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Government response to PAC’s IR35 report is “legally incorrect” “predictable” and loaded with “ivory…
The Government has responded to the Public Account Committee’s report on the lessons learned from implementing IR35 that was published in May 2022, but IR35 compliance experts aren’t convinced contractor concerns are being fairly addressed…
IR35: Truss must “fix it or ditch it” to boost economy, says compliance expert
Conservative leader and Prime Minister candidate Liz Truss has pledged, if voted into power, to review IR35, the tax legislation that many serving and working in the freelance economy see as an “iron shackle” on their employment and…
HMRC scrutiny over freelancers on the rise
TAX CLINIC/READER QUESTION
What would trigger an HMRC investigation? Is it different for a limited company freelancer versus an umbrella company worker? And if your umbrella company or payroll service has been named by HMRC as a tax…
HR mistakes to blame for IR35 investigations
HMRC is actively investigating IR35 compliance across many sectors, but the oil and gas sector is particularly under the scope. A report reveals that many investigations gone wrong might be avoided if in-house HR training and processes…
“Astonishing”: Conservatives refuse inside IR35 contractors employment rights yet want them to pay…
OPINION
The government responds to an employment status consultation held four years ago, confirming that contractors operating inside IR35 will not receive employment rights despite paying employment tax
It means the government…
Freelance sports presenter Alan Parry hit with IR35 £356,420 tax bill at age 74
Sky Sports presenter, Alan Parry (74), has lost his IR35 case appeal at the First Tier Tribunal – a development which leaves him with a £356,000 tax bill.
Sky Sports presenter, Alan Parry, age 74, has had his appeal against a…
British freelancers abroad still haunted by IR35
READER LETTER
In recent years highly skilled contractors have made the move abroad for a better way of life, Brexit or simply for personal reasons. Following the move, many believe it means the ability to attain freelance projects…
Self-employed could be “back into the abyss”
British entrepreneurialism is under attack by what appears to be counterproductive government-led tax grab and hiring policies, writes Katherine Steiner-Dicks
IR35, Off-Payroll rules, Loan Charges, pocketed umbrella contractor holiday…
IR35: Move abroad and you’ll get preferential treatment from UK clients, says contractor
READER LETTERS
I have been following your newsletter and meaning to get in touch for a while. I am one of the many small business operators in the IT sector who emigrated in recent years due to IR35 changes and ever-increasing taxes…
The IR35 F-up: how do we explain it to our kids?
If the UK remains inhospitable territory for freelancers then we can probably expect younger generations to have delayed career trajectories.
OPINION
Most 18-year-olds won't have a clue what tax regulation IR35 is, but in my family,…