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Contractor guide to the UK public sector off-payroll rules
From September 2012 contractors with public sector contracts may have to demonstrate to their clients that the off-payroll rules don’t apply to them.
�urce under Pay As You Earn (PAYE), operate inside IR35 or resign the contract. The rules, which were wri� �Contractors earning over £219 per day and/or on contracts lasting six months or more must work through a Ca� �s that the off-payroll rules don’t apply to their contract. If the off-payroll rules are found to apply, the�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 10 Sept 2012

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� �ecords expense claims cashbook and petty cashbook contracts (if IR35 and settlements legislation review is to�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Wed, 07 Jun 2006

Contractor guide to answering the self-assessment tax return service company question
Contractors should answer the tax return’s service company question as leaving it out can bring unwelcome attention, warns ClearSky’s Daniel Mepham.
�with targeting contractors who may be subject to IR35 ,” he continues. “However, HMRC has many other re� �can demonstrate that IR35 does not apply to their contract can close an IR35 review before it gets off the g�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Wed, 16 Jan 2013

10 actions you can take to help you avoid a tax investigation
Contractors are often targeted for HMRC tax investigations. Here are ten actions you can take to reduce your chances of being one of the unlucky ones.
�phisticated resources, and the ongoing spectre of IR35 looming, HMRC is always looking for an excuse to� �ficially denied, experts suggest that HMRC’s IR35 contract review service acts as a source of leads and info�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Wed, 06 Jan 2016

Section 660. will it cost you £42,000?
Discusses the cost of Section 660 to the contractor.
�nly deal with limited companies. Is it related to IR35? Many companies have managed to protect themselve� �t themselves against IR35 by having IR35-Friendly contracts. HMRC then looked at the working practices, which�
Category: Articles: Section 660 | Fri, 20 Jun 2003

Self assessment tax for contractors - 7 things you need to know
A guide to the annual self assessment tax return for contractors.
�due 31 July 2016 £5,000 4. Contractors caught by IR35 If you are caught by IR35, then your self assessm�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Sun, 25 Sept 2016

Contractor doctor: can I get financial protection against an IR35 investigation?
How can a contractor protect themselves financially against an investigation.
�act tweaked by a law firm so that it appears more IR35 friendly. However, I am concerned that if HMRC ac� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I've had my contract tweaked by a law firm so that it appears more IR3�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 03 Jan 2007

Contractor doctor: can contractors take holidays when they want to?
This client has told the contractor that they cannot take off any time for holidays over the summer at all. Can they legally do this? Where does the contractor stand?
�a bit complicated because it involves issues like IR35 and right of substitution . The first issue is: w� �Dear Contractor Doctor, The client I’m contracting for had stated that until the current project goe� �egally actually force contractors to fulfil their contract every week day without taking time off? This seem�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 31 Jul 2007

Contractor doctor: does length or number of contracts affect IR35 status?
Does how long you work at a place, or the fact that you have several different contracts affect your status?
�would like to know if my position with regard to IR35 would change in this new situation. Obviously the� �d from April 05 to April 06 for a UK bank. Then I contracted from November 06 to November 07 for another UK ba� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I started contracting in 2005 and worked from April 05 to April 06 for� �ovember 07 for another UK bank. For both of these contracts I used an umbrella company. I now have the opport� �tracts you have, nor how long you work on a given contract. You could be inside IR35 on both contracts, or o�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 13 Dec 2007

Contractor doctor: how should I handle contracting for short periods of a few days?
What's the best way to handle contracting when you work one day at one company, two days at another--and in general you work under verbal agreements for very short terms? A limited company is still the best bet.
�it okay not to have a contract? Also, what about IR35? Yours sincerely, Eva Contractor Doctor says: Und� �t there are many industries in which this kind of contracting takes place. What is special about certain indust� �he contractor at risk. But in certain industries, contracts are governed by standard practice and in this cas� �best way to handle this: is it okay not to have a contract? Also, what about IR35? Yours sincerely, Eva Cont�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 21 Apr 2008