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Starting contracting without a signed contract
Contracting without a signed contract can place contractors in a highly vulnerable position, as Roger Sinclair of Egos explains.
�eve. No signed contract – what does this mean for IR35? In IR35 disputes, despite the tendency of the co� �end their IR35 position. “Where, for example, the contracting position shows a job title in the contract (as op� �e taxed accordingly.” Sinclair also suggests that contracts are convenient places to spell out IR35-relevant� �Contract negotiations that drag on towards the start date�
Category: Articles: Legal | Wed, 28 Jan 2009

Contractor contract reviews by a legal specialist
Requesting a formal contract review from a legal expert before signing can save contractors from future headaches if something goes wrong.
�legal specialist, who would not only evaluate the IR35 implications but also confirm that the contract i� �ly use advisers with a strong track record in the contracting sector and who have experience of contractor, age� �ealing with legally binding, business-to-business contracts on an ongoing basis. But many contractors sign th� �ractors are so called because they do just that – contract with clients to perform specific projects in exch�
Category: Articles: Legal | Fri, 05 Jun 2009

IR35 successor possibilities: what happens in the United States of America
If a successor adopted a US-style independent contractor test, then any replacement would financially penalise clients for misclassification.
�is is a trap HMRC must avoid when considering any IR35 changes or replacement. IR35 in the USA – IRS tes� �ch a replacement to IR35 could ultimately lead to contracts being offshored.� �ship’ – this includes factors such as the written contract, provision of benefits and a factor similar to mu�
Category: Articles: IR35 Review: Office of Tax Simplification | Mon, 06 Sept 2010

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

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

Contractor Doctor: No substitution but can hire subcontractor: what’s my IR35 status?
Contractors with client restrictions on rights of substitution may find hiring a subcontractor achieves the same goals.
�my place. This makes me slightly nervous about my IR35 status However, a contractor colleague has sugges� �e employed Andy Vessey, Qdos Consulting “In a contracting context, the work completed by the sub-contractor� �s’ claims to be working outside IR35 on their own contracts. The implication of the client saying ‘no substit� �hs. Although I have a right of substitution in my contract, my feeling is that the client would baulk at all�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 15 May 2013

Contractor Doctor: If I sign a confidentiality agreement in my name am I inside IR35?
Contractors asked to sign confidentiality agreements in their name, and not their limited company’s, are unlikely to be at risk.
�with a new client. I had my contract checked for IR35 by a consultant and it received the all-clear. Bu� �a confidentiality agreement. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �rganisation and therefore not bound by employment contracts. Clients can’t change contractual terms, in theor� �ctor and I’ve just started work on a six-month IT contract with a new client. I had my contract checked for�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 31 Jan 2011

Contractor doctor: Do I need to set up a limited company before seeking a contract?
Don't be late and lose the contract. Make sure you set your company up or join an umbrella ready for your start date.
�interview and get an offer. Establish your likely IR35 tax status. Consider how long you will be contrac� �ake the plunge and leave permanent employment for contracting. Just handing in my notice has been a huge relief� �mited company set up before I start looking for a contract? Thanks Christian Doherty, London Contractor Doct�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 Oct 2016