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Being a GM and IR35

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    #31
    Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post
    Why raise additional red flags for HMRC by having the title of 'General Manager' on your contract, it smells of being a Permie.

    Rebranding the role as a 'Management Consultant', doesn't cost anything and wont do any harm.

    Ofcourse this isnt the only thing the OP should do, making sure his working practices put him firmly outside IR35 is obviously the most important.
    Won't do any good either. He isn't rebranding, he's changing a title which is as close to irrelevant as it comes. They are a little bit smarter than this you know. Actually they aren't which is even worse.
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      #32
      Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
      Offering the OP our opinions w/r to IR35 is pretty pointless if they've really taken expert advice already.

      I note, however, that the OP has been a bit cagey about that. Makes me wonder whether they've had a legal review but not an IR35 review, else had an accountant do the review, else paid for a cheap review of contractual terms only. It does smell a bit unlikely, given the circumstantial evidence but, again, our opinions are pretty worthless compared to the opinion of an expert reviewer that has all the facts (even if the assessment always carries a degree of subjectivity).
      My apologies but there is no intention of being cagey at all and certainly no intention at all of breaking the rules. The contract (excluding the scope) has been reviewed for IR35 purposes. I've stated my view that I think the scope will change this yet the client thinks otherwise. Time will tell.

      I was just trying to improve my knowledge on the situation.

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        #33
        Originally posted by Boston4315 View Post
        My apologies but there is no intention of being cagey at all and certainly no intention at all of breaking the rules. The contract (excluding the scope) has been reviewed for IR35 purposes. I've stated my view that I think the scope will change this yet the client thinks otherwise. Time will tell.

        I was just trying to improve my knowledge on the situation.
        By whom? QDOS or a.n.other accountant trying to keep their contractor accounting business going by offering free IR35 reviews?
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          #34
          Originally posted by eek View Post
          By whom? QDOS or a.n.other accountant trying to keep their contractor accounting business going by offering free IR35 reviews?
          By a lawyer, and it wasn't free.

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            #35
            Originally posted by Boston4315 View Post
            By a lawyer, and it wasn't free.
            By a lawyer who specialises in IR35 or just a standard contract lawyer?

            Because to a lot of us here it looks like the paperwork may say you are outside but the very nature of your position within the business puts you very much inside.
            Last edited by eek; 30 December 2020, 13:12.
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              #36
              Originally posted by eek View Post
              By a lawyer who specialises in IR35 or just a standard contract lawyer?

              Because to a lot of us here it looks like the paperwork may say you are outside but the very nature of your position within the business puts you very much inside.
              Absolutely, and when Hector comes knocking he works from the reality of the situation. The paper makes little difference. To an extent, it depends on risk appetite and how much use can be made of a SIPP to IR35 proof the job. But, for sure, typical GM role is caught, without a doubt.
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                #37
                Originally posted by eek View Post
                By a lawyer who specialises in IR35 or just a standard contract lawyer?
                This is the important question for the OP.

                If the OP answers this clearly, then they won't appear so cagey...

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                  #38
                  It's an IR35 lawyer.

                  As mentioned before there was no intention to be cagey or to break the rules. It was to ensure I was within the rules and to improve my knowledge on the position. Thanks for the advice.

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by Boston4315 View Post
                    It's an IR35 lawyer.
                    In that case, it really doesn't matter what anyone tells you here. If you've had it reviewed by an IR35 expert, including the working practices, then that opinion is better than any of our opinions, end of story.

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