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Cabinet Office’s £38.5m IR35 bill: should contractors be worried?
HMRC found the Cabinet Office failed to take reasonable care on IR35, lumping it with a £38.5million bill and a potential £8.9m penalty. Contractors aren’t liable, but…
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Under HMRC scrutiny, the FCDO has put almost 90% of its contractors inside IR35, compared with a near even inside-outside split a year ago. Off-payroll working expert…
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Simple Assessment letters: How ex-Personal Service Companies are on HMRC’s radar
Whether IR35 played a part or not, former contractors who've wound up their personal service companies are on the receiving end of form PA302 — often due to savings,…
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Contractor limited company pension contributions: how to extract profit tax-efficiently?
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Right to Work changes from October 2026: a contractor’s explainer
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