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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 ’.� �mployed by their umbrella solutions provider, and compliant umbrella solutions providers will have a formal e� �an extension on his contract. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ed company . There’s an opportunity to extend the contract again and my client project manager wants me to r�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 26 Feb 2018

Off-Payroll (IR35) Tax: How to calculate and process ‘deemed direct payments’
Find out how to comply with the Off-Payroll tax rules and mitigate your tax risk by correctly calculating and processing deemed direct payments.
�h the ‘deemed payment’ referenced in the original IR35 legislation – Chapter 8, Part 2 of the ITEPA . Un� �es must police ‘inside IR35’ payments Another non-compliant practice that clients and agencies need to be awa� �ies are also advised not to deceptively advertise contracts at gross rates, if contractors are ultimately dee� �ng in most cases the deemed direct payment is the contract rate agreed with the worker. According to the leg�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Sun, 23 Aug 2020

Off-Payroll audit guide: A timeline for agencies and hirers to achieve compliance
The Off-Payroll rules may not be implemented until April 2021, but hiring firms and recruitment agencies need to begin preparations now. Find out why.
�ivity Nov-20 Assess your contingent workforce for IR35 Dec-20 Evaluate impact of assessment outcomes on� �ember 2020 The first step to becoming Off-Payroll compliant is an evaluation of the contingent workforce by t� �affected contractors; Decide whether to terminate contracts to fund employment costs Jan-21 Communicate impen� �ssment outcomes on business; Calculate manageable contract rates for affected contractors; Decide whether to�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 08 Sept 2020

Off-Payroll rules: Beware the disguised remuneration operators
Professional Passport CEO Crawford Temple explains how contractors can identify and protect themselves from disguised remuneration schemes.
�any hirers become responsible for determining the IR35 status of their contractors. As a result, many co� �claimed they were unable to distinguish between a compliant umbrella company and a tax avoidance scheme. Mean�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 12 Mar 2021

Five questions to ask agencies about ‘inside IR35’ contracts
Contractors considering working ‘inside IR35’ under Off-Payroll should ask questions of the agency to seek important clarifications.
�ly mean that some contractors might find ‘outside IR35’ engagements hard to come by beyond April 2021. I� �fiting from leading contingent workers into a non-compliant scheme. If you are to accept a contract via an um� �es, many agencies and clients will be advertising contracts as ‘inside IR35’ on the basis that the client has� �ce agencies mention ‘inside IR35’, this means the contract must be accompanied by a status determination sta�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Thu, 21 Jan 2021

Contractor Doctor: Why won’t my umbrella let me claim expenses during my notice?
Parasol’s Rob Crossland explains that different expenses rules come into play when an umbrella contractor gives notice, over-riding the 24-month rule.
�rrectly fulfilling its duty to keep its employees compliant, according to Rob Crossland, Chief Executive of c� �d for those last four weeks.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 May 2010

Contractors and employment rights: a huge can of worms
Contractors don’t need employment rights, but situations do arise where a long-term relationship between a contractor and a client starts to resemble having a job.
�tarts to resemble having a job. If you are inside IR35 , there is a chance you may have employment right� �ornet’s nest. Contractors who are operating via a compliant umbrella company are already classed as workers,� �an protect against claims for rights? In general, contracts with clients and agents should take these possibi� �ermined by whether there is an express or implied contract to perform personally any work or services for an�
Category: Articles: Legal | Wed, 28 Feb 2018

Off-payroll (IR35 Reform) plan to be scrapped – 10 essential facts
IR35 reforms to be repealed. Find out what this means, whether it will happen, and how you can prepare for April 2023.
�t the Government plans to repeal the Off-payroll (IR35 Reforms). Since then, considerable confusion has� �ance Act is changed by a Finance Bill. Firms with compliant regimes and contractors operating Outside IR35 ca� �itive step from the Government that champions the contracting industry. The Liz Truss Government is very pro-gr� �ors to operate via a limited company. Whilst some contracts have been offered "Umbrella only", this may conti�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 30 Sept 2022

Contractor guide to contracting overseas: Germany
Those contracting in Germany commonly use an umbrella company to remain compliant with the country’s tax law, says Lee Cullen of Liberty Bishop.
�ew weeks should use an umbrella company to remain compliant with the country’s wage tax and social security l� �ical option for contractors who think they may be contracting in Germany on a project likely to last several ye� �Contractors who have won a contract that requires them to work in Germany for more th�
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Mon, 30 Jun 2014

Role-based blanket IR35 assessments are unlawful and highly risky
IR35 blanket assessments based on assessing roles are unlawful and present huge risk, yet HMRC still encourages their adoption.
�Since the Off-Payroll rules passed the IR35 compliance burden over to contractor clients and� �escription or role also falls a long way short of compliant behaviour. The problem with role-based assessment� �to the already diminished appeal of ‘inside IR35’ contracting and creates significant difficulties for recruite� �cal facts and terms and conditions apply to other contracts, and it is then not necessary to review every ind� �who uses someone else’s assessment is not. “Each contract needs to be assessed and passed in the name to wh�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Fri, 25 Jan 2019