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How to prove IR35 does not apply to you
Want to prove IR35 does not apply to you? Learn the evidence to collect during a contract that will bat away the taxman.
�prove, as best as one can, that they are outside IR35 . Should HMRC conduct a tax inspection and disput� �e by HMRC. Why? Because judges can now simply put contracts aside if they consider them a sham and make a dec� �ally resides in showing that you acted during the contract period in certain ways. Since the Autoclenz judge�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 05 Dec 2017

Contractor guide to using the Taxpayers’ Charter during tax and IR35 investigations
Contractors can use the Taxpayers’ Charter to help during investigations if they believe HMRC has behaved badly.
�se HMRC’s Taxpayers’ Charter to help with tax and IR35 investigation s when the taxman has stepped over� �ve thought that HMRC would have accepted that the contract was outside IR35. But what we had here was a comm�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 17 Jun 2014

What is section 660?
What is Section 660? An overview of the legislation and how it affects contractors.
�o non working partners. What if you are caught by IR35? If your contract falls within IR35 and all incom� �ly recently been applied aggressively against the contracting industry as part of an ongoing campaign by HMRC a� �partners. What if you are caught by IR35? If your contract falls within IR35 and all income is paid by salar�
Category: Articles: Section 660 | Wed, 13 Dec 2006

Contractor checklist for contract paperwork
Whilst contractors should avoid standard contracts from agents and clients, most contracts have a similar structure – here’s what to look out for.
�eing employed and is therefore immediately inside IR35 . IR35 is a piece of tax legislation introduced i� �ct reviews by legal experts who specialise in the contracting sector can cost from a few tens of pounds to not� �should beware of accepting at face value standard contracts from agents and clients, because they will almost� �t in professional legal advice before signing the contract can potentially save thousands in the long run if�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 11 Jun 2009

Expat contractor techniques for negotiating with UK clients and agencies
Expat contactors who understand UK negotiation techniques will be able to secure themselves much more lucrative contract deals.
�seek professional advice on the contract and its IR35 implications. There is no point in negotiating a� �tractors who have impressed the client with their contracting skills at interview and been offered a contract,� �vices of a specialist legal adviser in contractor contracts – this will incur legal expenses, but these are a� �ontracting skills at interview and been offered a contract, then have the challenge of negotiating favourabl�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 12 Oct 2009

HMRC Notes are not Tablets of Stone, unless left unchallenged
The recently dismissed IR35 appeal in the Upper-Tier Tax Tribunal highlights the crucial importance of the fact-finding at FTT.
�disputes and resolution business specialising in IR35 and employment status matters. Chris led the defe� �f obligation (“MoO”) also sailed through on basic contract MoO which was all HMRC asserted. But what about t�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 21 Jun 2021

Off-payroll (IR35) – How to effectively hire using contracted-out services
All parties in the supply-chain should be careful to ensure that the consultancy really is a fully contracted outside service, otherwise they may find themselves subject to considerable future tax bills.
�l legislation in April 2017 billed as a reform to IR35, there has been a proliferation of consultancies� �to ensure that the consultancy really is a fully contracted outside service, otherwise they may find themselv� �nquiry process will involve an examination of the contracts, but, as Valentine explains “HM Revenue & Cus� �as an IR35 inquiry and override a legally binding contract. Demonstrating that a contract is a sham is evide�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Mon, 27 Sept 2021

10 key failings of HMRC's IR35 testing tool CEST - 18 month investigation
An 18-month investigation by ContractorCalculator has uncovered numerous shortcomings and inconsistencies, proving that CEST is not fit for purpose
�that CEST was geared towards returning an ‘inside IR35’ outcome, proving that it is not fit for purpose.�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Tue, 14 Aug 2018

Moving from permanent to contracting - case study 3
A first time contractor explains their reasons for quitting permanent work to go contracting and describes the issues and hurdles overcome on the way to their first contract.
�ct market as opposed to the permanent market what IR35 was what opting in and out of the agency regulato� �s their reasons for quitting permanent work to go contracting and describes the issues and hurdles overcome on� �web site advised me to resign before applying for contracts due to the shorter lead time between looking and� �es and hurdles overcome on the way to their first contract. Why did I choose to go contracting? The decision�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 12 Jul 2006

How to work out what contract rate to charge and maximise your income
Going contracting and don't know what rate to charge? Follow this advice and you will be sure to maximise your earnings.
�results in needing a rate of £28 per hour outside IR35, or £39 per hour inside IR35 . The IR35 tax legis� �When you go from being a permanent employee to contracting for the first time you need to know what rate to� �to work longer hours for that money. Applying for contracts using agencies When you speak to agents it will n� �ur skills could lesson your chances of securing a contract, and more often than not could end up with you li�
Category: Articles: First timers | Fri, 18 Nov 2016