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How does taxation work in the UK and why is this important to expat contractors?
Understanding the UK tax system is vital for expat contractors, enabling them to stay within the law and maximise their contracting earnings.
�arned so much it was worth HMRC’s while to do it! IR35 – the contractor’s tax Probably the most importan� �Expatriate (expat) contractors contracting in the UK will rapidly learn that, as a contracto� �gage the services of a professional who can check contracts, before they are signed , for any tax implication� �UK, and certainly before negotiating their first contract . Not to do so can prove to be a very expensive m�
Category: Articles: Expat | Tue, 26 Jan 2010

Contractor HMRC inspections: do you have your IR35 life raft ready?
All contractors are HMRC investigation targets but will have nothing to fear with good preparation.
�hittaker of Qdos Consulting, which specialises in IR35 and legal matters for contractors throughout the� �ssential IR35 survival aids include: Ensuring all contracts are reviewed by an IR35 specialist Where possible�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 06 May 2009

Contractors staying outside IR35: setting expectations with a letter to the client
A contractor’s covering letter sent with a confirmation of arrangements to a client manages expectations.
�s that is likely to tip contractors straight into IR35 with all the financial implications that go with� �ional or knowledge worker whose business has been contracted to complete a specific project. As such, the cont� �r the rate or project fee and separate contract.’ Contracting’s part and parcel traps Finally, Vessey warns all� �s IR35 status will be determined by their written contract and the reality of the actual working relationshi�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 28 Apr 2010

IR35 and substitution: substituting twice a year could save contractors thousands
Mounting evidence suggests that a contractor’s genuine right of substitution, if exercised, is the key status factor outweighing all others.
�determining factor placing contractors outside of IR35 . This is crucial, because with a contract that p� �of the services on their behalf then they are sub-contracting the work,” continues Vessey. “Paying helpers duri� �outside of IR35 . This is crucial, because with a contract that puts the contractor inside IR35, the typical�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 30 Sept 2008

IR35 negotiations - use employment rights to gain client cooperation
Contractors can use the threat of claiming employment rights as a bargaining chip with clients following two key rulings, says Andy Vessey of Qdos.
�s during contract negotiations, or during an HMRC IR35 enquiry . And if they lose an IR35 enquiry due to� �on their own professional business and enter into contracts to provide services to clients or customer,” cont� �m to secure cooperation from their clients during contract negotiations, or during an HMRC IR35 enquiry . An�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 10 Sept 2014

IR35 applies to office holders unless there is no personal service
It will apply to any contractor who becomes an office holder unless they can prove that personal service is not required.
�duties of an office for their client must operate IR35 . That is unless they can prove that the role doe� �Proving no personal service is a condition of the contract will be difficult to achieve for the vast majorit�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 25 Nov 2014

Covering letters persuading clients to sign an IR35 confirmation of arrangements
Contractors facing challenges securing a signed confirmation of arrangements from a client may find a well-structured covering letter does the job.
�practices. As such a document is a key element of IR35 best practice, it is well worth persisting. A wel� �if the IR35 review is opened some years after the contract. A contractor might use the following points when�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 10 Jan 2013

Using a right of substitution in contracts will help prove outside IR35 status
A valid right of substitution clause in contracts is a great defence of your outside IR35 status
�r contracts to try to ensure remaining outside of IR35. If you are providing a service, and not employme� �d include a right of substitution clause in their contracts to try to ensure remaining outside of IR35. If yo� �000 many contractors have managed to negotiate a "contract for services" with their clients, and this has in�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 15 Dec 2016

How to pass IR35 and save thousands by convincing clients to allow substitution
An exercised right of substitution (RoS) clause is the IR35 silver bullet you need to pass IR35. Here's how to get clients to allow it.
�To have a cast iron gaurantee of avoiding IR35 an exercised Right of Substitution is the ultimat� �s where this will be fruitless. Some clients have contracts with the agencies that will never pass IR35 and c� �itution is the ultimate factor. The clause in the contract must be worded correctly to ensure any substituti�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 14 Nov 2016

Contractors can avoid IR35 by using substitutes, subcontractors and helpers
You can use other workers to help fulfil contracts and thereby prove those contracts are outside.
�actual use of a substitute is considered by many IR35 experts to be the closest thing there is to a ‘si� �an contribute to fulfilling the requirements of a contract, particularly if the lead contractor falls ill or�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 06 Jan 2021