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Outside IR35 isn’t making a comeback in 2026/27 — it’s something more complex
As LinkedIn users herald a ‘quiet comeback’ in outside IR35 contracting, Reed's head of contract IT hiring Kelly Macey sets the record straight, and explains what's actually behind 2026's rise in outside IR35 roles.
Budget 2026: Contractor advisers ask for ‘IR35 reset’
Urged to intervene against ‘HMRC cruelty’ in MSC cases, and U-turn employer NICs changes, chancellor John Healey is being called by SG, Re Legal and Caroola to fix the default of 'Inside IR35' when he delivers Budget 2026 on October 28th, even as FCSA says no OPW changes are coming.
“I’m not a Machiavellian overlord”: Adrian Sacco breaks his silence on the Contractor Loan Recalls
The former Felicitas director says contractors were never supposed to be pursued for the full face value of their loans — and reveals that Felicitas cancelled at least one loan after concluding the arrangement had been mis-sold.
HMRC loan charge settlement offer: 3 things to check before you sign
Got an HMRC loan charge settlement letter?
HMRC's new 'reckless' tax offence: an IR35 game-changer for contractors?
HMRC’s recent focus on ‘reckless’ tax offences is a blunt instrument that risks tarring legitimate contractors with the same brush as tax evaders, warns SG Accounting’s Daniel Mepham.
Where is UK IT contractor demand heading before 2027?
UK IT contracting isn't shrinking, but it is getting pickier.
Who owns the loans? Inside the mystery of the loan charge recall scandal
ContractorUK investigates how the alleged rights to thousands of historic contractor loans passed between private companies — and why the paper trail proving who owns them today is missing.
Why contractors keep putting off their pension (and why I'm one of them)
Auto enrolment quietly sorts pensions for employees. Contractors get nothing of the sort, and fewer than one in five of the self-employed now saves into one at all.
Loan charge recall issue returns, with new demands making UK contractors ‘half-suicidal’
Even the sympathetic-sounding, ultimately powerless taxman knows that for contractors on the receiving end of West 28th Street’s demands, it all hinges on enforceability.
Taxed on money I haven't earned yet? Bold move, HMRC
There's a certain confidence in billing someone for money they don't have.
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