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Companies Engaging Contractors Urged to Prepare for Incoming Tax Reform
published on Friday, November 9th, 2018
Private sector companies are being encouraged to proactively prepare for the IR35 changes scheduled for April 2020. The Private Sector has an opportunity to learn from the mistakes made by Public Sector organisations when the changes were rolled out in April 2017. IR35 Compliance have a range of services that will assist companies with this […]
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Why Freelancers Will Fuel UK Businesses In The Post-Brexit Economy
published on Thursday, November 8th, 2018
There is major concern within the Tech Industry that the shortage of ‘home-grown’ talent in the software sector will materially affect UK Companies’ ability to meet demand and innovate post-Brexit. The UK government assure industry that they are taking this seriously and the most likely course of action will be to allow Freelancers into the […]
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Retrospective IR35 Inspections
published on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Contractors being placed Inside IR35 at the BBC have been investigated by HMRC for claiming to be Outside IR35, prior to April 2017. The Independent Professionals & Self-Employed organisation are recommending that contractors do not just automatically renew their existing contracts because HMRC are conducting checks of employer records and then using the information gained […]
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Contractors Refuse Inside IR35
published on Sunday, November 4th, 2018
In response to the MoD issuing letters demanding that contractors join PAYE or leave, 30 people are reported to have left contract roles at the UK Hydrographic Office. Previously, contractors could expect a contract review by the end client. However, the change in policy effectively enforces an Inside IR35 status by applying a blanket policy. […]
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Private Sector Off-Payroll Expected to Net £3bn
published on Friday, November 2nd, 2018
HMRC expects to net £3bn from the roll out of the IR35 changes to the Private Sector between April 2020 and March 2025. Interestingly, this article suggests that the contractors will pick-up the bill. This is contrary to our experience in the Public Sector where Public bodies reported that it became much harder to recruit […]
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Judge Rejects CEST Assessment
published on Wednesday, October 17th, 2018
Bad news for those adopting a blanket policy for Inside IR35 determinations based on the Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool. A judge has ruled that a contractor was not employed, as the CEST tool indicated, and that tax and National Insurance contributions deducted at source must be returned to the contractor. The judge […]
Continue reading →HMRC Tax Inspector Criticises CEST Tool
published on Friday, August 10th, 2018
Even HMRC Tax Inspectors are criticising the use of Check Employment Status for Tax tool (CEST) for determining IR35 status. A key component to the changes to the Finance Act, introducing the IR35 changes, moves responsibility for tax due from the fee payer to the client; where reasonable care is not taken. There are a […]
Continue reading →CEST Contradicts Blanket Inside IR35 Determinations
published on Friday, June 1st, 2018
According to HMRC’s own figures, released under a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request, 54% of completed CEST reports have given an Outside IR35 Determination. This goes against the blanket Inside IR35 Assessments given by some Public Sector Bodies; including the NHS & MoD. These results could lead to contractors making a claim against these Public […]
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Government Body Withdraws Blanket IR35 Policy
published on Friday, June 1st, 2018
The NHS seems to be reacting to the pressure caused by mass contractor walkouts in response to the blanket Inside IR35 policy. The NHS have been pushing the policy since the change in legislation making Public Sector bodies responsible for IR35 determination. However, NHS Improvement has now agreed that these determinations were not accurate and they […]
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IR35 Extension to Private Sector to Increase Contractor Rates
published on Saturday, April 21st, 2018
HMRC believe that 90% on contractors incorrectly specify themselves as Outside IR35, arguing the balance should be Inside IR35. There has been a 250% increase in the number of contractors caught by the change in legislation that have increased their rates. Nearly half of the Freelancers in a recent study have left the Public Sector […]
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Select Committee Told BBC Coerced Staff into Cheating IR35 Rules
published on Thursday, March 22nd, 2018
A number of BBC presenters and staff have stated to a Parliamentary Commons Select Committee for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport that they were coerced into forming Personal Service Companies (PSCs) to side-step employment regulations. In a number of cases the staff claimed that they were unaware of changes in regulations and trusted the BBC […]
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Inside IR35 Contractors to Demand Employment Benefits
published on Monday, January 28th, 2019
In a recent survey, 89% of contractors said that they would demand employment rights if they were placed Inside IR35. Benefits that they wanted include: holiday pay, sick pay and pension contributions. You can read more.
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Contractors Consider Leaving UK Due to IR35, Despite Brexit
published on Friday, January 25th, 2019
A number of contractors are considering a novel way to escape the changes to IR35 regulations; moving out of the UK. Despite only 11% of the contractors asked in a recent survey thinking that Brexit would be positive for UK businesses, 57% of those considering leaving the UK would do so when the reforms hit […]
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BBC in Chaos Due to IR35 Changes
published on Monday, January 14th, 2019
The National Audit Office has published a report that shows that HMRC’s advice to government bodies, such as the BBC, has incorrectly determined an Inside IR35 status for many broadcasters. HMRC’s advice of using CEST to determine IR35 status has been criticised. CEST only asks a small proportion of the questions that would usually be […]
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Public Sector IT Projects in Turmoil Over IR35
published on Friday, October 6th, 2017
According to a recent survey, only 13% on contractors stayed on the same rate when moving form Outside IR35 to Inside IR35. The same number stayed with an increase in rate to offset the changes in taxation. Interestingly, 26% of the total contractors were able to agree to remain Outside IR35, substantially more than the […]
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