Unwrapping Off-Payroll Working / IR35 – Planning ahead for 2021

Tue 15 Dec 2020

With the introduction of the off payroll workers legislation in the private sector for medium and large organisations fast approaching on 6 April 2021, it is crucial to ensure your preparations for these important changes are not left to the last minute.

The changes from 6 April 2021 also bring new demands on public sector organisations too meaning all organisations should be undertaking some planning to prepare!

What is key to consider?

From feedback, many organisations have not been clear in how to establish controls in managing this risk area given the complexities and variety of stakeholders involved. We have therefore been helping organisations get to grips with the practicalities and ensuring they can:

• Identify which engagements may need to be considered further; and
• Once identified, practically carry out a robust employment status determination.

Using technology and specialist support

To help organisations, we have developed a technological solution to help manage the following:

1. Identification – using a list of all your existing suppliers, our technology will “mine your data” to help cut through the arduous task of identifying ‘at risk’ suppliers, i.e. those who will be within the scope of the changes from April 2021. This will help reduce administration time and also provide comfort that suppliers have not been missed from your own review.

2. Assessment – once identified, our technology will provide our view of the likelihood of an engagement falling with IR35. Alongside our specialist advice, it will also provide a clear we Status Determination Statement (SDS) as required under the legislation from 6 April 2021.

This enables us to utilise our experience advising on employment status with technology that creates a clear, consistent and effective approach for all parties.

Find out more

Our video below provides further detail on our technology and approach to help you manage off payroll working in a reasonable, robust and efficient manner.

To find out more about how we can best support you, please do get in touch with Patrick.crookes@mazars.co.uk or glen.huxter@mazars.co.uk and they will be happy to arrange a call with you to discuss further.