IR35

Legal expert: no notice may sound nasty but it helps against IR35.

Expert clears up claims that default agency contracts can't be redrawn over IR35.

Expert: don't waste time on getting the answer you'd prefer.

Expert's take on whether dissolving your 'Ltd' will put you on the Revenue's radar.

One IT contractor worries about the IR35 implications of a 'pre-employment' form.

Even direct contractors need an unfettered right to substitute, says IR35 advisor.

IR35-contractor wants the least taxing way to make pension contributions.

The long tail of IR35 can catch contractors who close one 'Ltd' and start another.

Legal aid for an IT consultancy employee eyeing work as one of their contractors.

IR35 expert helps an IT contractor facing a 'bums on seats' request from his client.

Arguing against control is easier with your own kit, says IR35 expert.

IR35 expert helps a budding contractor with 'Friday to Monday' intentions.

Tax advice for a UK 'Ltd' contractor worried about employment status abroad.

Legal aid for a 'Ltd' contractor hoping to duck the IR35 rules by becoming an employer.

Ex-tax inspector advises an IT contractor anxious about employment status.

IR35 expert helps an IT contractor bound to 'other duties required by the client.'

Compliance experts Qdos on what the spawn of IR35 might look like.

Expert lets down a self-employed web designer hoping for immunity from the IR35 rules.

IR35 expert helps an IT contractor wanting to avoid a risky tax position.

IR35 advice for an IT contractor saving for when a tax inspector calls.

Contractors shouldn’t accept permie-sounding job titles on their client email signature.

IR35 advice for an IT consultant on the cusp of a 'Friday to Monday' scenario.

Expert helps an IR35-caught contractor stuck on the service company questions.

Revenue’s IR35 reach extends to every contract you had over the last six years. 

Avoiding IR35 entirely is possible, but has no guarantee and may be lethal.

The Law Place offers guidance to a contractor worried a lack of substitution means the contract is automatically IR35-caught.

What IT contractors can do to help avoid being the next JLJ Services Ltd.

Expert helps a long-serving contractor pinning his hopes on being ‘left to get on with it.’

Despite how it sounds, a 'one-size-fits-all' test doesn’t sit well with simplification - Accountax.

Contractor tax captain warns of increased enforcement activity by HMRC.

Qdos Consulting helps an IT contractor fearing ‘active avoidance’ of IR35.

Contractors told to be wary of the Revenue’s claim 'we can help you with IR35.'

Insurance expert on why PSC contractors might pass, or fail, HMRC's PII test.

Even with an office, your score counts for little unless you’re low-risk – IR35 expert.

'IR35 being extended to office-holders means care needs to be taken in three scenarios.'

Treasury attempts to clarify the targets of the new IR35 legislation.

Joining client staff for Turkey dinner won’t turn you into a disguised employee.

'Interim execs are the likely casualty of IR35 being extended to contractors holding an office.'

'Moving from payroll to PSL is fraught with difficulty because of IR35.' 

Tax tips for a non-executive director fearing the stronger Intermediaries legislation.

Expert aid for a contractor hoping his working practice won’t be misunderstood.

Employment status expert reassures a contractor whose client sticks their oar in.

Status expert disappoints an IT consultant hoping the solution is to sole trade for a year.

Not being controlled on location can help make your contract more IR35-friendly.

'Get a separate contract with your substitute, who could even be a fellow IT contractor.'

IR35 expert suggests sleepless nights for one PSC contractor may not be at an end.

More is never less when it comes to spelling out how your working practice isn't caught by IR35.

An employee-style system for reimbursing is far from ideal for an outside IR35 position.

Status expert disappoints an IT contractor seeking a Plan B that's IR35-free.

IR35 is the underlying fear of a PSC needing a break from his only customer.

Legal expert spells out the options for a 'Ltd' caught by the Intermediaries legislation.

IR35 expert suggests a CoA letter is still worth much more than the paper it's printed on.

Lawyer's top tips on using CoA to help thwart the Intermediaries legislation.

Contractor told that longer gigs encourage HMRC to keep a status enquiry open.

The Intermediaries legislation in a nutshell for a newcomer to contracting.

Ex-taxman spells out what's deductible if his former employer catches you.

Going down the road of billing for mandatory bus trips might be bumpy.

Status aid for a 'Tilson in the making,' whose client is having their cake and eating it.

Status expert advises how to avoid getting into a jam over end-user vehicle policies.

Status expert says there's no delay, in terms of when to pay and how you gauge. 

‘Separately costing and scheduling extra work isn’t akin to doing whatever crops up.’

Two nights taken care of is much less determinative than if the day-to-day is controlled.

In a nutshell: how IR35 reform affects your PSC, your agent and your public client.

Outsourcers for the public sector are among those outside the off-payroll reforms.

End-users may feel PSCs can be left in limbo, but April's rules will require otherwise.

No immunity for PSCs with multiple or complex shareholder arrangements.

A pay bump won't cut it for one PSC hoping to nullify April's tax changes.

Control is the part of the IR35 trinity which has the power to save one PSC.

Poor uptake of the ESS would be just the ticket to stop a private sector rollout.

No formal appeals process if your status is 'wrong' restricts how you can challenge.

Tax expert plots how the new IR35 rules will apply to PSCs at local authorities.

Lawyer spells out what the new IR35 rules say, and what could actually happen in practice.

Not having the nuts and bolts of his gig on paper won't protect an engineer.

The latest on what IR35 inspectors look for doesn’t extend to tax tweaks.

No fix for a developer eyeing a charity that may (or may not) be applying April's regs.

HMRC backs an expert in deeming its regs to cover an umbrella contractor.

Status expert gives direction to a client sounding reluctant about responsibility.

A newcomer to the country, not just to contracting, is encouraged to fight.

‘Thanks, but no thanks’ might be the cleanest way out of a status muddying.

A firm in the field of stopping PSCs getting caught says HMRC's batting is causing severe delays.

Another day; another dodge to IR35 (that doesn’t work).

Scrapping your salary doesn’t dodge IR35, because it’s all income which the Revenue reclassifies.

What might happen to daily fees if using an umbrella is still a bit of an open question.

‘Passing off the IR35 decision work isn’t permitted, but handing contract work to consultancies is.’

The April 2020 compliance requirements for a PSC duo, one of which has another job.

CEST continuing to omit MOO is making contractors doubt that Mutuality matters.

One of the lesser factors of IR35 status is too much of a grey area for CEST to cope.

What the third-party does will be the key; unlocking much more is difficult if not impossible.

Six characteristics kept Kickabout Productions Ltd’s contract for services onside.

Eight calculations loom for inside IR35 contractors who need to pay HMRC.

An adviser fields the Nov. 6th queries of a put-out PSC trying to dodge curve balls.

Where’s simplest to be self-employed overseas rarely adds up to where’s also profitable.

Ten queries the taxman fires in his bid to enforce the off-payroll legislation.

How you see yourself won’t necessarily show in the client’s assessment, and that assumes an assessment will actually be made.

Ex-inspector says HMRC hasn’t totally ruled out historically probing contracts that last year went from outside to inside.

A new agreement ‘because of IR35’ says the right thing on mutuality, and hours, but gets it wrong on exclusivity.

Even once you close your PSC, the tax office has up to 12 months from your final tax return to launch a probe.