IR35

For those who have been freelancing or self-employed for a decade (or two), working any other way, even in retirement years, is almost unthinkable. Katherine Steiner-Dicks looks at how our longevity as a nation should be motivating…

THE FREELANCER'S COUCH Q: I am a freelancer that gets work from word of mouth and recommendations, so I haven't used an agency before. I sometimes see exciting roles through agency adverts on LinkedIn and other job sites. Still, I…

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…

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…

Twelve months on Contractors are still considering leaving their profession due to IR35, according to a new survey. The news comes at a time that experts call for a boycott of the Future of Work Review as they predict it could stifle…

OPINION When a nation’s employment options and freelancer freedoms are taken away from them, everyone suffers, including The Treasury and oddly enough, Countdown viewers. Katherine Steiner-Dicks highlights concerns over growing…

Changes to the off-payroll working rules in the UK, namely IR35, have had “devastating economic consequences for businesses,” according to a poll of more than 500 companies. Over two in five companies (42%) reported that the IR35 reforms…

If a contractor’s personal service company (PSC) and the agency or client that has engaged them have paid tax on the value of the same contract, the PSC and/or contractor should be able to reclaim any duplicated taxes, according to…

The US is cracking down on outsourcing highly skilled jobs to foreign workers. Could the UK be next? Or is that just wishful thinking for the thousands of UK freelancers and contractors that have witnessed the UK Brain Drain first-hand…

OPINION Nick Bremner, a UK-based SAP Contractor says he has finished his last “contractor project” with no intention of going back to the contractor life anytime soon. Bremner shares in his own words his experiences as an SAP…