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International contracting and IR35
Where you pay taxes determines whether or not you have to worry. If you pay in the UK, then you have to worry.
�IR35 questions when contracting abroad: Are you tax-li� �IR35 questions when contracting abroad: Are you tax-liable in the UK? When do you� �business? An IR35 assessment can be made based on contracts drawn up anywhere in the world Simon Sweetman Any� �your limited company back home? Does your foreign contract address the IR35 issues? If you are not tax-liabl�
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Wed, 30 Jan 2008

What to do when agencies refuse to change contracts
Contractors with unacceptable contract clauses that their agency refuses to change have a range of negotiating strategies they can apply.
�ance to negotiate on their behalf. How to counter IR35-unfriendly clauses Although having clauses puttin� �in-house legal expertise to reword and customise contracts at short notice. Some agents might also prefer si� �Contractors who commission a review of a new contract may often find their legal experts flag a range o�
Category: Articles: Legal | Wed, 29 Feb 2012

Can ‘inside IR35’ contractors claim full employment rights at tribunal?
Contractors deemed ‘inside IR35’ under the Off-Payroll legislation could succeed with an employment rights claim, says tax barrister Alexander Wilson.
�Contractors that have been assessed as ‘inside IR35’ by clients under the Off-Payroll legislation - t� �o withhold requested documents, which may include contracts, payslips, or meeting notes. This is also the poi� �trong case if the working practices are akin to a contract for services . Though previous ET rulings have he�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 20 Apr 2020

Contractors assessed ‘inside IR35’ could claim rights under AWR, says lawyer
Contractors subject to blanket ‘inside IR35’ assessments have a strong case for rights under the Agency Workers Regulations, says Martyn Valentine.
�Contractors subject to blanket ‘inside IR35’ assessments by clients in response to the Off-Pa� �individual is not an agency worker if there is a contract, by virtue of which the individual is available t�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Wed, 01 Apr 2020

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� �ces created by newbies to the market based around contracts and processes that mean you can answer CEST in a� �ary substitution rights who all think that simple contract caluse and demonstrating that you might know some�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 31 Aug 2021

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

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: 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: 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