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How contractors should handle contract renewals
Contractors are never obliged to accept contract renewals. Feel free to negotiate a new contract, and never accept an agent's telling you that you have some obligation resulting from the previous contract.
�ment is to offer to 'make the contract outside of IR35 .' This is one bait that you should probably not� �, in time. Contractors are never obliged to renew contracts David Royden-Laytons Solicitors Start Negotiating� �es,'' says David Royden, a lawyer specialising in contract law with Laytons Solicitors in Manchester. No Leg�
Category: Articles: Legal | Tue, 03 Jul 2007

Managed Service Company (MSC) legislation – key guide for contractors and agencies
Contractors using managed service companies are taxed as employees. Debt transfer rules allow HMRC to ask agencies/clients for contractors’ tax owed.
�company. As the MSC legislation is distinct from IR35 , it means that a contractor’s contract could be� �n providers’ websites. Contractor tests to see if contracting service providers are managed service company pro� �and bank accounts The service provider negotiates contracts with end-user clients and agencies without includ� �distinct from IR35 , it means that a contractor’s contract could be outside IR35 but they could still be pay�
Category: Articles: Managed Service Companies | Mon, 22 Aug 2011

IR35 case study 1 - a contractors IR35 story
A contractor explains how he used a legal expert to get his contract passing IR35.
�y. At this point the contract was not checked for IR35 compliance since the importance was not realised.� �R35 due to the contract. Talk to agency about the contracts. The agency send the contractor their new contrac� �a start date of 14th February. At this point the contract was not checked for IR35 compliance since the imp�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 25 Apr 2000

Taxman’s tactics – what contractors should look out for when an IR35 investigation looms
You should avoid trying to deal with a tax inspection without the benefit of specialist help.
�to take on the might of HMRC single-handed in an IR35 ivestigation need to be aware of the risks, warns�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 15 Jul 2008

Contractors opting out of the Conduct of Employment Regulations: where do they stand?
Timing is everything when it comes to opting out of the Conduct of Employment Regulations. But in most cases opting out is the best course of action.
�tors problems, by automatically tipping them into IR35 . This means that most choose to opt out of the r� �ng out makes sense Contractors who work through a contracting limited company are not the kind of vulnerable ag� �e contractor fails to sign the opt-out before the contract starts, this invalidates the opt-out, potentially�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Wed, 18 Mar 2009

Oil and gas contractor guide to tax and expenses when working offshore
Oil and gas contractors working offshore are subject to similar tax and expenses rules as onshore contractors, notes Pipeline Account’s Martin Watt.
�tractors working offshore look at greater risk of IR35 . But when the core tests of control , substituti� �s contractors, so they should ensure they conduct contract reviews, secure a confirmation of arrangements fr�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Tue, 30 Jul 2013

10 top tips for expats going contracting in the UK
Contractors from outside the UK and EU going contracting in the UK can benefit from ten lessons in making sure their contracting career is a success.
�eir contracts reviewed by legal professionals for IR35 implications, and to ensure the contractual terms� �and European Union and are thinking of starting a contracting career in the UK can benefit from ten top tips on� �t it is not the best contractors who get the best contracts, but those contractors who are best at winning co� �market demand for particular skills, identifying contract opportunities and ruthlessly converting opportuni�
Category: Articles: Expat | Fri, 12 Jun 2009

Contractor Doctor’s recent legal challenges facing contractors
Contractor Calculator’s Contractor Doctor summarises the top legal challenges & solutions that contractors recently faced and overcame.
�s Clients thinking that contractors are employees IR35 Employment law. Contract restrictions – restricti� �. We answered them all and have published over 56 contracting guides so far this year. To help the wider contra� �s, which are typically found in contractor agency contracts, play an important role in protecting the investm� �to date. They broadly fall into five main themes: Contract restrictions – restrictive covenants Contractual�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 12 Sept 2013

Quick Start Contracting Guide: The Agency Workers Regulations
ContractorCalculator’s Quick Start Guide to the Agency Workers Regulations provides answers to your most frequently asked questions about the law.
�et of ‘in-business’ tests, such as those used for IR35 , may help put many limited company contractors o� �le trader, it is completely irrelevant if you are contracting direct with your client. However, as the vast maj� �ith your client. However, as the vast majority of contracts in some sectors, such as IT, are via agencies, th� �n permanent employees or offshoring temporary and contract roles to cheaper jurisdictions unaffected by AWR.�
Category: Articles: Agency Workers Regulations | Thu, 21 Sept 2017

Hiring contractors – an overview
Contractors can bring huge benefits to a client organisation but they are not employees and need to be managed effectively to get best results.
�lationship between the client and the contractor. IR35 and payment Contractors will ask clients for a nu� �ctors predominantly use online job boards to find contracts, but there the similarity with employees ends. Co� �ensed, because good contractors don’t stay out of contract for long, so a client only has a small window whe�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 25 Aug 2009