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IT Contractor IR35 Guides

IR35 is a tax measure which came into force in 2000. It's aim was to tax "disguised employment" at a similar rate to employment. IT Contractors should ensure that their contracts are IR35 compliant and therefore free from punitive taxation. Start our with our IR35 Overview, the financial impact of IR35, and how to be IR35 Compliant.

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IR35 Insurance - tax investigation cover overview
IT Contractors may wish to take out IR35 and/or general tax investigation insurance to cover them in the event of a status challenge by HMRC.

Sound business advice could have saved IR35 contractor thousands
An IT Contractor, who was found to be liable for 27 grand in IR35 taxes, could have avoided such a fate if he had sought "sound business advice and professional support".

IR35 Factors - How to be IR35 Compliant
How IT Contractors can remain IR35 compliant. Which factors are used by HMRC to determine whether an IT contract falls under the IR35 rules - including the right of substitution, working practices, and financial risk.

Conservatives would abolish IR35
The Conservatives are committed to abolishing IR35, according to their Competitive policy group. No statement has yet been made about the Managed Service Company legislation

IR35 - Employment Status Indicators
A summary of some key factors used to determine whether or not an IT contract will be subject to the IR35 rules - including the right of control and right of substitution.

IR35 - Employment Status Overview
The key to determining if you are caught by the IR35 rules - are you deemed to be "employed" (and therefore within IR35), or "self-employed" (and therefore outside the rules).

IR35 - Deemed Payment and the Treatment of Expenses
How to work out which expenses you can claim if your work is caught by IR35 - the 5% expenses allowance and how the deemed payment is calculated.

IR56 - are you Employed or Self-Employed?
An overview of the Inland Revenue's "IR56" definitions of employment and self employment, which help determine if a contract is subject to the IR35 rules.

IR35 - An Overview for IT Contractors
An overview of the controversial IR35 tax rules which may impact IT Contractors.

Financial Impact of IR35 on IT Contractors
The difference in the tax treatment of contractors whose work falls inside and outside the IR35 rules.

Contractor group calls for answers over IR35 probes
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) is pressing the Government for details of the cost and efficiency of IR35 investigations carried out by HM Revenue & Customs.