Tax & Compliance
IR35 and Off-Payroll Working Explained: How to Tell If Your Contractor Is Inside or Outside for Tax Purposes
Hiring contractors through their own limited company can save money, but only if the engagement is genuinely outside IR35. This guide breaks down the control, substitution and mutuality tests, shows the real cost difference between inside and outside status with a worked example, and explains how to document your decision so HMRC cannot catch your business out retrospectively.