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Ten contractor supporters join this website in calling the elected to stand against further IR35 reform.

Written by Simon Moore
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There’s something wrong when he who pushed through the loan charge gets to have oversight of it.

Written by Steve Packham
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Having only ‘some autonomy’ proves ineffective on the status battlefield for another BBC presenter.

Written by Simon Moore
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A scrapping of Budget 2019 doesn’t dictate the same fate, or a deferral, for IR35 changes.

Written by Simon Moore
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As HMRC refuses to fully accept all tax dispute recommendations, contractors are urged to act.

Written by Simon Moore
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Top advisers condemn an IR35 briefing note for barely scratching the surface of what’s to come.

Written by Simon Moore
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Despite its IR35 vow, RBS is to stop taking on contractors who aren’t PAYE-only.

Written by Simon Moore
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Disappointing controversy was warned against, and now needs sorting with fair treatment – ICAEW.

Written by Simon Moore
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Wanted: what HMRC is telling you will happen once Sir Amyas Morse reports.

Written by Simon Moore
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Crudely forming collectives is something HMRC will be wise to, if not now by next April -- Qdos.

Written by Simon Moore
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Nothing sinister about the timing of Javid’s unveilings, as time and space for change remains -- WTT.

Written by Simon Moore
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Brexit set to boss Sajid Javid’s Budget into making no Loan Charge or IR35 changes.

Written by Simon Moore
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Contractor body among those concerned at the shock resignation of the late payment tsar.

Written by Simon Moore
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All PSCs who want to keep their ‘jobs’ will be IR35-caught, with no rate rises to compensate.

Written by Simon Moore
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Three weeks of face-to-face talks are underway, ahead of no more limited companies at the bank from March.

Written by Simon Moore
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Disappointed but not surprised, says a Barclays PSC, preparing to be part of the bank’s contractor exodus.

Written by cukAdmin
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All eyes are on IR35 from 2020, but it’s actually the Agency Legislation which could see contractors’ staple payments reclassified.

Written by Carolyn Walsh
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‘Deadlock’ over the UK’s EU departure has helped lift growth in IT contractor demand out of the doldrums.

Written by Simon Moore
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New official guidance lets agencies and umbrellas finalise forms for April 2020.

Written by Simon Moore
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MPs ask the head reviewer of the tax to tell HMT of the number of lives it’s really taken.

Written by Simon Moore
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Two unflattering reports of the government’s housing showpiece could consign it for early demolition at Budget 2019.

Written by Simon Butler
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Minister defends keeping the potentially ‘inappropriate,’ suicide-inducing tax in force.

Written by Simon Moore
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Locum who lost enlists 'vastly experienced' Michael Paulin, but needs your help to fund fighting HMRC.

Written by Simon Moore
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The number of clients ‘ceasing and desisting’ PSCs doubles in a day from three to six. And ‘more will follow.’

Written by Simon Moore
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Ex-inspector says the first shot against clients calling time on PSCs was fired when the Revenue wrote to the 1,500.

Written by Simon Moore
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It involves a giant of news, but this FTT case’s deciders have been massively underreported. Until now.

Written by Seb Maley
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Unheeded warning to HMRC, ministers and the chancellor has the most tragic of consequences.

Written by Simon Moore
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Between now and Monday, many still have an unenviable decision to make.

Written by Graham Webber
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Evidence of HMRC bullying or blundering with dates is sought, for Sir Amyas’ eyes only.

Written by Simon Moore
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As April 2020 nears, recruiters are reluctant to advertise your engager as exempt (even if they are).

Written by Simon Moore
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HMRC waives penalties for the third who failed to file, but another deadline falls this Thursday.

Written by Simon Moore
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The 2019 Loan Charge Review extends the deadline for meeting to October 14th.

Written by Simon Moore
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New chancellor rumoured to want his first autumn Budget about a month from now.

Written by Simon Moore
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Judges just about go against Gosling, Willcox and Eades -- the BBC’s faces of forced limited company usage.

Written by Simon Moore
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IPSE: Clouds of uncertainty aren’t shifting, and just one of them could bring the house down.

Written by Simon Moore
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Contractors and their families are among those who can now have their say to Sir Amyas Morse.

Written by Simon Moore
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An emergency order is the only way to stop the loan charge suicide rate doubling, Javid told.

Written by Simon Moore
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Minister’s review letter that doesn’t initially detail the review raises a ‘frightening’ prospect.

Written by Simon Moore
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Dead ahead: Contractors, brace yourselves for a surface-level assessment of considerable icebergs.

Written by Thomas Wallace
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Experts, advisers and MPs fear a rerun of the Treasury’s March ‘whitewash.’

Written by Simon Moore
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It’s practical and proportionate to pause the charge while it’s appropriateness is assessed.

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Not a campaign, and not a sign of things to come, implies the taxman, despite eyeing other pharmas.

Written by Simon Moore
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Lehman and AWR were the last time growth in the appetite for freelance IT skills was so weak.

Written by Simon Moore
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The prime minister’s assurance of action is welcomed, but contractors are cautioned over what it doesn’t mean.

Written by Simon Moore
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To contractors, the country’s finances and even the PM, this retrospective tax could be their undoing.

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View a copy of the letter received by GSK contractors from HMRC regarding their IR35 status. 

Written by cukAdmin
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A simple message to coincide with the Spending Review needs your voice to amplify it.

Written by Steve Packham
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Opening up is the key to unlocking what you need to put your house in order, and your partners’ houses, for April 6th.

Written by Colin Morley
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Almost 90% fear HMRC doesn’t ‘get it’; new guidance is ‘woeful’ and advisers say ‘confusion’ will reign.

Written by Simon Moore
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Why ruining 1,500 contractors’ bank holiday weekends (and potentially their livelihoods), takes more balance than you might think.

Written by Graham Webber
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Pay up by the 19th or argue why you’re not caught by IR35, the taxman tells the pharma’s PSCs.

Written by Simon Moore
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An important cut-off if you’re caught by the charge and are settling looms large -- a week today.

Written by Graham Webber
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Two big off-payroll tax provisions will force firms to play policeman, hot potato and pass the parcel.

Written by Simon Moore
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No education package, and no CEST update, may be why ‘cracks are starting to show’.

Written by Simon Moore
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'It’s highlighting and challenging that’s the main point of writing to Johnson, Javid and Norman.'

Written by Simon Moore
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‘A small July payment should be treated with suspicion, to avoid a big surprise in 2020.’

Written by Simon Moore
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What this website and ten other contractor groups have told the PM and chancellor.

Written by Simon Moore
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As an ex-Tory leader admits shame, the incumbent is begged by the bereaved to act.

Written by Simon Moore
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Sector stalwarts join ContractorUK in pressing the PM and chancellor on their contractor commitments.

Written by Simon Moore
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Political heavyweight Sir Vince Cable joins the many MPs landing the very same blows on the loan charge.

Written by Simon Moore
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Having binned both the net migration target and Tier 1’s cap, the government is told Tier 2 salary must be next in its sights.

Written by Simon Moore
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Government told resisting a rush job on contractor tax reform would stem labour market uncertainty.

Written by Simon Moore
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New government disappoints by churning out the ‘same old stuff,’ despite 25,000 fresh objections.

Written by Simon Moore
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Harvey Nash on how prep for IR35’s revamp means meetings, questions and audits (all involving you).

Written by Colin Morley
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Bank to ‘undoubtedly’ keep engaging PSCs, but it still wants 5,000 external techies on-payroll.

Written by Simon Moore
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PM urged to act sooner rather than later, as August’s and September’s cut-off could claim more lives.

Written by Simon Moore
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The Insolvency Service’s CET are like a lightning bolt; scary, but unlikely to strike you down.

Written by cukAdmin
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Entries have now been sorted, scrutinised and judged by the panel to create impressive shortlists.

Written by cukAdmin
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‘Only very valued PSCs will get access to the (toothless, flawed) system; the rest won’t.'

Written by Simon Moore
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Our new PM is many things, but have you got him pegged as a rate-negotiation model? You should.

Written by Matt Craven
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Alert issued over fake clients, and fraudulent ‘contractors’ making off with agencies’ cash.

Written by Simon Moore
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Ex-Tory leader reminds the current leader about HMT’s ‘unfair, damaging retrospection.’

Written by Simon Moore
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Government off-payroll rules ‘review’ says 2012’s have been ‘superseded’ by 2017’s.

Written by Simon Moore
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The contractor sector’s biggest endorsement yet of the PM’s appointments goes to HMT’s new boss.

Written by Simon Moore
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The case of the doctor who did a commendable job underlines the injustice imposed, and incoming, on others who work independently.

Written by Simon Moore
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Time (and volatility) might not be on the new Tory leader’s side, but the hope is he’ll clear the big obstacles.

Written by Simon Moore
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Mutuality and Substitution save Dr Mantides from an IR35 bill of £30k -- partially.

Written by Simon Moore
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‘We are analysing your feedback’ really meant ‘We are dismissing if it doesn’t meet our three aims.’

Written by Kate Cottrell
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When being wise after the event still lands an airline the biggest fine yet.

Written by Lily Morrison
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Minister deluged with personal testimony after saying he welcomes being corrected by evidence.

Written by Simon Moore
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BT, BAE, Centrica, Fujitsu and Prudential are removed for Prompt Payment Code flouting.

Written by Simon Moore
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Not enshrining the tool hasn’t taken the heat out of how ‘useless’ version 2 is expected to be.

Written by Simon Moore
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Come 2020, it looks as if a channel open for contractors to independently contest bad IR35 decisions will close.

Written by Seb Maley
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Loan Charge APPG tells peers that Jesse Norman’s pledge doesn’t mean what it sounds like.

Written by Simon Moore
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A help to PSCs? A trigger for more blanketing? Or just more complexity? Experts think it all.

Written by Simon Moore
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A great way to learn and find work excludes almost 1milllion agency contractors, government told.

Written by Simon Moore
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No duty on engagers to notify exempt status means PSC won’t know if IR35 is in play or not.

Written by Simon Moore
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Few curveballs but no delay, as the biggest shake-up to contracting is going ahead from next April.

Written by Simon Moore
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Radio sports writer scores a narrow win over HMRC’s hattrick of status arguments.

Written by Simon Moore
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This full admission is welcome, says WTT; less so what it says about HMRC.

Written by Simon Moore
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The three reasons clients give for not sorting your IR35 status will go as Finance Bill arrives tomorrow.

Written by Simon Moore
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Thompson hit for internally using a pursuit animal image, even though contractors have died from being chased.

Written by Simon Moore
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Robotic or just unsympathetic? Contractors’ tax advisers try to work out HMRC granting much less wriggle room.

Written by Simon Moore
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Full-timer scarcity reduced too, but ‘hiring right’ is tech start-ups’ biggest obstacle.

Written by Simon Moore
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Counting down to disclosure needs some clarity, as HMRC has brought only opaqueness.

Written by Rhys Thomas
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Slight uptick since May’s low, but a ‘cautious approach’ by hirers looks set for the summer.

Written by Simon Moore
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Bank rejects insider’s claims, but agrees it won’t cease and desist limited company hires.

Written by Simon Moore
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Despite new replies on IR35 not adding much, one contractor is taking a stand -- alongside 12,000 others.

Written by Simon Moore
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Delaying April’s rules is the only way to avert more Morgan Stanleys, policy-makers told.

Written by Simon Moore
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Chancellor caught saying ‘well done’ after new minister’s ‘callous’ performance.

Written by Simon Moore