IR35 off-payroll working rules aim to minimise the risk of contractors paying less tax by working through their own limited company, rather than as an employee. Learn more about what IR35 means for contractors, and the rules for determining your IR35 status.
Contractors are an important part of both the private and public sectors, contributing more than £300bn to the UK economy every year, and covering a range of roles, from HGV drivers to bricklayers, architects to accountants, and engineers to plumbers, to name just a few. IR35 was introduced to help minimise the risk of tax…
IR35 is definitely a tricky one to get your head around, and if you’re a freelancer or contractor who regularly works closely with the same clients, you’re probably wondering if it affects you. At a very basic level, the trick is to ask yourself, am I an ‘employee in disguise’? Not in the literal sense…
Contracting is a great way of life and for many people, it’s a way to combine the freedom of self-employment and the security of a regular job. But, to avoid any unfair tax avoidance, HMRC has been cracking down on so-called ‘disguised employment’ for many years. What is disguised employment? A disguised employee is someone…
Working out the employment status of someone who is employed or self-employed can sometimes be surprisingly complicated. In this post we’ll explain examples where a worker’s employment status might be confusing, and how to identify it correctly. Employee or contractor? The official stance from GOV.UK is that “an employee is someone who works under an…
