Easy Guide to IR35 for Contractors

What is IR35? IR35 is a complex tax legislation that can be daunting for new contractors. Download our free, easy guide to IR35 now.

Download the easy guide to IR35 for contractors

This guide is a great starting point to understanding the IR35 legislation.


IR35 is a complex tax legislation that can be daunting to new contractors. We have created this guide to lay the Chapter 8 rules out plain and simple.


Chapter 8, Part 2 of ITEPA 2003 applies to limited company contractors working for a small company in the private sector. For anyone else, Chapter 10 (the off-payroll working rules) will be more relevant.  However, the principles of Chapter 8 still apply in terms of the status tests used and how they're applied. 

 

  • What is IR35?
  • What are the IR35 status tests?
  • What your IR35 status means in practice
  • What you can do to protect your business
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