 IR35 is the name of piece of 'intermediaries legislation' by HMRC which is designed to establish whether a contractor is considered self employed or employed for tax purposes.
An investigation can be triggered by HMRC either as a random check or when they find a contractor that they suspect of being declared as self employed but actually working in a manner like an employee and therefore paying less tax than normal. They call such a person a 'disguised employee'. There are certain key signals to HMRC if someone is a 'disguised employee'. And a few of these are listed below:
Contractors therefore need to be aware and compliant to the rules and regulations of working and make sure certain things are in place to ensure safety for both the company they are working for and for themselves. An experienced quality accountant like Tax Affinity Accountants can help you to be safe and ensure procedures and practices are in place to ensure you are compliant. If you are worried you should contact us as soon as possible. By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts in Tax and Accountancy. Based in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames they are considered in the Industry to be expert accountants and advisors for small businesses. Helping and supporting business throughout the UK, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends.
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 We often get asked when is the best and worst time to call HMRC? And because at Tax Affinity Accountants, we already know this, we are happy to advise them.
The telephone help lines at HMRC have historically always had long waiting times. With thousands of callers who wait a long time simply giving up even though they have needed important help to get things right. 'The early bird catches the worm' Its simple the best time to call HMRC is when everyone else is not calling. And this mean's doing it early in the morning between 8am and 10am Monday to Friday. The worst time is towards the end of the day between 4pm and 8pm, when everyone is calling them. Calling HMRC at the wrong time can cause a lot of stress and frustation. Plus imagine you ask one of your employees to do this at the wrong time and he/she does nothing for 45 minutes but hold the telephone. This a huge waste of wages and efficiency. Worse still HMRC also use an automated recorded message to try to turn away callers at peak times by telling them to check HMRC's online system and resources or a “Sorry there is no one available to take your call, please try later”. message. So plan ahead and try to call them early in the morning and if you must ask an important question just hold on in there until someone picks up and hope they give you the advice without referring you to another department! By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts in Tax and Accountancy. Based in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames they are considered in the Industry to be expert accountants and advisors for small businesses. Helping and supporting business throughout the UK, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends.  Why go Limited?
We have all heard about IT contractors and consultants working through a limited company but so many more people could be saving themsleves a lot of tax also, just working this way. And as we get asked this question all the time, we've compiled a helpful list below: 1. If you are earning more than £43,000 a year then financially working through a limited company means your will pay less tax. Because the corporation tax rate is currently 20% and will fall 1% each year by 2020 dropping down to 17%, far lower than the basic 20% personal tax rate and much lower than the 40% higher rate due after £43,000. 2. A limited company means you have limited liablility and are legally seperate from your company and safer from any legal issues that may arise in the future. 3. It sounds much more professional if you are limited company to prospective clients and adds much needed credibility when working in most industry sectors. 4. You can sell shares in your company to investors and raise funding if required by approaching lenders for finance. 5. Protecting your business and brand name, a limited company registered at Companies House UK gives you the legal right to prevent the same name being used by any other business. 6. Pensions can be paid as an expense from your limited company. A big tax advantage over a self employed / sole trader business. 7. Selling a limited company, when you want to retire or move on, is far easier because it has physical presence and usually worth much more than a sole trader business. By Anni Khan at Tax Affinity Accountants Tax Affinity Accountants are experts in Tax and Accountancy. Based in Worcester Park and Kingston upon Thames they are considered in the Industry to be expert accountants and advisors for small businesses. Helping and supporting business throughout the UK, they regularly help clients grow their business providing tailored advice. For more information visit www.taxaffinity.com. To read more interesting articles like this visit www.taxaffinity.com/blog. Please feel free to comment and share this with your friends. |
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