Tag: Contractors
Government urged to end IR35 anomaly
The UK government is facing calls from campaigners to end an anomaly in IR35 legislation which has led to some freelancers paying a double...
Just 9 per cent of entrepreneurs planning to establish new business...
A new survey from cloud accounting software firm FreeAgent has found that just 9 per cent of entrepreneurs in the UK say they plan...
Parliamentarians call on government to reduce Loan Charge tax rate
A
cross-party group of Parliamentarians has written to chancellor of the
exchequer Rishi Sunak calling on the government and HM Revenue & Customs to
implement a “fair...
Half of contractors in financial hardship due to coronavirus
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a detrimental effect on the wellbeing of many British contractors as the economy shut down for weeks and a...
IT contractor demand rises to highest level since February
Demand for IT contractors increased in July to its highest level in five months as staff appointments in both the permanent and temporary sectors...
‘Trigger happy’ HMRC withdrew more APNs than it issued last year
Contractors are being warned about HM Revenue & Customs’ zeal in sending taxpayers Accelerated Payment Notices (APNs), after data obtained via a freedom of...
Uber faces its drivers in Supreme Court
A landmark legal case between Uber and its UK drivers entered its final phase on Tuesday as the ride-hailing giant attempts to overturn previous...
Sunak confirms no help will be given to those excluded from...
Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak last week confirmed that HM Treasury will not be extending the government’s coronavirus support schemes to cover those...
Consultancy finds 87% of contractors are ‘outside IR35’
A leading consultancy that specialises in IR35 has revealed that nearly nine in ten contractors that have used its IR35 status checker service since...
IR35 reform amendment makes Finance Bill
The House of Commons voted in favour of an amendment to the Finance Bill on Thursday that makes it all but certain that the...
