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Protect your contracting status by building an IR35 compliance file
If you create and maintain compliance files you can rest assured you will be able to prove your status.
�an investigation into your contracting career and IR35 status history, comprehensive, well organised and� �eded to quickly and conveniently prove their IR35-compliant status, without having to search back through yea� �Should HMRC start an investigation into your contracting career and IR35 status history, comprehensive, we� �t having to search back through years of records. Contracts not enough Ideally, a contractor’s contract shoul� �and maintaining an IR35 compliance file for every contract, contractors can present all the evidence needed�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 17 Nov 2008

Contracting and the national minimum wage (NMW)
Limited company contractor directors are not affected by the national minimum wage, but umbrella contractors employed by their service provider are.
�ation. Umbrella company contractors employed by a compliant service provider are affected, and NMW applies. C� �excluded by the rules, so NMW does not apply Contracting businesses are typically highly cash generative f� �because if the umbrella is not compliant with its contracts, it may not be compliant in other ways. The situa� �e to go down this route, and set up an employment contract with their own business, NMW will apply If NMW ap�
Category: Articles: Limited Companies | Wed, 30 Apr 2014

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to calculate and budget for the real cost of Off-Payroll
The financial impact of the Off-Payroll rules stretches far beyond employment tax liability. Find out how to calculate, and mitigate, the true cost.
�Having evaluated their contingent workforce for IR35 risk, contractor clients should have a solid gras� �planning for these factors, as well as exploring compliant ways to mitigate their cost, are all essential re� �the ‘deemed payment’. This calculation treats the contracting income as the gross cost of hire to the ‘deemed e� �t taxes amounts to roughly an extra 12-13% of the contract rate, paid on top of the sum paid to the contract�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Wed, 09 Sept 2020

What is a PEO umbrella company?
PEO umbrellas offer the best solution to the challenges posed by changes to taxation of ‘inside IR35’ contractors under the Off-Payroll legislation.
�d tax risk by engaging contractors deemed ‘inside IR35’ via umbrella companies. But while this approach� �pplied by many traditional umbrella companies non-compliant. Traditionally, IR35 – Chapter 8, Part 2 of the I� �arding income. By signing up to an umbrella PEO’s contract rate, as opposed to the controversial ‘ assignmen�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Mon, 07 Sept 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: Understanding contractor operating structures
An understanding of contractor operating structures is essential for achieving Off-Payroll compliance and avoiding unnecessary administration.
�agencies to tackle what it claims to be abuse of IR35 by contractors working within scope of the rules� �liability from the contract income. This is a non-compliant approach that ultimately puts a black mark next t� �contractors you hire, you’re not alone. With most contract engagements sourced through recruitment agencies,�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 04 Sept 2020

Contractor doctor: is it possible to negotiate a rise when there are 'no rises'?
Want to raise your rate with an existing client? Is the client and agent pushing back? Here's how to negotiate properly and with a strength.
�ct which expires in 6 weeks time. It is caught by IR35. We are in the middle of a project and the client� �increases and they cannot make the contract IR35 compliant. I know I could get much more in the market since� �he market since demand has increased since I went contracting, but would prefer to stay where I am. Do you thin� �To get into this position you need to seek other contracts and get an offer. Then speak to the client direct� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I'm currently in my first contract which expires in 6 weeks time. It is caught by IR�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 30 Jan 2018

How in-house payroll solutions help agencies meet Off-Payroll obligations: part 1
Agencies responsible for taxing contractors under the Off-Payroll rules may find an in-house payroll to be the safest and most effective solution.
�orting and paying tax on payments made to ‘inside IR35’ contractors under the Off-Payroll legislation sh� �threat to the rest of the supply chain, with non-compliant providers often difficult to discern. This issue� �are. Another common scenario is where a different contract rate is agreed after a timesheet has gone through�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 09 Nov 2020

How managed payroll services help agencies meet Off-Payroll obligations
Agencies required to run a payroll for contractors affected by the Off-Payroll rules could realise substantial benefits from outsourcing.
�-Payroll legislation. The unpredictable nature of IR35 raises another important consideration. Indeed, w� �egate many of the costs associated with running a compliant payroll. These include the onboarding of a payrol�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Wed, 27 Jan 2021

Off-Payroll audit guide: How to engage contractors after April 2021
The Off-Payroll rules impose a host of factors for clients to consider when selecting a contractor engagement model. Find out the best option for you.
�ay contractors are assessed for, and taxed under, IR35 come April 2021. They are also expected to genera� �party further down the supply chain has been non-compliant. As a result, clients will be placing a premium o� �client with one consolidated invoice covering all contract engagements. From a recruitment company’s perspec�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 28 Aug 2020

IR35 Explained: ‘Contract of service’ and ‘contract for services’
In addition to defining employment status, contracts ‘of service’ and ‘for services’ bring rights and responsibilities for contractors and employees.
�ine whether they are working inside or outside of IR35 or Off-payroll working . Where contractors are wo� �s unlimited IR35 assessments, helping you to stay compliant with IR35, combined with insurance to protect aga� �has the status of agency workers long before the contracting sector took off and IR35 was introduced. This gui� �An understanding of the types of contracts between clients, agencies and contractors and emp� �or is required to consider the IR35 status of the contract and also holds the tax liability. Where the clien�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Sun, 16 Jul 2023