Private Sector IR35 Reform News

The chancellor’s post is already being reworded by off-payroll critics. My fear is that it’s not the only thing this month from HMT’s boss which will warrant a rewrite.

Forget him trying to improve his off-payroll working tool, the taxman should just rename it, ‘CEST - Cheating Every Self-employed Taxpayer.’

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

Overview to CEST’s update, including what’s not changing, and why we’re all waiting on PGMOL.

It’s not a loophole, nor a golden ticket, but your ‘managed services contract’ as a ‘consultancy’ might be an HMRC investigation-target.

Only a few hours left for workers, umbrellas -- and agencies, to contribute to the government consultation on umbrella company compliance

Hiring 1,630 temps but not engaging a single PSC outside IR35, the recruitment approach of the Revenue is irony at its most alarming.

Like the judge who ripped a recruiter apart, a contractor on LinkedIn is part of the fightback against IR35 ignorance which is gaining ground.

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

Despite take-home dents from ‘dreaded’ IR35 reform, some computer contractors have landed premiums of almost double-digits in the last year.

‘Possible drawbacks’ of leaving the UK are better than losing 50% gross to taxes, suggest a fifth of contractors.

Advisers say what clients still don’t get; what’s wrong with CEST, and what seeing off the taxman takes.

With the taxman surely biding his time until he can charge for multiple years' off-payroll non-compliance, contractors won’t want to see the following false positives.

Due to pay a ‘hefty’ price to HMRC for fluffing contractor status, the body that backs innovation in business is now deemed to be a warning to business.

Tens of millions that was heading to UK business now isn’t, thanks to Innovate UK incorrectly assessing contractors as outside IR35.

Stopping the taxman in his tracks as he took on an end-user with 300+ contractors went like this.

Offset is hopefully on its off-payroll agenda, but the government’s fear of upheaving the labour market (again) will likely preclude fundamental, necessary change.

Hiring body says the IR35 framework needs amending, because it taxes the same income twice, and is now exacerbating skills shortages.

Staffing bosses put on a brave face after Spring Budget leaves the off-payroll rules intact, signalling the continuation of bans and blanketing.   

New figures indicating the off-payroll figures will rake in £6billion from an invariably over the moon HMRC are damning.

'The more they earn, the more we can chase them for' is motivating the taxman to target the former England striker, in a court fixture 'nothing to do with IR35.'

Hunt can spare the overburdened tax tribunals a job on Wednesday. If not, he’ll just add to the off-payroll problems storing up for the future.

A general election is too far away for the contractor sector’s hopes and dreams to get realised by the chancellor next Wednesday.

March 15th might be an opening for HMRC to mend the off-payroll rules, but repeal by the chancellor stands ‘next to no chance.’

Chancellor called to intervene after the taxman says he’ll stand by his tool’s results 'as long as it accurately reflects the terms of the engagement.'

It may be broken in the eyes of many, but the UK’s status framework is being copied by nations trying to tighten up on disguised employment.

It’s not just during covid that contractors and other dynamos who work for themselves have been excluded by this government.

The government binning IR35 reform, only to dust it off a few weeks later, has made long hours of knowledge-sharing worth it.

Following the off-payroll shambles, who knows what the next Budget holds. But…

Badly let down by his accountants, the Sky Sports pundit and former rugby star won’t even get to tackle the taxman.