The taxman has 14 million reasons to feel like he’s come out on top, even if it is wooden dollars which changed hands four ...

I am working with a consultancy feeding into a public sector end client on the lookout for an SC cleared cloud technical Architect to join a 6 month project. Inside IR35 1/2x a week on-site in ...

HMRC’s CEST (Check Employment Status for Tax) tool aims to assist contractors, hirers and agencies in determining whether the intermediaries’ legislation (IR35) applies to a particular engagement, ...

Getting started in contracting can feel overwhelming. How do you find contract jobs? How much can you earn? How do you write your CV? What's IR35? Do you use an umbrella company or start your own ...

IR35 affects all contractors who do not meet HMRC's definition of self-employment. The legislation was designed to stop contractors working as 'disguised employees', by taxing them at a rate similar ...

One of the most important things to consider as a contractor is what rate you will charge your clients. Contractor rates not only depend on your skills or experience as a contractor, but various other ...

Jason Piper, a senior manager in tax and business law at the ACCA gave evidence to a Lords enquiry into Personal Service Companies. Here, exclusively for ContractorUK, he explains what a PSC is; where ...

Welcome to CUK's guide to S660 and 'income shifting'. Section 660a or S660a has been around for many years but the Government (being short of a bob or two billion) has decided to re-examine this rule ...

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IR35 became law in 2000 via the Finance Act, and is another name for the off-payroll working rules. The off-payroll working or IR35 rules are designed to stop contractors working as 'disguised ...

IR35 substitution is often labelled as a key test for employment status determination, though the IR35 legislation actually tests not whether an individual contractor can send a substitute, but rather ...

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