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Private Sector IR35 Reform Could Hurt Low Paid Workers
During the Budget 2018, the UK Government had announced extension of the controversial IR35 rules to the private sector. The said rule will be implemented in April 2020 and will be applicable to medium and large sized private businesses. Professional bodies that...
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Living Wage Rate Goes Beyond the Minimum Government Wage Rate
A pay raise is expected for workers who are engaged with Living Wage employers in the UK. The increase in wages is more than the rise in inflation levels this year. The UK Living Wage has been increased to £9 per hour by the Living Wage Foundation. This represents a...
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HMRC Announce Plans to Make Changes to CEST Tool
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have at last accepted the flaws with its highly criticised Check Employment Status Tax (CEST) tool. This has been announced in the latest IR35 Forum minutes released the previous week. CEST has received a lot of criticism from...
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Experts Warn IR35 Will Increase Business Costs
Criticisms continue to pour regarding the Government's decision to go ahead with the private sector IR35 extension. The new rules require all medium and large size private sector UK businesses to assess the employment status of contracting professionals. According to...
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HMRC Reveals $1BN Claim Against General Electric
Britain's authorities have declared war on one of America's biggest corporations in an attempt to seize $1billion they allege should have been paid in tax. General Electric, which operates in 180 countries and employs 295,000 staff, is being sued for the equivalent of...
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Government Defers Private Sector IR35 Reform Until 2020
In the recently announced Budget 2018, the Government has decided to defer the private sector IR35 reform until 2020. This news has been welcomed by agencies representing self-employed and contracting professionals. However, they also criticised the Government for...
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UK Budget 2018: What You Need to Know
Apart from the announcement of the private sector IR35 reform rollout in April 2020, the Budget 2018 has been generally favourable towards the contracting community. Experts believe that there was more positive news for the self-employed than negative ones in the...
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MP’s Attacked BBC Over Their Pay Structure
MPs say women have earned "far less" despite doing the same job as men, and some staff have suffered "life-changing consequences". The BBC has been criticised by MPs for paying female staff less and employing people on contracts that ended up having "life-changing...
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Off-Payroll IR35 Reforms to Private Sector in April 2020
Hundreds of thousands of private-sector contractors face higher tax and National Insurance (NI) bills from April 2020. The chancellor announced that tighter tax rules for those working in the public sector will be extended to those working for private firms. The...
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Contractors Reveal Strategies to Prepare for The IR35 Private Sector Reform
The Government will most likely announce the private sector IR35 reform in the Budget 2018 in a few days. While the Government has not made any hints about the announcement, the 2 million UK contractors and thousands of businesses that offer service to the sector are...
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HMRC Wins 79 Million Pounds Tax Avoidance Case
The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have recently won a major tax avoidance case against two US companies: Cargill and Goldman Sachs. The UK Court of Appeal have ordered the companies to pay back £74 million to the tax agency for taking part in a tax avoidance scheme....
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Qdos Issue IR35 Advice Ahead of the Budget 2018
IR35 specialist Qdos Contractor have issued extensive practical advice for self-employed individuals, employment agencies, engagers, and end users about a week before the expected Budget 2018. The advisory firm has stated that private sector businesses and contractors...
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