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Off-payroll has “fuelled” tax avoidance schemes and double taxation “flaws”
This week the government is closing two consultations involving Off-Payroll legislation. Contractor sector experts offer thoughts on what needs to change to put the freelance workforce back on track
Two Government consultations…
With PAYE worker numbers up 400% government lacks the incentive to regulate umbrella industry
Government slammed for “deafening silence” over umbrella industry consultation. The question remains, why has the government dragged its feet for 6 years to regulate the umbrella industry?
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Off-payroll rules could be linked to £25bn hole in UK economy
New research from IPSE suggests the self-employed sector’s contribution to the UK economy fell by an estimated £25bn in 2022.
The findings are a “wake-up call” for government to change course on its agenda for the nation’s smallest…
Off-payroll working: firms spending 74 times HMRC’s estimated cost
OPINION
HMRC has just released its own research into the impact of Off-payroll working. The report follows externally commissioned work that came out in the same week. Dave Chaplin, CEO and founder of tax compliance firm IR35 Shield…
Has HMRC admitted that contractors are now paying unnecessary taxes?
Recourse for contractors whose Off-payroll status has been incorrectly assessed appears not to be a priority for the government, according to contractor service specialists
A recent HMRC report revealed that a third of businesses…
HMRC Off-payroll impact report a “statistical howler” says IR35 expert
OPINION
By Dave Chaplin, CEO and founder of tax compliance firm IR35 Shield
Findings of an HMRC research report on the impact of the Off-payroll working rules on the contractor labour market, private sector and voluntary sector…
IR35: Contractors lose their independence, now careers finds new report
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…
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…
Contractor input excluded from Off-Payroll report
HMRC has published its report, ‘Long-term effects of the Off-Payroll working rules reform for public sector organisations’, but some IR35 and contractor industry experts suggest the report appears self-serving and one-sided.
The…
Off-payroll Legislative “side effects” are piling up
The impacts or "side effects" of Off-payroll legislation and private sector IR35 reform on the flexible labour market have been unravelling fast since April, as The Freelance Informer has previously reported. Yet, there seems to be an…