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?

Around 1,500 GlaxoSmithKline contractors have been sent identical letters from HMRC, accusing them of being ‘disguised employees’ – and therefore subject to the IR35 rules.

If your contract work is caught by IR35, your tax bill will rise considerably. Here, we use our IR35 calculator to work out the financial impact on contractors earning between £250 and £1000 per day.

If you are caught by the off-payroll IR35 rules, you may decide that there is no point keeping your limited company active. However, this isn’t necessarily the case, as a leading accountant explains.

The basics of IR35 should be understood by everyone in the contracting community at a fundamental level, as the rules have such a profound impact on take-home pay if you are caught. Here, an expert answers our questions on employment status – does your contract fall inside or outside IR35?

The draft legislation which will make the off-payroll private sector IR35 rules law in April 2020 has been published today. With few amendments made, it disregards the concerns expressed by respondents to the recent consultation.

When the ‘off-payroll’ IR35 rules are extended to the private sector in April 2020, ‘small companies’ will be excluded as things currently stand. However, the exclusion itself may cause more complications for clients to deal with.

** BREAKING NEWS 17th March 2020 – The Off-Payroll (IR35) private sector changes have been deferred until April 2021 – read more here. ** Many major tax and business groups have called for the IR35 off-payroll private sector reforms to be delayed until at least April 2021, as businesses simply won’t be ready to cope […]