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The number of freelancers working outside of IR35 legislation doubled in 2024, new research shows.
Sky Sports pundit Phil Thompson has lost his IR35 appeal at the upper tribunal, leaving the former Liverpool player with a tax bill for working as a disguised employee of £300,000 in PAYE and NIC.
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Accounting Web
New umbrella rules aim to plug £2.85bn tax loss
The government’s draft legislation targets the rising use of non-compliant umbrella companies, aiming to recover billions lost since the off-payroll reforms. However, enforcement could bring serious challenges for agencies and clients alike.
IT Contracting
Umbrella tax reform: Agencies and clients to face PAYE liability from 2026
From 6th April 2026, the Government will shift liability for unpaid tax from non-compliant umbrella companies to recruitment agencies and end clients.
Staffing Industry News
UK to hold employment agencies, clients liable for umbrella tax gaps
The UK government plans to introduce legislation making employment agencies and end clients jointly liable for unpaid payroll taxes when using non-compliant umbrella companies, under the Finance Bill 2025-26.
Computer Weekly
IR35: Use of HMRC CEST tool drops by more than 70%, delayed FOI reveals
HMRC has revealed, via a Freedom of Information response, that use of its IR35 status checker tool is declining, as around 20% of users continue to get an undetermined response from it.
Yahoo.com
Man United legend Bryan Robson to be hit with tax bill over ambassador role
Bryan Robson has become one more member of another unfortunate club, the ‘IR35 Decade Club’
