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Contractor Doctor: can I use a tax certificate to offset my tax bill in the UK?
Contractors working overseas can face tax complications, but acquiring a tax certificate can provide an easy and efficient resolution in most cases.
�provides confirmation that their tax affairs are compliant with local tax regulations. The UK has double tax� �erating through a contractor limited company when contracting overseas isn’t often recommended as it tends to g� �Dear Contractor Doctor, I contract via my own limited company, mostly working in Aze�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 11 Feb 2016

Contractor Doctor: Can I claim shared parental leave through my umbrella company?
Umbrella company contractors can claim shared parental leave from their service provider, if they are eligibe, says Parasol's Kerry Harvey.
�arents.” Umbrella company contractors employed by compliant umbrella services providers should receive all th� �ed. This flexibility enables a contractor to keep contracting.” Contractors must be eligible for SPL to qualify� �y working through an umbrella company . My latest contract has lasted just over nine months, and I have been�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 09 Apr 2015

Contractor Doctor: Can umbrella companies withhold holiday pay for days not taken?
Umbrella companies, like any employer, should pay holiday pay, but employees should also take holidays, says Parasol’s Juliet Byrne..
�rasol “Umbrella company contractors working for a compliant service provider are employees with a contract of� �pany to an employment tribunal.” Check employment contracts and take holiday Byrne notes that Tony’s case is� �rella company and I’ve just finished a three-year contract helping a client to build a new website. Since I�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 21 Oct 2014

How to get an IR35 pass using the HMRC CEST status tool
HMRC’s IR35 CEST tool will only pass contractors in cases of absolute certainty. Find out the few routes through the tool that can make you pass IR35.
�If you have been asked to use HMRC’s IR35 CEST tool to assess your IR35 status, it may be u� �s unlimited IR35 assessments, helping you to stay compliant with IR35, combined with insurance to protect aga� �his is provided that your answers align with your contract and working conditions. According to case law, an�
Category: Articles: Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms | Tue, 01 Sept 2020

Contractor banking – running a business bank account
Having successfully applied for and opened a business bank account, contractors should adopt best practice when running their company’s account.
�ir contractor limited company’s financial affairs compliant.� �ar ‘audit trail’. For example, at the end of each contracting month a contractor can make three payments from t�
Category: Articles: Contractor banking | Mon, 15 Aug 2016

Comparing state insurances and private income protection
Contractors will find that state insurances won’t provide a financial safety net if they can’t get work or fall ill.
�icies. Umbrella company contractors working for a compliant service provider should both qualify for and be p� �ny kind of a safety net for the resulting loss of contracting income. The main state benefits for contractors n� �enges as limited company contractors when between contracts. What state insurances are available for contract� �overnight if they suddenly fall ill or are out of contract. That’s why at as a minimum we recommend that con�
Category: Articles: Contractor Income Protection | Wed, 06 Apr 2016

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 (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

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

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