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Conservatives’ new anti-social behaviour fines are better money grabs than IR35 and the loan…
OPINION
Fines for anti-social behaviour are going up following Rishi Sunak's new crackdown. Money grabs like these arguably make more sense than others like IR35 and the loan charge since they protect society and boost the Treasury's…
Has the Chancellor forgotten his self-employed roots now that he is in politics and made his money?
OPINION
How can a once entrepreneur-turned-Chancellor sit comfortably with the "immorality of IR35's double-taxation"? This is just one of the concerns that the UK's self-employed, umbrella company workers and those advocating for their…
IR35: is it an attack on the solo self-employed?
Ex-football pro and sports TV presenter Gary Lineker’s £4.9m IR35 bill highlights the complexity of what is being coined an archaic and double-taxation tax system on Great Britain's self-employed, according to insurer Qdos.
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IR35 reforms are “misaligned with Conservative values and impede growth”, say freelancer…
OPINION
Freelancer advocates and companies serving the growing UK solo self-employed workforce are holding on to hope that the Chancellor's Spring Budget on March 15th will reverse or at the very least address some of the damage created…
Qdos: contractor pursued for 3 years in avoidable IR35 investigation
HMRC ignored its own IR35 tool and pursued innocent contractor for over £100,000, said insurer
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An insurer that represents the self-employed has criticised HMRC for not…
What can contractors learn from the Stuart Barnes IR35 case?
Sky Sports presenter and former rugby union pro, Stuart Barnes, has won a £695,000 IR35 case against HM Revenue & Customs.
Known as the "voice of rugby" for his television commentating and articles published across different…
A new tech freelance job platform is on the scene
Q&A
A new on-demand tech freelancer job platform called Gigged.AI has launched. Katherine Steiner-Dicks asks its CEO Rich Wilson some detailed questions to see if the HR tech startup is just another freelancer platform or one that…
Why is IR35 so scary for contractors?
IR35 outstrips tax increases and cost of living as contractors’ biggest concern for 2023
Despite inflation reaching a 41-year high recently and the raft of tax freezes and tax hikes to be introduced in the 2023/24 tax year, the IR35…
Government IR35 study reveals extra taxes likely being raised “unfairly”
OPINION
Following the publication of the government and HMRC joint report on the introduction of IR35 reform in the private and voluntary sectors, IR35 experts have highlighted what they see as a "red herring" which indicates that…
The Tory Party must prioritise a crackdown on misspending before tax grabs and social cutbacks
OPINION
Will PM Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt use the Autumn Statement to prove that they can relate to citizens by doing them justice by cracking down on Tory party misspending? Or will they go for uncreative tax grabs aimed…