Taxman heading along an ill-advised route to implement IR35
With SDC reforms imminent, a new IR35 discussion document launched putting the onus of vetting contractors onto the client, we ask: What IS HMRC doing?
Month: July 2015
IR35 – Up for Discussion
The government has fulfilled its budget promise and issued the IR35 discussion document. Should it worry contractors? Only if MPs take a huge pay cut
The northern powerhouse is stoking up the coals
The Q2 2015 jobs report from CV Library sees Edinburgh, Liverpool and Birmingham record higher growth than London. Is the tide changing for good?
Reaction to the 2015 emergency budget (not good)
Will SDC really have a huge impact on the UK economy? Can remote digital freelance sites take up the slack? Yes and no, respect-ively and -fully.
Why this budget will only deliver conservative changes
Today, Chancellor Osborne delivers the first Tory-only budget for almost two decades. Paul’s laughing. Peter? Not so much.
Doors are opening to self-employed opportunity in Whitehall
The Chancellor has invited the FCSA to a post-budget chow-down. Solopreneur Julie Deane’s to head up a govt. report on self-employment. Just, Wow!
Will HMRC deprecate IR35? Has the shift to SDC already begun?
HMRC remains silent on many of the issues affecting contractors; as such, we’re left to speculate. Here’s our punt, with a h/t to Lisa Keeble.