News
Contractor Loan Scheme Scandal: MP Calls for Inquiry
Thousands Face Crushing Tax Bills After Following "Disguised Remuneration" Advice. Radio presenter Mariella Frostrup brings this harrowing dilemma ...
Off-Payroll
Latest stories for Off-Payroll.
IR35
New stats: Umbrella contractors are getting swindled on pay, rights and pensions and the government has known it for years
After reading this article, umbrella company contractors should have a clearer idea of what is required of any umbrella company, their recruitment ...
Tax
Self-employed could be targeted for higher taxes
OPINION There are signs emerging that higher tax rates and fees for the self-employed could be on the cards to pay for the Companies House overhaul...
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'...
IR35
Off-payroll has "fuelled" tax avoidance schemes and double taxation "flaws"
This week the government is closing two consultations involving Off-Payroll legislation. Contractor sector experts offer thoughts on what needs to ...
IR35
With PAYE worker numbers up 400% government lacks the incentive to regulate umbrella industry
Government slammed for “deafening silence” over umbrella industry consultation. The question remains, why has the government dragged its feet for 6...
News
Off-payroll rules could be linked to £25bn hole in UK economy
New research from IPSE suggests the self-employed sector’s contribution to the UK economy fell by an estimated £25bn in 2022. The findings are a “w...
News
Off-payroll working: firms spending 74 times HMRC’s estimated cost
OPINION HMRC has just released its own research into the impact of Off-payroll working. The report follows externally commissioned work that came o...
HMRC
Has HMRC admitted that contractors are now paying unnecessary taxes?
Recourse for contractors whose Off-payroll status has been incorrectly assessed appears not to be a priority for the government, according to contr...
News
HMRC Off-payroll impact report a "statistical howler" says IR35 expert
OPINION By Dave Chaplin, CEO and founder of tax compliance firm IR35 Shield Findings of an HMRC research report on the impact of the Off-payroll wo...
IR35
IR35: Contractors lose their independence, now careers finds new report
Twelve months on Contractors are still considering leaving their profession due to IR35, according to a new survey. The news comes at a time that e...
Opinion
How is HMRC’s “Don’t’ Get Caught Out” campaign “helping” contractors?
Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.Nelson Mandela Many of you may recall that back in April HMRC named and shamed tax avoidanc...