The Employment Status Guide

The Employment Status Guide is available
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Contents

The Employment Status Guide contains approximately 200 pages of information and cases on how to establish whether you are employed or self-employed. There is no 'right' to be self-employed in the UK, you can decide you are until a Court decides otherwise. The consequences of an Inland Revenue investigation, for example, finding that you or your workers are actually employees can be financially devastating. It is, therefore, crucial to understand how the system works so you don't suddenly find yourself with a huge tax bill or claim for employment rights.

Establishing employment status either for IR35 or for the self-employed is a legal nightmare. It does, however, have to be done and this guide will make it a whole lot easier. If you don't want to pay taxes as a 'disguised employee', the guide will help you to establish your status with it's clear and step by step approach to the topic.

This long-awaited online guide from one of the leading experts on the legal aspects of self employment deals with the case law and practical issues affecting employment status of the individual. It is aimed at those affected by status disputes, such as IR35 and the self-employed.

Status is a real headache for many in the modern working environment. This guide is written from the viewpoint of helping you understand the issues and to deal with status disputes.

The guide provides a clear understanding of the Employment Status Test and the factors involved. The guide also now includes other pertinent areas such as Contract Law and Case Studies. One of the benefits of the guide being online is that subscribers can contact Rebecca Seeley Harris with queries relating to the Employment Status Test case law and to request additional information on relevant areas. The information may then be added to the site if applicable.

The guide is split into the Employment Status Tests, Factors, Cases and Contract.

The Employment Status Tests
The Employment Status Tests of Control, Irreducible Minimum of Obligation and In Business on Own Account and others are no more than general tests incorporating factors, says Rebecca. Each 'test' in the guide is split into an introduction, a summary, a main section, a section based on the Inland Revenue's Employment Status Manual and the cases specific to that test.

Analysis of the Revenue's Employment Status Manual guidance to inspectors of taxes is included in the guide as are all the cases that the Revenue seek to rely on in status disputes.

The Factors
The Factors are single issue factors which may or may not be part of the overall tests. There are some factors which are deemed more important than others but, the importance does depend on the circumstances. The key factors are all included.

Cases
Over 50 cases at your fingertips. The extensive cases section is sorted by alphabet and by summary and is the result of much research. Where the cases are listed by summary, the essential points of the case are given. There are over fifty summaries at present and more will be added.

Online - Available exclusively from AccountingWeb
Cost: £30.00 for 6 month licence
The online version is updated

Offline - Available exclusively from Seeley (Legal) Solutions
Cost: £45.00 per copy
The Offline version is not updated

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