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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

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� �and construction professionals – could have their contracting income classed as PSI. However, where the cost of� �equipment is greater than 50% of the value of the contract, the income is not classed as PSI. So a contract�
Category: Articles: IR35 Review: Office of Tax Simplification | Mon, 27 Sept 2010

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

Want to go contracting and earn more money? Follow these 6 easy steps to get started
Guarantee yourself more flexibility, more varied work and better rates of pay. Find out how to do it in six simple steps, here.
�available opportunities. Step 3 – Considering the IR35 status of the contract Having a contract within I� �The contracting sector is evolving as more professionals realise� �es come and go pretty fast. The large majority of contracts will require you to interview immediately or with� �chosen field of expertise, so securing your first contract shouldn’t take too long. Similarly, the nature of�
Category: Articles: First timers | Tue, 15 Nov 2016

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