Looking for an IR35 consultant

[mickey]

Have you asked Qdos?

Duh! Why haven't I thought of that?

Of course I did. The contract and WP in Qdos opinion were fine. The relationship with the client was a risk item (even though I was never employed by the client).

[mickey]

Sure, no harm in getting a second opinion. Opinions do vary. I would expect that it has already been flagged as borderline though, and no opinion will really obfuscate the need for the OP to make a risk-based decision for themselves, as it isn't HMRC that decides, ultimately.

Thank you, correct, it's a borderline case and therefore got to be a risk-based decision.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

If you want to consider how HMRC would view your IR35 position - have a look here http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ir35/guidance.pdf

[DirtyDog]

Duh! Why haven't I thought of that?

Of course I did. The contract and WP in Qdos opinion were fine. The relationship with the client was a risk item (even though I was never employed by the client).

So, you asked an expert, who makes their living advising on IR35 issues, but you thought that the thing to then do was to see if someone on CUK wanted to advise you instead?

Maybe I missed the thread - which one was it that suggested that the normal poster here is more clued up than the expert you paid to review the situation?

[mickey]

Let me fill you in. Qdos have not suggested a way to resolve the query. I am fishing for specialist consultants who I know read this forum and already got the leads in the replies above. So thank you, addressing the forum has helped.

[Wanderer]

Let me fill you in. Qdos have not suggested a way to resolve the query. I am fishing for specialist consultants who I know read this forum and already got the leads in the replies above. So thank you, addressing the forum has helped.

Is it that you are going contracting with a client where you have been working as a PAYE employee within the last 12 months and you are looking for a way to arrange that so it's outside IR35?

If so, then give up. This is exactly what IR35 was brought in to counter so unless you do it as a fixed price job and subcontract at least 50% of the work and have multiple clients then you aren't going to be outside IR35 no matter how many times you ask.