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IR35 Forum Meeting: Do the External Stakeholders Have Any Influence
The IR35 Forum is considered as a platform which can fix the shortcomings of IR35 so the external stakeholders in the contractor industry can engage in productive discussions with HMRC. However, the meeting on 21st November 2018 did not quite fit the envisioned...
HMRC Backs CEST as the Tool Continues to Receive the Wrath of the Contractor Industry
HMRC has showed belief in the reliability of its controversial brain child CEST (Check Employment Status Tax) amidst qualms about its accuracy in the working sector. ContractorCalculator, a contracting authority, released a statement yesterday which included the...
HMRC Offers a Seven-year Payment Concession to the Loan Charge Contractors
Last week, the HMRC offered a concession to the Loan Charge contractors—earning less than £30,000 per year—with a seven-year period for repayments. Jim Harra, the Tax Assurance Commissioner, used the term “automatic right” for the ‘no question asked’ arrangements....
BBC Chiefs Criticise CEST and HMRC for Unfair Tax Bills
The working of CEST (Check Employment Status for Tax) has made the HMRC come under severe fire in the last few months. A recent meeting by PAC (Public Accounts Committee) pointed out that many freelancers have gotten unfair retrospective tax bills due to the tool. As...
The Director General BBC Accepts Turning Employees to Freelancers
Earlier, the workers in BBC were affected badly as they were made to modify the status of their employment—from employees to freelancers! As a consequence, they lost out on standard rights like maternity leaves and sick pay. Recently, Lord Tony Hall, the director...
LCAG Scores a Victory: The Formation of APPG
MPs and officials in the political landscape have expressed worries regarding the introduction of Loan Charge 2019. To address their concerns, they have supported the creation of a parliamentary group which will determine the implications of the April tax on...
Contractors Share Their IR35 Complaints about the Private Sector
As the arrival of the IR35 reform comes nearer, contractors discussed their reservations with Qdos. These workers are of the opinion that their recruitment agencies or contractual companies will be unable to address the IR35 decisions from April 2020 properly and...
Agency Contractors Suffer Amidst the Brexit Confusion
APSCo, the professional staffing association, has stated that the contractors and permanent workers belonging to recruitment companies are facing a tough time as their demand is plummeting worryingly. The association pinned the blame on the unpredictability generated...
Tax Barrister Takes the HMRC Loan Charge Factsheet Apart
A leading tax barrister publishes a scathing review on the HMRC factsheet which was created to analyse the 2019 loan charge. When the tax authority came up with the announcement that it intended to “give the facts” about the Loan Charge, Keith Gordon of Temple Tax...
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