With the arrival of private sector off-payroll rules from 6th April 2021, is working as a sole trader a smart way to ensure your contract work falls outside IR35?

Under the off-payroll rules, from April 2021, private sector clients are responsible for determining a contractor’s IR35 status. The decision must be contained within a Status Determination Statement (SDS), alongside the client’s reasoning.

Many contractors are wondering how they can mount an IR35 challenge post-April 2021. Is there any way to successfully appeal an inaccurate or even non compliant IR35 determination?  

The forthcoming (April 2021) off-payroll rules in the private sector have led to much discussion about the use of consultancies as a potential workaround.

To protect yourself against IR35, you need to be sure that the wording of your contracts (and the way you actually carry out your contract work for the client) show that you are genuinely ‘self employed’. Here we show where you can download a sample contract template.

For a relatively small outlay, a professional contract review service will analyse your contracts to ensure that you comply with IR35 – both in terms of your contract wording, but also the ‘working practices’ you undertake at your client site.

There is a huge amount of information available about IR35 and how to protect yourself. But what happens if you are actually selected for an investigation? How does an IR35 enquiry work and what should you expect if HMRC has lined you up as a target?

With IR35 reforms being applied to private sector organisations from 6th April 2021, here we look at ways clients/engagers can prepare their businesses in advance of the implementation date.

The forthcoming off-payroll changes to the private sector represent a massive challenge to the contracting industry. Here we have included some of the most common FAQs we’ve been asked about the IR35 reforms.