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HMRC IR35 information and advice - a guide for contractors
Contractors can access information, guidance & advice online and by phone from HMRC, but it comes with a health warning as there are grey areas.
�wealth of information, guidance and advice about IR35 on HMRC’s website, and there is also an IR35 help� �the types of workers affected, including the core contracting disciplines of IT, engineering, construction and� �s website, and there is also an IR35 helpline and Contract Review Service. The online resources include the�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 11 Sept 2014

Reviewing your contract for IR35 status – a guide for contractors
You should always get your contract reviewed for status by an expert, to ensure you have taken ‘reasonable care’ in the eyes of HMRC.
�interview technique must ensure that they have an IR35 contract review conducted, before they sign it, t� �care’ over their tax affairs. Legal firms review contracts for a living and they know exactly what to look f� �Contractors who have successfully won through to contract negotiation stage by using a killer CV and an eff�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 12 Jan 2011

IR35 contract review service by HMRC
What is the HMRC Contract Review service and should you use it?
�roduction The financial impact of being caught by IR35 is expensive, as you can see using the IR35 Tax C� �Tax Calculator . It is important to know if your contracts pass IR35 so you can structure your payments acco� �a number of independent experts who offer an IR35 contract review service, HMRC can also provide an opinion�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 19 Sept 2005

Dealing with multiple contracts being inside and outside IR35
Accounting requirements when you have contracts both inside and outside IR35.
�acts, some of which will fall inside the scope of IR35 and others outside. When this occurs it is import� �accounting year you may earn revenue from several contracts, some of which will fall inside the scope of IR35� �enses which relate to “inside” and “outside” IR35 contract work. Receipts and payments for IR35 contract wor�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Fri, 25 May 2007

Contractor guidance on HMRC’s six IR35 example scenarios
You can use HMRC’s six example scenarios to help you decide whether it is likely to apply to your current contract.
�e. Limited company contractors can use HMRC’s six IR35 example scenarios to help them evaluate their IR3� �This is because the scenarios focus on individual contracts, whereas the business entity tests are designed t� �strate when and why IR35 will apply to a specific contract, and when and why it will not. HMRC says that the�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Thu, 10 May 2012

Contractor guide to HMRC’s IR35 contract review service
You can ask HMRC to review you contract, but this could increase the risk of an enquiry, particularly if the contract is borderline.
�Contractors unsure about their IR35 status and whether their contract is ‘IR35 friend� �terest and penalties. HMRC only considers current contracts, and not one you are considering, making the serv� �unsure about their IR35 status and whether their contract is ‘IR35 friendly’ have the option to call HMRC’s�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 15 Sept 2014

IR35 contract problems: Top 10 reasons a contractor’s contract will fail
Contractor contracts are vital evidence that can be used by HMRC to place a contract inside. Don’t let your contract fail and cost you cash.
�iations seriously – very seriously – to avoid the IR35 traps that could not only make their contracts fa� �oid the IR35 traps that could not only make their contracts fail IR35 tests, but also cost them an awful lot� �Contractors need to take their contract negotiations seriously – very seriously – to avoi�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Fri, 04 Nov 2016

How your accountant can keep you outside IR35
The expected private sector rollout of the IR35 reforms poses a unique threat to contractors but your accountant should be able to help. Here’s how.
�public sector reforms mark the biggest change to IR35 since its inception, but it may soon be eclipsed� �ector rollout would mean, regardless of where you contract, that the IR35 compliance burden rests with ill-i�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Tue, 30 May 2017

What is a PAYE umbrella company?
Learn how a PAYE umbrella model works. It's simple, quick, and you can be up and running within a day. Find out more.
�case, you should have your contract reviewed for IR35 before deciding which payment structure to use .� �ictions at to whether you can claim expenses. All contracting expenses like travel, computer costs, training et� �remain outside IR35 is key. If the status of your contracts switches between inside and outside IR35 then cho� �income tax on all your earnings. After securing a contract you instruct your agent to send a contract to the�
Category: Articles: Contractor umbrellas companies | Tue, 17 Apr 2018

Contractor Doctor: I have paid IR35 taxes for seven years. What are my options?
Contractors caught for many years can adopt strategies enabling them to regain control of their career and stop paying too much tax.
�the outset I decided that my contract was inside IR35, and instructed my accountant to ensure the neces� �y for any. In fact, the agency suggested that its contracts are ‘IR35 friendly’, so should I be paying extra� �st seven years. From the outset I decided that my contract was inside IR35, and instructed my accountant to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 25 Mar 2014