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Our IR35 Investigation Insurance has been designed specifically for contractors and is based on our vast experience working in IR35 for more than a decade.
Roots is steeped in IR35 experience, having been involved in and around it since the mid 2000’s. We’ve used this expertise to bring to market our IR35 Investigation Insurance, which has been specially designed for contractors to provide them with professional representation for the defence of IR35 status investigations. Not only that, but it also covers HMRC enquiries into your tax, VAT, PAYE, NIC, Social Security and Construction Industry legislation and regulations.
It is uncommon for end clients and/or recruitment agencies to insist that a contractor holds IR35 Insurance before they are allowed to commence an engagement, but many contractors decide that being uninsured against HMRC looking into their affairs is too big a risk for their business to take, and ensure they have cover in place.
Our IR35 Investigation Insurance is one of the best, if not the best on the market for the professions we cover and the prices we charge.The cost of the policy is just £50.00 (inclusive of Insurance Premium Tax) for £50,000 of cover per claim, and £1m in total for the policy period.
Every contractor is at risk of an HMRC investigation, be it a random selection, thematic review, or from something that triggers HMRC to look into your tax affairs. In the event of a claim you get expert professional representation to defend the claim against HMRC, giving you the best possible chance of being successful.
Our policies are underwritten by one of the largest insurers in the world and we have claims handled by top UK firms, meaning our IR35 Investigation Insurance offering is as good as they come.
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We’ve been involved in IR35 since the mid 2000’s at some of the markets biggest companies – personally handling hundreds of IR35 enquiries and reviewing thousands of contracts from and IR35 perspective. So when it comes to IR35, you know you are in safe hands with Roots.
In the event of a claim you can be safe in the knowledge that you will be represented by IR35 experts, not a generic tax firm. We use experts in IR35 who are highly experienced in dealing with HMRC and the tactics they use – giving you the best chance possible of being successful.
All of our insurances and IR35 status reviews are designed to the exact needs of contractors, they’re not generic off-the-shelf policies. We back it up with highly experienced staff who are able to answer any queries may have, all from our Loughborough office in the heart of the Midlands.
Many insurance policies that cover HMRC enquiries and investigations exclude IR35 status enquiries. Our policy not only includes coverage for any IR35 status enquiry or investigation but is based around it.
Our IR35 Investigation Insurance doesn’t just cover IR35 status enquiries, but as standard also covers HMRC enquiries into your tax, VAT, PAYE, NIC, Social Security and Construction Industry legislation and regulations.
Many HMRC enquiries and investigations often conclude in a routine manner, but some cases require representation at an appeal or tribunal. We won’t leave you hanging – we support you through to the end by covering these.
Following the recent legislative changes contractors are still responsible for assessing their IR35 status where the engagement is with a ‘small company’. A small company is defined as a company with any 2 of the following 3 characteristics; Less than £10.2m turnover, less than 50 employees or a balance sheet of less than £5.1m.
Definitely. IR35 status enquiries are only one part of what is a larger insurance policy. The cover extends to cover almost all HMRC enquiries that cannot be foreseen – including partial and full tax investigations, VAT, NIC, PAYE and Construction Industry enquiries. The policy also provides protection should a HMRC dispute require an appeal or tribunal hearing.
Yes. HMRC can investigate you and go back up to four years without reason, and up to six for careless errors. Therefore just because you have ceased working as a contractor does not mean that there is no risk as HMRC will await tax returns to be submitted in due course, analyse them and then open an investigation if they deem fit. This means it can be a couple of years post finishing contracting that a very real risk remains, and is the period that continuous IR35 cover should be held for.
Under the new legislation where a contractor works for a medium or large sized end client they will be responsible for determining the IR35 status of the engagement. In this situation there is no requirement for IR35 cover in the form Roots offers. However, as per the reasons and risks as outlined in the ‘I no longer contract, do I need insurance?’ question we recommend you hold IR35 cover if you have determined your own IR35 status at any point in the past couple of years.
If you have always worked under an umbrella firm then no you do not need insurance. However, if you have spent time working as a contractor outside of IR35 in the past couple of years at any point then yes you should hold cover – for the very same reasons and risks as outlined in the ‘I no longer contract, do I need IR35 cover?’ question.