11 Month Contract or IR35

[Nav2007]

Hi,

somebody told me you cannot have a contractor for more than 11 months
continues with 1 client, if so you are at risk on IR35 even that company is also on risk.

is it true?


Thanks

[StarBuck]

Someone told me the moon is made of cheese

[HYpno27]

No

Read the links on the right hand side for more info

[miffy]

[ctdctd]

somebody told me you cannot have a contractor for more than 11 months
continues with 1 client, if so you are at risk on IR35 even that company is also on risk.

Can someone translate into English please? Stand under not question do I

[malvolio]

Can someone translate into English please? Stand under not question do I

Man in pub who know nothing tell other man in pub who know nothing a load of old toffee. Second man in pub who know nothing then ask people who do know something if first man who know nothing tells the truth. Told he didn't. Nuff said? Don't sweat it, the OP was working in what passes for acceptable written English these days.

Nav2007 - your mate is so far off the truth you can hardlly see it. IR35 and duration are totally unconnected. Go read the first timer guides on here and www.pcg.org.uk and learn the truth.

[rootsnall]

IR35 and duration are totally unconnected.

That's a bit of a sweeping statement !? I'm sure the length of contract has been mentioned in some of the cases I've read about, how about the AA one ?

Has the taxman ever pursued someone over a short ( say less than 6 months ) contract ? I think a few of us try to practice the strategy of keeping to shorter contracts and hence keeping the target small.

[NotAllThere]

There's also cases where IR35 was found not applicable when the contractor had been there for years.

At the very worst it's an extremely minor pointer.

[rootsnall]

There's also cases where IR35 was found not applicable when the contractor had been there for years.

At the very worst it's an extremely minor pointer.

But sweeping none the less. The judgements seem to be all over the place in how they interpret things. At a common sense level if I was judging if someone was effectively an employee, the fact they had been there for years would be a pretty strong factor.

How about we go for 'At the very worst it's a minor pointer' !?

[rawly]

IR35 and duration are totally unconnected.

Well, this is a slight distortion. Many Permanent contracts have the wording a "Continuing contract of employment". So to say duration is totally unconnected is not the total whole truth really is it. You wouldn't, for instance, take a Gig which was fully IR35 compliant but stated it was a continuing rolling contract with no end what-so-ever, as that would just be silly.