Website in your company name & IR35

[SueEllen]

Agreed but what make you think that I "understand nothing but these little things".

No need to take comments answering someone else's post personally.

Anyway I think this thread is more useful - http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...hey-start.html and tax investigation insurance.

[SueEllen]

And on your company website, put a "we're hiring" page so it looks like you're actively trying to grow your tiny one-man company into a massive consultancy!

(not actually sure that works, but all proper companies have a similar page on their site )

Lots of companies don't actually have one of these pages as recruitment agencies start hassling them.

One reason why lots of jobs go via word of mouth..........

[Joeman]

And on your company website, put a "we're hiring" page so it looks like you're actively trying to grow your tiny one-man company into a massive consultancy!

(not actually sure that works, but all proper companies have a similar page on their site )

[smudger]

Agreed but it is about as much use as a chocolate fire gaurd if you understand nothing but these little things which appears to be a trend this week.

Agreed but what make you think that I "understand nothing but these little things". The whole thing about IR35 is that it's a grey area, not something you can fully understand by reading a guide. I value people's opinions and experiences in these "little things" as they could make a difference and I appreciate all the responses.


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[northernladuk]

To be fair (who, me?? ) HMG are basing more and more of the decision making on the basic test of "Are you a genuine business". Being one is one thing, being able to demonstrate that you are one is something else. All these little pointers are actually quite important if they paint an overall picture of you operating a functional, if rather small, business. So it does no harm to understand what helps.
Although corporate email addresses and simialr are pretty much a case of the bleedin' obvious...

Agreed but it is about as much use as a chocolate fire gaurd if you understand nothing but these little things which appears to be a trend this week.

[malvolio]

To be fair (who, me?? ) HMG are basing more and more of the decision making on the basic test of "Are you a genuine business". Being one is one thing, being able to demonstrate that you are one is something else. All these little pointers are actually quite important if they paint an overall picture of you operating a functional, if rather small, business. So it does no harm to understand what helps.

Although corporate email addresses and simialr are pretty much a case of the bleedin' obvious...

[northernladuk]

Why don't you try suggesting that they read the newbie guide ---------->

Goddamit.. I knew I had forgotten something

[TestMangler]

I am not quite understand why we have this sudden rush of posters asking to be spoon fed tiny bits of information around IR35. To me all of them show a total lack of understanding of how they work and how IR35 affects them. I would argue with a basic knowledge of your business and relationship to your client along with IR35 would answer all the questions we have had recently.

Maybe I am having a rant and being pig headed about this but the best advice to the recent posters isn't what line to put on their invoice or whether to have a website or not but to go read IR35 and understand how a business operates. You might have a nice website or a correct invoice but I bet my bottom dollar you will be failing IR35 somewhere else along the line.

Why don't you try suggesting that they read the newbie guide ---------->

[northernladuk]

I am not quite understanding why we have this sudden rush of posters asking to be spoon fed tiny bits of information around IR35. To me all of them show a total lack of understanding of how they work and how IR35 affects them. I would argue with a basic knowledge of your business and relationship to your client along with IR35 would answer all the questions we have had recently.

Maybe I am having a rant and being pig headed about this but the best advice to the recent posters isn't what line to put on their invoice or whether to have a website or not but to go read IR35 and understand how a business operates. You might have a nice website or a correct invoice but I bet my bottom dollar you will be failing IR35 somewhere else along the line.

[Clare@InTouch]

Being able to show you're a genuine business is a good idea from an IR35 point of view, it's been mentioned in several recent cases, and part of that would be having specific email addresses, website, business cards, letterhead etc.

[cojak]

As long as its not [email protected] I don't think it matters

Arf!

(no more though please, this is A/L after all...)

[cojak]

It's better to show your credibility and professionalism, yes.

[SimonMac]

As long as its not [email protected] I don't think it matters

[smudger]

Is it better to create a website and use email addresses in your company name with respect to IR35 issues?

Thanks

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