ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief - 22/Jul/2011
News this week includes Marlen case ruling; HMRC cuts will affect contractors; Scottish IT contractor demand; PCG report targets MPs; & late payment.
Contractors will suffer from HMRC budget cutbacks unless plans improve, says NAO
Contractors are at risk of suffering ongoing uncertainties as a result of HMRC’s £1.6bn cost cutting programme unless plans improve says the NAO.
Contracting and the AWR: using the law to gain competitive advantage & win contracts
Contractors who can demonstrate through superior knowledge that the Agency Workers Regulations do not apply to them will gain competitive advantage.
Marlen IR35 case: contractor pursued by HMRC despite failing all key employment tests
Engineering contractor Phil Hughes failed all of the key tests of employment, as the full ruling of the Marlen Ltd v HMRC IR35 tax tribunal reveals.
Contractors can help win ‘war on talent’, filling skills gaps as demographics shift
Contractors are the solution to Randstad Workmonitor’s ‘war on talent & skills mismatch’, filling skills gaps as global worker demographics shift.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief - 15/Jul/2011
News this week includes another IR35 defeat for HMRC; IT skills shortages; income tax NI merger; NAO slams HMRC; PCG awards; & North Sea investment.
Contracting and AWR: The history of the Agency Workers Regulations
The Agency Workers Regulations were created to promote Europe’s knowledge economy and flexible working. The reality is that they may do the opposite.
IR35 employment status tests for contractors are not relevant to AWR, and vice versa
Contractors should not link the Agency Workers Regulations with IR35, according to the Lawspeed and the Association of Recruitment Consultancies.
IR35 victory for Primary Path Ltd against HMRC
Phil Winfield has won his eight-year fight against HMRC, with a first tier tax tribunal finding his company, Primary Path, to be a genuine business.
IT contractor rates are soaring as skills shortages emerge
IT contractor demand surged 28% year-on-year, according to trade body APSCo, with rates growing as skills shortages develop.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief - 08/Jul/2011
News this week includes Westminster support for contractors; another IR35 loss by HMRC; demand surge for IT contractors; and oil & gas tax hopes.
MPs vow to fight contractors’ cause in Parliament and across government
MPs interested in contracting and freelancing issues have vowed to educate their fellow MPs and civil servants about the benefits of contractors.
Contracting business Marlen Ltd. wins IR35 case against HMRC
Contractor Gary Hughes has won his IR35 case against HMRC, with the tribunal finding that his relationship with client JCB was not one of employment.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief - 01/Jul/2011
News this week includes public sector SME IT contracts cut; oil & gas growth in Brazil; online profiles needed to support CV; & new HMRC tax demands.
IR35 Forum – Part 3: Better administration of IR35 – so what does that actually mean?
In this third of a series of articles analysing options open to the IR35 Forum, ContractorCalculator examines what better administration looks like.
IR35 Forum – Part 5: How to measure whether IR35 really is being better administered
If HMRC and the Treasury are serious about improving IR35’s administration, they need transparent processes to benchmark and measure performance.
ContractorCalculator Market Report July 2011
Contractors have a key role to play in securing the UK’s economic recovery. IT and engineering contractors are once again leading the demand league.
IR35 Forum – Part 4: ‘In-business’ tests are great idea in theory, not in practice
Contractors in all their variety simply can’t be reduced to tick boxes. In-business tests are great in theory, but will fail contractors in practice.
IT contractors see public sector contracts cut in government U-turn on using SMEs
IT contractor contracts via SME recruiters have been cancelled as Cabinet Office tells government departments to use Capita, reveals Computer Weekly.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief - 24/Jun/2011
News this week includes growing contractor numbers; Scottish contract market buoyant; rates drop; gender pay gap widens; and social media screening.
IR35 Forum – Part 2: Targeting strategies to segment contractors into IR35 risk bands
In this second of a series of articles analysing options open to the IR35 Forum, ContractorCalculator looks at HMRC’s contractor targeting strategies.
Cloudtracting: the next dotcom-style boom for IT contractors turned cloudtractors?
Demand for cloudtractors – IT contractors with cloud computing skills – has rocketed by 221% in the last year. Is cloudtracting the next dotcom boom?
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief - 17/Jun/2011
News this week includes IT & engineering ‘boom’; FSCA joins IR35 Forum; PCG launches 2011 freelancers’ day; and contract growth from SMEs.
Online accountants will play a key role as the Agency Workers Regulations take effect
Online contractor accountants will play a key role & ensure contractors choose the right trading option as the Agency Workers Regulations take effect.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief - 10/Jun/2011
News this week includes IR35 Forum progress; full ECR IR35 ruling; jobs growth slows but not in IT & engineering; HMRC compliance centres; & SME tax.
ECR Consulting IR35 ruling reveals the many factors that kept contractor outside IR35
Contractor Elaine Richardson was found by Judge David Porter to be outside IR35, according to all key employment status tests.
Contractors face ongoing uncertainty as HMRC proposes broad risk bands to IR35 Forum
Contractors face ongoing uncertainty as the minutes of the first IR35 Forum reveal that HMRC is proposing to segment them in broad bands of IR35 risk.
ContractorCalculator Market Report June 2011
Contractors are best placed to take advantage of the UK’s fragile economic recovery, particularly those with engineering and IT skills to offer.
IR35 Forum – Part 1: Analysing the objectives for IR35’s better administration
In the first of a series of articles analysing options open to the IR35 Forum, ContractorCalculator looks at why IR35 deserves better administration.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief - 03/Jun/2011
News this week includes AWR guidance changes; HMRC on tax avoidance schemes; interims see demand surge from overseas clients; & VAT debate reopens.
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