Client charging for IR35 assessment

[NobbyClark]

One of my clients, a large multinational aerospace company, has just decided that I should pay £150 + vat for an IR35 assessment from a company called Paystream to enable them confirm my status after April.

Given that my I paid my accountant to determine my status when it was my responsibility, how come I’m expected to pay again when it’s their responsibility!

Their excuse is that if they paid it would be treating me as an employee.......except of course the employees don’t have to do an IR35 review!

[eek]

One of my clients, a large multinational aerospace company, has just decided that I should pay £150 + vat for an IR35 assessment from a company called Paystream to enable them confirm my status after April.

Given that my I paid my accountant to determine my status when it was my responsibility, how come I’m expected to pay again when it’s their responsibility!

Their excuse is that if they paid it would be treating me as an employee.......except of course the employees don’t have to do an IR35 review!

Your options are:-

1) pay it and ensure you get the outcome you want
2) be marked as being inside IR35 and suffer the consequences.

The choice is yours but at least you have a choice (some clients have taken blanket policy decisions no limited company contractors).

[KinooOrKinog]

Your options are:-

1) pay it and ensure you get the outcome you want
2) be marked as being inside IR35 and suffer the consequences.

The choice is yours but at least you have a choice (some clients have taken blanket policy decisions no limited company contractors).

Option 3, he pays it & still gets determined inside!

[ladymuck]

Option 3, he pays it & still gets determined inside!

In that scenario I would ask the client if they will refund the fee of it turns out they are avoiding their tax obligations by fostering a disguised employee scenario

[FIERCE TANK BATTLE]

In that scenario I would ask the client if they will refund the fee of it turns out they are avoiding their tax obligations by fostering a disguised employee scenario

But don't forget to sign off with stress first (paid)

[NobbyClark]

Option 3, he pays it & still gets determined inside!

Option 4. Exercise my option to not accept any more work that’s offered.

[eek]

Option 4. Exercise my option to not accept any more work that’s offered.

Where else is offering everyone a replacement contract that is outside IR35? Granted the deal isn't perfect but I can see their logic (even though it's up to the end client to determine status).

[craigy1874]

Paystream doing IR35 determinations? Oh dear...

[MonkeysUncle]

Paystream doing IR35 determinations? Oh dear...

Which I am sure they will find you inside...and then your only choice of brolly approved by the end client/agency would be.....

[dsc]

Given that my I paid my accountant to determine my status[...]

Why is your accountant determining your IR35 status? and why is you client using an accountancy company to determine your IR35 status? You / they should be using a legislation specialist for determination, if you do end up coughing up for it at least tell them to use a proper company (like Qdos, IPSE etc.).