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d000hg replied

23 September 2011, 10:45
Originally posted by Wanderer View Post

A lot of accountants will do the review for you.

Indeed, but most are not legally trained. Not to say their opinions are not educated, but they are more educated guesses than legal advice.
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Mister Clark replied

23 September 2011, 08:53
Originally posted by carlosLondon View Post

Thanks a lot everyone. I will be joining PCG and most probably get the PI insurance which comes with ir35 reviews included from one of the companies...

Thanks!

Have a look at PCG Plus, a lot of extra services for not a lot more money.
I was working through a proper dodgy agency (didnt know this until a few weeks into the contract and bailed ASAP) and the agency default insurance help put my mind at rest.
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Wanderer replied

22 September 2011, 20:25
Originally posted by carlosLondon View Post

Can someone recommend a good company reviewing IR35 contracts? NW recommneded QDos, any of you have worked with them? ANy other companies?

A lot of accountants will do the review for you.
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carlosLondon replied

22 September 2011, 15:06
Thanks a lot everyone. I will be joining PCG and most probably get the PI insurance which comes with ir35 reviews included from one of the companies...

Thanks!
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SueEllen replied

22 September 2011, 14:31
Originally posted by carlosLondon View Post

Thanks everyone, I think I will join them, even if it's for a bit of piece of mind...

Can someone recommend a good company reviewing IR35 contracts? NW recommneded QDos, any of you have worked with them? ANy other companies?

Cheers
C

Any of the usual suspects can review your contracts well for IR35 - do a search.

However what they won't do is review the other legal terms in your contract. So while you may have an IR35 compliant contract with working practises to match, you could have some seriously screwed up legal clauses in it.

Oh and PCG contracts are good.
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v8gaz replied

22 September 2011, 13:56
Originally posted by TraceRacing View Post

I think PCG offer a contract review service, so if you join.....

They don't, but you do get discounts from all your favourite reviewers.
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TraceRacing replied

22 September 2011, 13:21
I think PCG offer a contract review service, so if you join.....
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carlosLondon replied

22 September 2011, 13:13
Thanks everyone, I think I will join them, even if it's for a bit of piece of mind...

Can someone recommend a good company reviewing IR35 contracts? NW recommneded QDos, any of you have worked with them? ANy other companies?

Cheers
C
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v8gaz replied

22 September 2011, 12:17
Don't make the mistake of assuming that PCG membership is all about insurance - you get a lot more than that. The biggest part for me is the epresentation at government level. I'm pleased to have real contractors who work like me talking to ministers about our problems.

Plus theres the contracts, discounts, training services, jury service cover, etc etc etc
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Clare@InTouch replied

22 September 2011, 12:02
Originally posted by carlosLondon View Post

Good afternoon

I started contracting couple of months ago and so far, so good. I'm considering if I should join PCG so I could get insurance in case there's some issue with IR35 (although I've been told my contract is IR35 compliant/friendly, I'm a bit paranoid...).

Has someone in here used their services/insurances? Are their contract templates/IR35 documents good?

Basically...is it worth joining them?

Cheers

Go careful with IR35 compliant or 'friendly' contracts as that isn't going to be any good if it's not representative of what happens in practice (and a lot of agencies don't understand IR35 enough to realise the contracts aren't actually that good anyway). A contract can be fabulous, but if it's not realistic then it's not worth the paper it's printed on. Get a proper review done, one that considers your working practices and the assignment as a whole.

The PCG IR35 contracts are excellent, and set a very good bench mark for the type of ideal clauses you'd want to see in an agency contract.
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craig1 replied

22 September 2011, 11:48
I'm not a member but everyone I know who is is satisfied with the value for money they get for their membership.

I get all my needs from the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) but then I'm not a typical contractor!
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carlosLondon started a topic PCG - Is it worth it or not?

22 September 2011, 11:44
PCG - Is it worth it or not?

Good afternoon

I started contracting couple of months ago and so far, so good. I'm considering if I should join PCG so I could get insurance in case there's some issue with IR35 (although I've been told my contract is IR35 compliant/friendly, I'm a bit paranoid...).

Has someone in here used their services/insurances? Are their contract templates/IR35 documents good?

Basically...is it worth joining them?

Cheers
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