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IR35 and the government’s broken equalisation argument: “Employment law doesn’t…
Could the Treasury's argument for private-sector IR35 tax equalisation scheme of freelancers be flawed? In some ways verging on the unjust? Will certain segments of the self-employed workforce now be paying for the privilege to work? These…
IR 35 and UK’s gig and contractor economy: expect an exodus to umbrella companies in 2021
Gig workers and multi-sector contractors, popularly linked with cab-hailing, delivery platforms and staffing agencies, will see big changes in how they are classified on or off-payroll and how they are taxed after April. Many will feel…
Slack IR35 communication could spur contractor walkouts and skills shortage
More than half of the 1400 contractors surveyed by IR35 compliance specialist, Qdos, said that they had not been contacted by their end client regarding IR35. With less than three months to go before IR35 reform is active should…
IR35 and ‘Indecisive’: HMRC CEST tool leaves freelancers and contractors in limbo
HMRC’s IR35 tool, Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST), has been monitored and the results have shown that the online tool has been unable to deliver a verdict for enquiring contractors and freelancers over 188,000 times in the past…
Construction companies in the dark over IR35 tax regs: are your clients up to speed to keep your job…
An IR35 education drive is urgently needed as the majority of construction businesses are unprepared for significant changes to contractor tax legislation, according to a survey by Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering (CPE).…
Contractors under pressure: HMRC re-opens IR35 enquiries and looks to open new cases, says Qdos…
With the effects of the pandemic on the UK economy, it is not surprising that HMRC’s compliance activity seems to be increasing in all areas, according to IR35 specialist Qdos.
"The Treasury will be looking for the effects of HMRC’s…
IR35 biggest threat to survival of UK freelance economy, says report
There is rising concern among limited company directors that the deliberate decision of the UK government to exclude limited company directors from SEISS may be set in stone as each furlough or self-employed package arises, yet again…
IR35 + Brexit: 2021 to be recruitment hell for UK interim contractors and UK Plc turnarounds
The pernicious effects of IR35 are bearing down on Interim Management contractors in the UK, according to Leigh Anderson, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Recruitment.
IR35, the HMRC’s reclassification of independent and self-employed…
IR35: Answers to the 10 most frequently asked questions
Kevin Barrow and Frances Lewis, of Osborne Clarke's Workforce Solutions Sector practice, answer the IR35 questions that employers and staffing companies are asking. The questions indicate the line of thinking and concerns carried by these…
Majority of UK contractors are ‘outside IR35’, but big companies are still making…
Being self-employed is often a personal choice led by personal circumstances or an innate entrepreneurial drive to carve out your own career and destiny - you do what you love. But in the month leading to April 2021, many freelancers and…