMRC’s IR35 tool is shallow, doesn’t align with how tribunal� �a precedent whereby judges can entirely disregard contracts, instead looking solely at the facts on the groun�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 01 Jun 2017

Contracts alone won’t protect contractors from IR35
A contract between a contractor and a client is not necessarily a defence against a determined HMRC IR35 investigation.
�t necessarily a defence against a determined HMRC IR35 investigation , as highlighted by the famous IR35� �rnative Book Company . In that case, although the contracts stated that the contractor, Keith Shepherd, had t� �A contract between a contractor and a client is not necessar�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 12 Apr 2017