Compliance (IR35 and DAC7)
StrideHQ collects the information, runs the checks and keeps the records each creator payment needs. Compliance outcomes depend on the facts of each engagement and the law that applies, so your team stays responsible for the final decisions.
IR35
IR35, also known as the off-payroll working rules, decides whether someone working through their own limited company should be taxed like an employee. Many creators work through their own limited companies.
Medium and large private-sector clients decide each engagement's status themselves and tell the worker in a Status Determination Statement (SDS).
How StrideHQ helps:
- Determination recorded per engagement. Your team makes the status decision; StrideHQ records it, with your reasons, before the contract is signed.
- SDS issued and stored. StrideHQ helps you issue the SDS to the creator and stores it against the contract.
DAC7 and platform reporting
DAC7 is an EU directive that requires digital platform operators to report what sellers earn through their platforms. The UK introduced matching platform reporting rules from 1 January 2024. Whether it applies to you depends on your model.
Reports cover who the creator is, including their tax identification number, where they are resident, what they earned and when, and the account they were paid into. StrideHQ keeps these details on each creator's record, ready when you report.
UK and EU tax status
Where a creator is tax resident, and whether they're VAT registered, changes how they're invoiced and reported. StrideHQ records each creator's UK or EU tax status and VAT details before their first payment, alongside their DAC7 data, so nothing is recorded twice.
Records for audits
Every creator has one audit trail, from onboarding to payout. Each check, approval and payment is logged with a timestamp. You can export the Activity log under Reports, or download the audit trail for any completed payment run.