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Dave Chaplin is a former IT contractor, founder and CEO of ContractorCalculator, and author of the Contractors' Handbook and Beat IR35.
For two decades, Governments have allowed Treasury and HMRC to launch legislative “tax cluster bombs” against a perceived threat — the self-employed.
It is pointless for the Conservatives and HMRC to swim against the tide of the growing movement to personal autonomy and the growth of freelancing. They aren't going to win.
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The tax case between HMRC and RALC Consulting is remitted to the First-tier Tribunal to be re-examined
McCann Media Limited has lost its appeal against a First-tier Tribunal (FTT) decision which found IR35 applied to the engagements with Sky Sports.
New information should alarm firms engaging contractors. HMRC's IR35 Tool has not been updated in five years and is out of date.
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Difficult and expensive process is unfair on self-employed workers - MPs tell HMRC.
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The numbers behind HMRC's IR35 team
HMRC has confirmed it has a 45-strong team targeting IR35 cases, but it should perhaps be closer to 300.
Computer Weekly
CEST: Putting HMRC’s IR35 status checker under the microscope | Computer Weekly
Since its launch in March 2017, HMRC's online IR35 status checker tool has come under fierce criticism and scrutiny, only exacerbated in recent weeks by the disclosure it has not been updated in five years.
Recruiter
Government update on bad umbrellas underwhelming
Industry commentators have dismissed yesterday’s promise to introduce a statutory due diligence requirement later this year as “a big fat nothing burger”.
Computer Weekly
Decade-long IR35 dispute between IT contractor and HMRC prompts calls for off-payroll revamp
An IT contractor’s business is on the brink of insolvency after a decade-long IR35 dispute with HMRC.
Financial Times
IR35 tax changes contribute to economic inactivity
The controversial off-payroll legislation is impacting the freelance economy according to new data, sparking calls for a review of the policy.