Andrew Griffith says the next Conservative government will wholesale replace IR35. Two advisers who met him tell ContractorUK what they now want to see — others call it a 'slap in the face' for contractors from OPW's 'architects,' a contractor cites 4.2billion reasons HMT won't budge, and a legal adviser says he'll believe it when he sees it.

Contractors in IR35 enquiry deadlock claiming not to be part of the squad, but actually the one with the whistle, might get an assist from the FTT showing the Revenue a ‘red card.’

A government decision not to apply its own set-off rules opens a claims window for ex-Horizon IT contractors. But due to statutory time limits, most are unlikely to be able to lodge for anything before April 6th 2022.

The Post Office Ltd becomes the public sector’s single largest off-payroll working compliance failure, ‘sending a clear message’ to the private sector that robust IR35 processes are ‘essential rather than optional.’

A behind-closed-doors session for the Conservatives to work out their IR35 position posed four big questions to contractors’ advisers.

The taxman has 14 million reasons to feel like he’s come out on top, even if it is wooden dollars which changed hands four times.

Shadow business secretary vows to ‘look at reforming IR35’ if the Conservatives are returned to power.

A new ‘gateway question’ on Mutuality is the most noticeable of numerous, non-material changes to the official IR35 tool.

IR35 advisers risk getting ahead of themselves by saying one ‘highly fact-sensitive’ case is a sign of things to come from contractors (bar those ‘workers’ who’ve contracted via Tripod).

Questions about the taxman’s Litigation and Settlement Strategy are being asked, even more so than who offered, who conceded, and how much.

The taxman’s MoO and Control wins, as substitution seemingly fails, make underway OPW audits ‘risky’ for many.

Supreme Court sides with the taxman by ruling that if there’s a contract, there’s mutual obligations -- thereby removing MoO as a future outside IR35 ‘battleground’.

Sky Sports rugby pundit tackled by the ‘growing trend of UT clashing with FTT on IR35,’ sidelining what happened -- in favour of the hypothetical contract.

Public rail body run by ex-Revenue boss Sir Jon Thompson hits the buffers, for not managing contractor IR35 status correctly.

Two appeal faults in a row due to a chartered adviser’s mistakes mean we’ll now never know if the Sky tennis pundit’s IR35 status would have been called ‘in’ or ‘out.’

Two highly technical grounds of appeal succeeding for the taxman don’t make the UT’s decision necessarily right, according to IR35 advisers who have no less than six misgivings.

A Labour pledge to rethink the government’s OPW rules would be a marginally bigger vote-winner than a vow to repeal, but the manifesto favourite, SWS, ‘could remove IR35 altogether.’

An Ed Davey-led government says it would review the Tories' OPW rules ‘to ensure self-employed people are treated fairly.’

Government claims to accept PAC’s recommendations despite one recommendation stemming from fears the taxman’s OPW approach puts off legitimate business activity.

The unfortunate, disorientating, guinea pig-like experience of Richard Alcock is grounds for government to ‘seriously consider other options’ -- IR35 advisers.

Receiving a fixed regular fee irrespective of work done is now enough to satisfy the ‘uncomplicated’ MoO test.

An IT consultant who won on IR35 back in 2019 is told the judge got it wrong, meaning an HMRC bill of  £240,000 is still ‘hanging over’ him. 

Chancellor has nothing to say on the ‘onerous and impractical’ HMRC framework linked to ‘deterring legitimate economic activity.’

200,000 out of 360,000 contractors no longer being limited, indicates MPs are right to worry HMRC’s approach to the OPW rules ‘deters economic activity.’

The taxman isn’t getting much credit for taking the number of cases which CEST has been tested against from 24 to 36.

The Loose Women host talks ‘David and Goliath’ to explain the awful, horrific, £200,000 experience of three tribunals and still no HMRC admission that it lost and she has won.

A former minister says the innocent BBC presenter’s ordeal over her IR35 status warrants an inquiry.

Everything ranging from the taxman conceding to retrospective legislation is being foreseen in wake of the BBC presenter’s court victory.

The Loose Women presenter triumphs in a ‘finely-balanced’ case, after being forced for the fourth time to defend her outside IR35 status in court.

‘The only good news’ of Autumn Statement 2023 is unravelling, due to not all contractor tax advisers being convinced.

A course correction by a chancellor promising ‘an AS for growth’ bodes well for enterprise, tax cuts, and even contractor take-home pay.

The boss of a contractor accounting firm makes a well-calculated call for Autumn Statement to write off IR35 reform.

Seven agencies that met the taxman to say his Statement of Works guidance isn’t up to scratch have achieved a ‘positive’ result.

An announcement from Bauer & Cottrell on the passing of its managing director and founder.

Muted launch mirrors advisers’ muted reactions, as even the most optimistic describe the update as just a ‘step in the right direction.’

With an embedded ESM and extra review options, the new off-payroll working tool makes a few key changes to getting IR35-tested with the taxman.

Minister chooses not to say that the offset is already being factored in to off-payroll compliance checks.

The only prime minister to have ever gone against IR35 indirectly gains a backer -- former Cabinet minister Sir John Redwood.

Taxman is trialling what’s not meant to be introduced until April 6th 2024, in a bid to stop double-taxation.

All eyes on the Autumn when CEST 2.0 is due, despite ‘unable to determine’ now being almost as likely as ‘inside IR35.’