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HMRC Halts Helpline Cuts After Public Backlash
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) announced a U-turn on its plans to restrict access to phone helplines, following criticism from taxpayers and businesse...
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IR35
IR35: freelancers and contractors face deadline to reclaim thousands in overpaid taxes
Time is running out for freelancers and contractors to claim back potentially thousands of pounds in overpaid taxes under IR35 rules The deadline f...
IR35
Assignment rate unravelled: questions to ask before you accept an off-payroll job
SPECIAL REPORT If you are starting your contracting journey in 2024 or deciding to take an off-payroll job especially one that the recruitment agen...
HMRC
Second-hand sellers in a tax tizzy over side hustle tax (when they probably don't need to be)
The world of pre-loved fashion is abuzz with worry about the looming "side hustle tax" on platforms like Depop, eBay, and Vinted. This new HMRC reg...
Tech
25 Reasons why HMRC could use AI for umbrella company background checks
Automating background checks to weed out tax-avoiding umbrella companies could save HMRC time and resources compared to manual investigations. It c...
IR35
Tax Non-Compliance in the Umbrella Market: What Workers Need to Know
Any freelancer, contractor or temp worker who has found the ideal project or client but is being forced to work with an umbrella company to get pai...
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HMRC's New Rule for Freelancer Platforms and Side Hustles: What You Need to Know
This article was updated on 27.11.2023 For anyone with a side hustle, whether that's making extra income from Airbnb, getting assignments through a...
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HMRC has "real-time data" on tax avoidance and non-compliant umbrella companies. Why hasn't the umbrella industry been cleaned up sooner?
Dave Chaplin, CEO of Contractor Calculator, shares his concerns about HMRC not using the data it has at its disposal to shut down tax avoidanc...
HMRC
"Why are we waiting?": HMRC spent £451m of its budget to combat tax avoidance. Why isn't the umbrella industry just regulated instead?
OPINION HMRC spent 6.5% of its £6.8bn annual budget fighting tax avoidance, according to its 2022/23 expenditure report. For some people, this isn'...
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Self-employed and small business owners losing faith in HMRC
Nearly half of self-employed workers and small business owners are losing confidence in HMRC, according to data published by the tax office. But th...
HMRC
Would HMRC fine itself if its contractors got caught up in an umbrella tax avoidance scheme?
Following news that HMRC-hired contractors over the past year were predominately hired inside IR35 with many becoming umbrella company workers, Dav...
IR35
Sadly there's a link to unregulated umbrella industry growth and HMRC inside IR35 hiring
‘Hypocritical’ HMRC has not engaged any contractors outside IR35 in past year, says IR35 specialist OPINION IR35 specialist, Seb Maley, the CE...