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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

IR35 history & overview
A timeline and oveview of the legislation since it was introduced in April 2000.
�Doing IR35 research? We list every major event in the histor� �lders 94% of public sector contractor off-payroll contracts are ‘legitimate’ Feb 2012 Oct 2012 Nov 2012 Dec 2� �ments not enough to secure NHS consultant outside contract Oct 2017 Eight ‘outside IR35’ assessments not eno�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Wed, 27 Dec 2006

IR35 penalties: the cost to contractors of being caught inside
Working on contracts inside means you must pay extra tax and, if caught without declaring it, you face steep HMRC penalties.
�IR35 penalties are a fact of life limited company cont� �ctors need to be aware of. Contractors working on contracts that they know to be inside IR35 must pay signifi� �net earnings. However, contractors who know their contract is inside IR35 and choose to conceal it, or who a�
Category: Articles: IR35 | Mon, 20 Sept 2010

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

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

Public sector contractors: 6 step plan to carry on working outside IR35
Follow this 6 step action plan to keep you operating outside IR35 by mitigating the impact of the public sector reforms.
�The public sector IR35 reforms have prompted widespread concern with the� �ndently test your IR35 status If you want to stay contracting in the public sector and remain outside IR35, you� �measures could see you forced into an inside-IR35 contract, costing you thousands of pounds in extra tax. Yo�
Category: Articles: Public Sector IR35 Reforms | Mon, 12 Dec 2016

Contractor tax: limited company and personal taxes explained
Depending on how you structure your finances and your status will depend on the type and level of taxes you need to pay.
�ersonally. This will in turn be determined by the IR35 status of your contract, such that if you are cau� �is registered for VAT (which the vast majority of contracting companies are), then you will need to charge VAT� �through PAYE (on the low salary). On IR35 exempt contracts, you will receive dividends. The dividends are ta� �If you decide to contract via your own limited company the amount of tax yo�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Fri, 09 Feb 2018

What triggers an HMRC IR35 investigation?
Contractors will find that a range of factors could trigger an investigation, and the days of a random inspection are long gone.
�This guide refers solely to the original IR35, the Intermediatries Legislation, enacted in Apri�
Category: Articles: Tax Issues | Fri, 29 Oct 2021

Contractor Doctor: Half my contract is onsite and half at home – am I caught by IR35?
Significant variations during a contractor’s contract can lead to different treatment.
�a development team and I have clearly been within IR35 , and made provision for deemed payments with my� �hows significant variations.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �new contract drawn up. But whilst the contents of contracts, and contract law, can have a major bearing on th� �games industry and am mid-way through a six-month contract direct with my client. The first three months of�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 09 Jun 2010

Contractor doctor: does charging expenses to your client affect your IR35 position?
Legitmate business expenses can be recharged to clients without affecting status as long as some simple guidelines are followed.
�the contract was verified by my lawyer as outside IR35 . I can work from my home office or the client si� �apital expenditure are risky. Good Luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ontractor Doctor, This Monday I started my second contract direct with a client, and the contract was verifi�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 16 Jun 2008