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Umbrella contractors can’t open limited companies to claim T&S relief
Umbrella companies don’t have to consider adopting risky operating models to continue processing contractor T&S, thanks to a new SDC testing solution.
�tors who traded via a PSC and who were outside of IR35 were exempt from the T&S restrictions. As a r�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Wed, 22 Jun 2016

IR35 - the appeal process
If you are deemed caught by IR35 by the Inland Revenue you can appeal the decision.
�a Notice of Decision – which says whether you are IR35 free or not. 3. The Contractor has 30 days to app�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 23 Mar 2000

Contractor contracts: when you need to draft the contract yourself
When contractors who are contracting direct are asked by clients to supply a draft contract for review, they have a number of sources to choose from.
�ies in the future, particularly if they relate to IR35 and other tax-related issues that have the potent�
Category: Articles: Legal | Wed, 31 Mar 2010

Fixed-term employment contracts and contracting are mutually exclusive
Workers hired by clients under fixed-term employment contracts are not contractors running a business, but employees whose employment has an end-date.
�eir own contractor limited company and outside of IR35 typically pay themselves a low salary and the bal�
Category: Articles: Legal | Mon, 31 Oct 2011

Conduct of employment regulations: a guide to opting in or out
Most contractors don’t need the protection provided by the Conduct of Employment Regulations and when asked by their agency, can choose to opt out.
�package of evidence that puts a contractor inside IR35. But, as highlighted earlier, genuine contractors�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 08 Mar 2018

Contractor Doctor: I am being harassed by a client’s employee – what are my rights?
Contractors have no employment rights but, according to David Royden of Laytons Solicitors, the do have the right to a healthy and safe workplace.
�world, ‘I am an employee’, which could put their IR35 status is serious jeopardy. “The contractor in th�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 16 Sept 2008

Contractor Doctor: Can my client sue me if I get too ill to work?
Technically a contractor is in breach of contract if they can’t work because of illness, but in reality a client wants a replacement, not a lawsuit.
�places a contractor at risk of being found inside IR35 , specifying the contractor as the ‘authorised re�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 28 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: Do contractors automatically get employment rights after 2 years?
Contractors are service providers, so even after two years they don’t qualify for employment rights and cannot demand a permanent job from clients.
�or contractors when proving that they are outside IR35, and therefore are not a ‘ disguised employee ’.�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 26 Feb 2018

Contractor Doctor: Can I claim for packed lunches or do I have to eat out?
Contractors on business trips away from home can claim for subsistence costs, such as weekly shops for packed lunches, says James Abbott.
�ear the site and I don’t use the canteen to avoid IR35 issues. Instead I shop for a week’s worth of pack�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 29 Mar 2012

Contractor Doctor: My client asks me to work through lunch – should I charge?
Contractors aren’t usually paid for time they don’t work, like lunch hours, but ultimately it depends on what has been negotiated into the contract.
�r to have employee-like characteristics and their IR35 status could be in jeopardy. The basis on which a�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 04 Apr 2012