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What is IR35?

UK rules that decide whether a contractor is really employed for tax purposes.

IR35 is UK tax legislation aimed at contractors who work like employees but bill through a company. If you fall "inside IR35", you are taxed more like an employee.

It mainly affects limited-company contractors. If it might apply to you, get proper advice, this is a genuinely technical area.

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