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HMRC has “real-time data” on tax avoidance and non-compliant umbrella companies. Why…
Dave Chaplin, CEO of Contractor Calculator, shares his concerns about HMRC not using the data it has at its disposal to shut down tax avoidance schemes. Plus he answers Freelance Informer reader questions about the pending regulation of…
Naming and shaming tax avoidance schemes won’t stop loan charge suicides
Michelle Mone’s husband linked to three tax avoidance schemes
Loan Charge “tragedy” linked to tenth suicide
UK Business Secretary Grant Shapps' decision to not implement a single labour market enforcement agency (as…
“Something doesn’t smell right”: who’s going to foot the bill for these tax…
What could happen to the UK's freelancer economy if recruitment agencies and end clients start getting fined by HMRC if their freelancers/contractors are linked to a tax avoidance scheme?
Will freelance job boards, recruitment agencies…
Loan charge investigation: Zahawi must “act directly,” says APPG letter; suicide notes…
SPECIAL REPORT
A ninth suicide has been confirmed in relation to disguised remuneration (DR) schemes, some of which are now subject to the retrospective Loan Charge. A letter from the Financial Secretary to the Treasury has confirmed…
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…
Soul-destroying loan charge letters revealed same week as government suicide prevention campaign
“The Impact Statement used to persuade the House of Commons to vote legislation through is an appalling indictment of #HMRC as it was deliberately designed to mislead MPs (think there were only 15 in the House when it was voted through),”…
New call for adviser evidence: HMRC and Treasury continue to “seek to ignore and deny”…
APPG launches call for evidence from advisers following harrowing evidence supplied by individuals
The 248-mmber strong Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness APPG has launched a new call for evidence, this time from advisers with clients…
How is HMRC’s “Don’t’ Get Caught Out” campaign “helping” contractors?
Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.Nelson Mandela
Many of you may recall that back in April HMRC named and shamed tax avoidance schemes used by umbrella companies for the first time. There was even a video (see…