Contract "outside IR35" compliance check

[Hiram King Of Tyre]

Is it more expensive to have both?

[malvolio]

Is it more expensive to have both?

Time is money...

I had a boss once that claimed suffering fools was a waste of time: if you do it, you merely encourage the emergence of more fools. Answering questions to which the answer is well known is merely one manifestation of fool-suffering, and one to which I prefer not to subscribe - at least, not for free.

[TheFaQQer]

Exactly. You can have good advice or you can have politeness. Which is the better for business decision making?

I find that bad advice and rudeness is the best to expect on here.

Anything better than that is a bonus!

[pisces]

Is there any point in getting an IR35 contract check when your actually working practises are likely to deem you inside?

[NotAllThere]

Yes. If I've got a contract pass, then I'll treat the contract as non-IR35 regardless of "Actual working practices".

[pisces]

Makes sense. Cheers

[Bluebird]

Is there any point in getting an IR35 contract check when your actually working practises are likely to deem you inside?

If you know you're inside, then it's pointless wasting money and getting the check done.

Just sup it up and pay your taxes

[pisces]

I don't tbh, which is why I will get my contract renewal checked.

[NotAllThere]

If you know you're inside, then it's pointless wasting money and getting the check done.

The question is, if you think your working practices make you inside, but your contract may not, is it worth getting a check?

My view is yes, as a written contract carries a lot more weight as evidence than an opinion about working practices.

[Bluebird]

The question is, if you think your working practices make you inside, but your contract may not, is it worth getting a check?

My view is yes, as a written contract carries a lot more weight as evidence than an opinion about working practices.

I would have thought it's the other way around, if you "work" inside IR35, and your contract puts you outside - surely that means that your contract has been drafted specifically to avoid paying the correct tax ?

To me thats a deliberate offence to defraud, rather than a mis-understanding.

However, I'm not an accountant or a contract reviewer, so perhaps it's best to go to B&C and get the definitive [ if pricey ] answer from them.