• SOLE TRADER - C.E.S.T

    (Confirm Employment Status) Please complete and submit this form to confirm you are able to be paid as a self-employed subcontractor in accordance with HMRC SDC and Onshore False Self-Employment .
  • THE END CLIENT HAS CONFIRMED - 

    you are NOT under any SUPERVISION , DIRECTION  or CONTROL for the duration of this contract.

  • We have confirmed with HMRC that this engagement as a

    SOLE TRADER  

    should be classed as

    SELF-EMPLOYED

    for tax purposes.

    HM Revenue & Customs -   RESULTS 

    Will the worker (or the business) perform office holder duties for the end client as part of this egagement? -   NO

    If the worker's business sent someone else to do the work (a substitute) and they met all the necessary criteria, would the end client reject them?  - NO

    Would the worker's business have to pay the person (substitute) who did the work for them?  - YES

  • Operative CEST Questionnaire

    To complete the STATUS evaluation process we require you to complete this short questionnaire (also known as a Checking Employment Status for Tax Test)
  • Mutuality of Obligations

    This section looks at the obligations to offer and accept work that exists between you and the end-user.

  • Control

    This section looks at who controls the work that you carry out and whether the end-user exerts (has the right to exert) a level of control over the worker akin to employment. 

    This section considers control in the form of:

    • what work is done, 
    • when the work is done
    • how the work is done
  • Personal Service

    This section looks at your contractual rights to provide a substitute to complete the service you have engaged in with the end client.

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