Re: False information
If you're actually spending significant sums on equipment, there is no way you are inside IR35 and you should not be in that contract.
Whether you buy tools or not has no bearing on IR35 outcome. It's up to the client to decide and if they don't want the risk of being investigated by HMRC they put the contract in-scope. For the contract to be firmly in scope all it takes is that the client wants you to perform the task personally (by fettered substitution clause).
and you should not be in that contract.
That's quite bold. If all potential clients insist on working in-scope, then what do you do?
If you're inside IR35 you don't need an accountant.
If you are running a business, you certainly need one. If you have multiple clients, not all contracts will be in-scope (even when running concurrently) and your business can do other things like online sales.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
