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IR35 - News and Views
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water: Does IR35 still have teeth?
Well, we all know that the new coalition government was firmly committed to a ‘review’ of IR35 legislation, and that the newly formed Office of Tax Simplification would play a pivotal part in the process. But any contractor who assumed that this might amount to wholesale abolition of the contentious legislation may need to wake [...] -
Peaches and Lemons – The OTS, IR35 Reform and the Question of Tax Relief
We recently reported the setting up of the new Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). But as we mentioned, the long-awaited review of IR35 legislation isn’t the only subject which is set to come under close scrutiny. So, too are tax reliefs – raising fears amongst many contractors that some of the breaks they currently benefit [...] -
Is the Office of Tax Simplification Room 101 for IR35?
The labyrinthine complexity of tax liability is about to become at least a little simpler for the average contractor, thanks to the launch of the new Office of Tax Simplification. Made up of independent experts, the body will advise the government on the most effective methods of simplifying the Byzantine intricacy of the current system [...] -
HMRC and IR35 – Get That Nose-Peg On!
For any contractor who has fallen foul of IR35 regulations during their ignominious reign, the initials ‘HMRC’ may have the effect of squeezing the freelance adrenals very hard. But it may be wise to be stoical and take a closer look at the HMRC website. If you do, you’ll find that the employment status resources there [...] -
Your Freedom From IR35
The main issue for most contractors in the UK has been the IR35 tax rule which has been a blight on their working practices for many years. Whether or not work falls inside or outside of the legislation means the difference between being categorised as an employee or a self-employed individual. There were celebrations a couple [...] -
Determining Employment Status – Does IR35 Apply?
All contractors must determine whether or not IR35 applies to the contracts they are currently involved in. In the eyes of HMRC this is the difference between being employed or self-employed. This has a lot to do with the terms and conditions of the contract and also how you, the contractor, perform the duties established [...] -
Hold the Gallows – A Stay of Execution for IR35?
Yesterday, we reported the ‘official’ news that the new government was on course to abolish the controversial IR35 legislation. But it appears that we may have been a little premature. The comments by Mark Prisk (Small Business Minister) were given to Telegraph journalist Richard Tyler several weeks ago, not, as we had assumed, contemporaneously with [...] -
Official – IR35 is for the Gallows
In the wake of the Emergency Budget, there appears to be further official confirmation that IR35 will shortly be despatched on the political scaffold. Small Business Minister, Mark Prisk, unambiguously declared yesterday that the previous government’s IR35 legislation will be now be abolished. Criticising IR35 for its tendency to degenerate into constantly changing set of [...]