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2022: experts reveal freelance market predictions
Recruitment and IR35 specialists outline their predictions and wishes for freelancers in the new year including:
most in-demand freelance servicesrate risesgovernment policy impacts on independent workforce
“We are seeing an…
IR35: umbrellas are feeding HMRC’s £3.6bn tax grab
IR35 expert, Qdos, has responded to the release of HMRC’s evidence put forward to the Finance Bill Sub Committee for their inquiry into IR35 reform in the private sector. Will the HMRC admit what the reform is really doing to British…
SIA, HMRC carry out tax abuse checks on contractors
Contractor tax abuse checks carried out across 29 venues
The Security Industry Authority (SIA), the organisation responsible for regulating the private security industry in the UK, and the HMRC have carried out inspections across 29…
IR35 + Brexit: What happens to scalability and the UK skills gap when freelancers and contractors…
With over a third of contractors (35%) having left self-employment since private sector IR35 changes came into effect in April 2021, the skills gap is widening in vital sectors, such as IT and healthcare. Startups are also leaving the UK…
Contractors expect more IR35 costs to come, Charity sector could be hardest hit
Contractors are concerned that IR35 rules will change again in the near future, spurring even more costs
Nearly three quarters (74%) of contractors are concerned IR35 rules may change again in the coming monthsOnly 43% of people agree…
Lords IR35 inquiry could unearth cases of tax revenue losses and recruitment woes
The House of Lords Bill Sub-Committee has opened a follow-up inquiry into the “performance” of tax regulation IR35 following the news of another review into public sector reform. Could the latest inquiry prove counterproductive to…
IR35: it’s driven 35% of contractors out of self-employment
We all saw the signs, but now new research by IPSE has proven it: IR35 is killing self-employment in the UK.
The member group's research found that over a third of contractors (35%) have left self-employment since the changes to IR35,…
The PGMOL case: how it could give HMRC greater powers to take the “freedom” out of…
FREELANCER'S LUNCH
The long-awaited Court of Appeal decision in the football referees case has been handed down and it is significant, with implications far wider than the world of football, according to Pinsent Masons Tax specialist…
City struggles to Hire talent, compete on global stage
FINANCIAL SERVICES
The City is calling for the UK to explore new measures to allow employees to enter the UK for short-term work without a work visa. Authors of a new report allude that an exodus of foreign talent will continue to hurt…
IR35 contributed to freelancers’ 10% drop in day rates
Average quarterly earnings by UK freelancers fell 10% in the second quarter to £18,652, but on track to rise
Freelancers cut their own day rates to £397 in the second quarter from £445 in the first quarter — lower than during the…