At Shipleys we strive to offer a tailored solution right from the very first phone call
Contractors/Locums
Majority of those who wish to start contract work want to do so for the perceived tax benefits. Whilst tax savings can be significant given the right advice, those looking to move to self employment need to be wary of the many pitfalls – IR35, status issues and income shifting etc to name but a few.
At Shipleys we will help you make the transition from employment to self-employment as painless as possible. We will deal with all the tax and accounts issues that need resolving and we promise to do it swiftly. We will explain honestly and carefully the pros and cons of self employment/sole tradership v. trading through a company and help you decide the best way for you.
If you are a locum, or thinking about becoming one in the near future, talk to us for clear concise advice – we deal with hundreds of locums/ IT contractors each year.
- Free contractor/locum start-up advice
- Paying too much tax? If you haven’t done any planning then you probably are paying over the odds to the Chancellor. Call us for a free tax health-check.
- Sole trader v. company structure – the pros and cons
- IR35 – this affects all locums/contractors trading via a company. Is your business contract IR35 proof? How can you minimise the risk? HMRC is continually attacking Personal Service Companies, how can you stay one step ahead?
- Expenses – are you claiming everything you possibly can?
- Buying a car – which is the best way, personally or through a company?
- Fixed fee accounts, tax returns, VAT (if applicable) and Payroll
- Preferential payment terms can be agreed for start-ups
Latest news & blogs…
HMRC backtracks on APN’s
HMRC has backtracked on hundreds of Accelerated Payment Notices (APN) after admitting defeat following an application for Judicial Review. This affects the notices it has issued to hundreds of taxpayers as a result of a Judicial Review lodged on their behalf. This is not the first time that HMRC has undertaken a withdrawal of APNs that they had previously issued.
APNs were challenged on a number of grounds including the argument that the Employee Benefit Trust arrangements under consideration were not ‘notifiable’ to HMRC, under the DOTAS regime. HMRC has now admitted that it did not have the right to issue the APNs in relation to these arrangements.
Shipleys Tax Planning partner, Shabeer Yousuf CTA, says “this case demonstrates, that a taxpayer in receipt of an APN should not automatically assume that HMRC has followed the correct processes and exercised its powers lawfully, the taxpayer should seek specialist advice.”
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